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Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development
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<p>The Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development (DG AGRI) is a <a href="/facts/Directorate-General/arq8AWo3">Directorate-General</a> of the <a href="/facts/European_Commission/Cc5JgbEI">European Commission</a>. The DG AGRI is responsible for the <a href="/facts/European_Union/6GYcR8qM">European Union</a> policy area of agriculture and rural development. The work of the DG AGRI is closely linked with the <a href="/facts/Common_Agricultural_Policy/2lUAAUGg">Common Agricultural Policy</a> (CAP). </p><p>The Director-General (since April 2020) is Wolfgang Burtscher, with Michael Scannell serving as Deputy DG. The <a href="/facts/European_Commissioner_for_Agriculture_and_Rural_Development/X8GzwcE2">European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development</a> in the <a href="/facts/Von_der_Leyen_Commission_I/8ntytXHp">von der Leyen Commission</a> is <a href="/facts/Janusz_Wojciechowski/APYtzuw9">Janusz Wojciechowski</a>, who took office in December 2019. Its address is 130 Rue de la Loi, Brussels. </p><p>In 2020 it had 851 employees. </p>