Value proposition

Committed to promoting a sustainable countryside and to increasing environmental and agricultural awareness.

The European Landowners Organisation (ELO), created in 1972, is a unique federation of national associations from the EU27 and beyond, which represents the interests of landowners, land managers and rural entrepreneurs at the European political level. Independent and non-profit making, ELO is the only organisation able to stand for all rural entrepreneurs.

The work by ELO supports a large number of rural family businesses and enterprises as well as individual actors in Europe involved in activities such as farming and agriculture, forestry and cork, wine production as well as water and waste treatment. They set out to encourage sustainable development and management, whilst promoting biodiversity, sustainable biodiversity, food safety, responsible packaging, and combating climate change. ELO also strives to uphold property rights notably in land use, real estates, historic houses and gardens.

Farming, Agriculture, Forestry, Cork, Wine Production, Water Treatment, Waste Treatment, Biodiversity, Innovation, Food safety, Responsible Packaging, Climate Change, Sustainability, Property Rights, Land Access, Digital Farming, Crop Protection, CAP, and Circular Economy