Current situation in European agriculture has to meet new challenges due to volatile agricultural markets and uncertain political situation in neighbouring countries. Past events have shown various bottlenecks in contemporary food production and trade. In order to provide for global food security, it is necessary to intensify agriculture, boost production, and increase competitiveness in Europe and in the Baltic Sea Region. On the other hand we have a need for more efficient use of resources, reduced resource usage intensity, decrease biodiversity loss and overall environmental degradation.