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EU CAP Network conference on water resilience
From 19 to 21 May 2026, the EU CAP Network conference ‘Water resilience in agriculture: innovation in practice’ will highlight practical solutions to strengthen water resilience in EU agriculture and forestry. Through real-life cases, workshops, field visits and an innovation market, the event will create space to discuss innovative project results and encourage further networking among participants. The conference will take place in Hamburg, Germany. A call for participants was open until 9 February 2026.
Latest News
What’s new in 2026 for the evaluation learning portals
In 2026, the evaluation learning portals will grow further, with new content on quantitative methods, netting-out approaches and emerging themes available to the CAP evaluation community.
- Evaluation
Lessons learned from a pilot evaluation of green architecture in Cyprus
Since Cyprus falls within a region strongly affected by climate change, the Cypriot Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and the Environment, launched an early evaluation on the green architecture of the CAP Strategic Plan to support administrators and beneficiaries in understanding the concept of green architecture, and the interplay among interventions.
- Evaluation
Connecting LEADER and the social economy: insights, practices and actions from the Rural Pact
Discover insights, practices and actions on LEADER and the social economy from the Rural Pact activities supporting this agenda.
- CAP Implementation
Denmark calls Flanders: a study visit to boost LEADER work
Managing Authorities from Denmark and Flanders (Belgium) share inspiring insights from a study visit to Brussels, focused on LEADER.
- CAP Implementation
Upcoming Events
Seeds of the Mediterranean: Water Management in Agriculture
- CAP Implementation
- Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
Latest publications
CAP Evaluation Insights: Farm competitiveness and market orientation
Strengthening the competitiveness of the agri‑food sector has long been a core objective of the CAP. The analysis of Member States’ CAP evaluations provides valuable insights into the progress achieved so far.
- Evaluation
EIP-AGRI workshop 'Building new biomass supply chains for the bio-based economy'
This report presents the main results of the EIP-AGRI workshop 'Building new biomass supply chains for the bio-based economy', which was held on 27-28 May 2025 in Sardinia, Italy.
- Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
How the Marche RDP strategy fostered innovation spread
The report analyses the effectiveness of Rural Development Plan (RDP) measures in promoting innovation in agricultural, forestry and agro-industrial enterprises in Marche.
- Evaluation
Support to
CAP Implementation
As an integral part of the EU CAP Network, the CAP Implementation Contact Point supports and coordinates networking activities relating to the design and implementation of the CAP’s strategic plans.
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Innovation & knowledge exchange | EIP-AGRI
'Innovation & knowledge exchange | EIP-AGRI’'s role is to facilitate communication and cooperation between those with a keen interest in sharing knowledge and innovative ideas for sustainable agriculture, forestry and rural areas.
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Evaluation
The European Evaluation Helpdesk for the CAP provides tailored support to EU Member States and the European Commission in their evaluations of agriculture and rural development policy.
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LEADER
LEADER is a local development method which has been used for 30 years to engage local actors in the design and delivery of strategies, decision-making and resource allocation for the development of their rural areas.
Find out moreNational networks
National CAP networks have a key role in steering and driving forward policy as well as promoting stakeholder engagement, knowledge sharing and capacity building for EU Member States and other actors.
Find out moreLAG Directory
The EU CAP Network LAG Directory brings together in one place the contact details for the new LEADER Local Action Groups (LAGs) created in the 2023-2027 programming period.
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