Confederação Nacional da Agricultura - CNA

What Confederação Nacional da Agricultura - CNA does

Confederação Nacional da Agricultura (CNA) is a private, non-profit farmers' confederation founded on 26 February 1978 in Coimbra, Portugal, that represents small and medium family farmers and agricultural associations across the country. The organization operates a federated model through regional and district member associations (Filiadas) such as ADACO, ADACB, AADS, ADEMIR, BALAGRI, TRILHO, ADAG, and APT, providing political advocacy, policy representation, training, and member services. Its core offerings include the official website (cna.pt), the bimonthly 'Voz da Terra' magazine, the inforCNA.pt technical information portal, EU-co-financed training programs (such as 'Valorizar Agricultura Familiar' under PDR2020), advocacy campaigns, congresses, and communications via social media and an official WhatsApp channel launched in July 2026.

CNA's business model is membership-driven and project-funded rather than commercial: revenue derives from membership fees and subscriptions combined with EU co-financing through FEADER, Portugal 2020, PEPAC, and EAFRD programs. Pricing is not commercially published. The organization's strategic reach extends beyond Portugal through membership in La Vía Campesina (the global peasant movement), ECVC (European Coordination Via Campesina), COAG (Spain), CPLP forums, FAO's UN Decade of Family Farming (where Alfredo Campos sits on the steering body), and CLOC in Latin America. CNA maintains a Brussels delegation at Rue Grisar, Anderlecht, to coordinate EU-level lobbying.

The confederation's most significant achievement was driving the enactment of the Family Farming Statute (Decree-Law 64/2018), a regulatory framework that positively discriminates family farming in Portugal. CNA continues to advocate for full implementation of this statute, fair producer prices, market regulation, CAP reform, gender equality in agriculture, defense of communal lands (baldios) through partner BALADI, and food sovereignty. Major governance milestones include the 9th Congress in Viseu (November 2022, ~1,000 delegates) and the planned 10th Congress in Vila Real (November 2026).

Name

Confederação Nacional da Agricultura - CNA

Legal name

Confederação Nacional da Agricultura

Website

https://cna.pt

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Confederação Nacional da Agricultura (CNA) is Portugal's oldest non-profit family farmers' confederation, founded in 1978, representing small and medium farmers and regional agricultural associations through advocacy, training, publications, and policy influence at national and EU level.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Coimbra, Coimbra

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership fees and subscriptions: CNA operates as a confederation of agricultural associations and farmers' organizations, with revenue derived primarily from membership fees, subscriptions, and public funding for training and project activities. The organization receives co-financing from EU funds (FEADER, Portugal 2020, PEPAC) for specific projects such as the 'Valorizar Agricultura Familiar' project financed by PDR2020.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CNA is a Portuguese non-profit farmers' confederation that represents and defends the interests of small and medium family farmers across mainland Portugal and the islands. Its core services include institutional representation before government and EU bodies, policy advocacy (notably the Family Farming Statute / EAF), agricultural training, information dissemination through the inforCNA.pt portal and Voz da Terra magazine, and rural development projects co-financed by public programs such as PDR2020 and Portugal 2020.

Product overview

CNA (Confederação Nacional da Agricultura) is Portugal's National Confederation of Agriculture - a farmers' union and advocacy organization, not a technology product company. The confederation offers a unified portfolio of services for family farmers including its official website (cna.pt) as the primary digital channel, the bimonthly 'Voz da Terra' magazine, advocacy campaigns promoting family farming rights, the 'Valorizar Agricultura Familiar' co-financed project, professional training programs, an official WhatsApp communication channel, and advocacy for the Family Farming Statute (Estatuto da Agricultura Familiar). CNA serves as the representative voice for small and medium farmers in Portugal, organizing congresses and initiatives in defense of agricultural interests and food sovereignty.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Voz da Terra Magazine
• Formação (Agricultural Training Programs)
• inforCNA.pt Agricultural Information Portal
• Valorizar Agricultura Familiar Project

Quantifiable outcome

• Family Farming Statute (Estatuto da Agricultura Familiar) established by Decree-Law 64/2018 of 7 August 2018 — a legislative achievement driven by CNA's advocacy since 2014.
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Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

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Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• La Vía Campesina (International Peasant Movement)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCNA is a founding and active member of La Vía Campesina, the global peasant movement. Through this partnership, CNA participates in international advocacy for peasant rights, food sovereignty, agroecology, and agricultural policy at the UN and global institutions. CNA coordinates with member organizations from Africa, Latin America, Asia, and Europe on shared campaigns.
• ECVC – Coordenadora Europeia Via Campesina (European Coordination Via Campesina)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCNA is a core member of ECVC, the European coordination of peasant organizations. CNA participates in ECVC's General Assemblies, Working Groups (including on Public Policies, Seeds, Land Access, and Youth), and coordinates joint advocacy at the EU Parliament, Commission, and Council. CNA's Vítor Rodrigues serves on ECVC's Coordinating Committee. ECVC includes organizations from Spain (COAG, SOC-SAT), France, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Greece, and beyond.
• BALADI – Federação Nacional dos Baldios (National Federation of Communal Lands)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBALADI is the national federation representing communities managing communal lands (baldios) in Portugal. It works closely with CNA as an allied organization representing a key constituency of rural communities and small farmers. BALADI organizes the National Conferences of Baldios (VIII Conference planned for October 2026 in Chaves) marking 50 years of the Baldios Law.
• MARP – Associação das Mulheres Agricultoras e Rurais PortuguesascoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMARP is the association of women farmers and rural women in Portugal. CNA partners with MARP on initiatives such as the 'Mulheres da Terra em Roda de Conversa' events, the Year of Women Farmers 2026, and advocacy for gender equality in agricultural policy and social security.
• European Union (FEADER, Portugal 2020, PEPAC, EAFRD)minorOthersCNA receives EU co-financing for training, rural development, and agricultural projects. Key programs include PDR2020, Portugal 2020, PEPAC (Strategic Plan for the Common Agricultural Policy), and EAFRD (European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development). CNA's 'Valorizar Agricultura Familiar' project was funded under PDR2020 / Rede Rural Nacional.
• FAO – Food and Agriculture Organization of the United NationscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCNA participates in FAO forums and the UN Decade of Family Farming (2019-2028). CNA's Alfredo Campos serves on the International Steering Committee (CDI) of the UNDFF. CNA contributes to FAO policy discussions on family farming, food security, and agricultural policy.
• Instituto Politécnico de Viseu (IPV)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIPV is a partner in the 'Valorizar Agricultura Familiar' project, contributing academic and research expertise alongside CNA and several regional agricultural associations (ADRL, ADACB, AADS, ADEMIR, BALAGRI, TRILHO).
• COAG – Coordinador de Organizaciones de Agricultores y Ganaderos (Spain)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCOAG is a Spanish farmers' union and fellow member of ECVC. CNA participates in COAG's General Assemblies and coordinates trans-border advocacy for family farming and agricultural policy in the Iberian Peninsula.
• CLOC – Coordenadora Latinoamericana de Organizaciones del Campo (Latin America)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCLOC is the Latin American coordination of peasant organizations and together with ECVC forms the global La Vía Campesina movement. CNA maintains solidarity with CLOC member organizations including Brazil's MPA and MST.
• Good Food Good Farming (European civil society alliance)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerCNA is an ally of the Good Food Good Farming campaign, a European civil society alliance advocating for CAP reform, pesticide reduction, and sustainable food systems. The 9th Congress of CNA was part of the Good Food Good Farming European campaign.
• CPLP – Comunidade dos Países de Língua Portuguesa (Portuguese-speaking countries)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCNA participates in the CONSAN-CPLP (Food and Nutrition Security Council of the CPLP) through the Civil Society Mechanism (MSC-CONSAN), engaging with Portuguese-speaking countries on food sovereignty and the right to adequate food.
• Sindicato Labrego Galego (SLG) – Galicia, SpainminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSLG is a Galician peasant union and fellow ECVC member. CNA participated in SLG's 11th Congress, strengthening ties between Portuguese and Galician family farmers on shared trans-border issues.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Coldiretti: Italy's largest farmers' association. Comparable to CNA as a national apex farmer organization with strong policy advocacy and member services, though oriented toward a broader commercial farming base.
• FNSEA - Fédération Nationale des Syndicats d'Exploitants Agricoles: France's dominant mainstream farmers' union with broad political influence. Comparable to CNA in function (national farmer representation and policy advocacy) but much larger in scale and more closely tied to industrial agriculture.

Direct peers

• CONFAGRI - Confederação Nacional das Cooperativas Agrícolas e do Crédito Agrícola de Portugal: National confederation of agricultural cooperatives and agricultural credit in Portugal. Operates as a parallel apex organization to CNA, representing a different (cooperative-based) segment of Portuguese farmers but lobbying on the same EU/national policy issues.
• SLG - Sindicato Labrego Galego: Galician peasant union and ECVC co-member. Operates on the same family-farming/agroecology platform as CNA across the northern Portuguese-Spanish border, with shared advocacy on rural development.
• AJAP - Associação dos Jovens Agricultores de Portugal: Portuguese young farmers' association providing representation, training, and advocacy. Represents a generational slice of the same constituency CNA targets, often partnering or competing for the same EU youth-in-agriculture funding streams.
• CAP - Confederação dos Agricultores de Portugal: Portugal's other major agricultural confederation, representing farmers across the country. Directly competes with CNA for members, political influence, and EU-recognized representational status within Portugal.
• UPA - Unión de Pequeños Agricultores y Ganaderos: Spanish association of small farmers and ranchers. Directly comparable to CNA in mission (defending smallholders and family farms) and in engagement with EU CAP advocacy through Iberian coordination.
• COAG - Coordinadora de Organizaciones de Agricultores y Ganaderos: Spanish farmers' union explicitly named as a CNA partner and fellow ECVC member. Directly comparable mission (defending small/mid family farms) with trans-border Iberian coordination on CAP and rural policy.

Others

• La Vía Campesina: Global peasant movement and CNA's international umbrella. Comparable as a transnational advocacy federation and a key channel through which CNA engages UN/FAO policy forums.
• ECVC - European Coordination Via Campesina: European umbrella of peasant/family farming organizations in which CNA is a core member. Comparable as a coordinating/advocacy platform; sits one level above CNA but defines much of its EU-level strategy and coalition.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/CNA_Agricultura
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCEOs_sB7CgsG4mE3rkxmYQA
• Facebookfacebook.com/cna.agricultura
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/confedera%C3%A7%C3%A3o-nacional-da-agricultura---cna

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Profiles5 records

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