EU CAP Network Conference ‘EIP-AGRI Operational Groups: Innovation in practice’
The EU CAP Network is organising the EU CAP Network Conference ‘EIP-AGRI Operational Groups: Innovation in practice’. This event will take place from Monday 6 to Wednesday 8 May 2024 in Estoril, Portugal. The conference will be organised in combination with the EIP-AGRI Innovation Awards for Operational Groups. The awards ceremony will form part of the conference programme.
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Highlights report - 2nd meeting of the Thematic Group on CAP Strategic Plans: Monitoring Committees
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Highlights report - 2nd meeting of the Thematic Group on Nurturing Skills for a Thriving and Sustainable Agricultural Sector
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Highlights report - 2nd meeting of the Thematic Group on the Design and Implementation of Eco-schemes in the new CSPs
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'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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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 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.
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