Publication - Event Reports | 01 Jul 2022

How to assess AKIS based on lessons learned from 2014-2022

This report summarises the main outcomes of the Good Practice Workshop that took place on 30-31 May 2022 online.

Programming period: 2014-2022

Event report – Good Practice Workshop: How to assess AKIS based on lessons learned from 2014-2022

This report summarises the main outcomes of the Good Practice Workshop, ‘How to assess AKIS based on lessons learned from 2014-2022’, which was hosted by the European Evaluation Helpdesk for the CAP. The presentations shown at the event are also published below.

Both for ex post evaluation of AKIS in the 2014-2022 period and the CAP 2023-2027 evaluations, the objectives of this Good Practice Workshop were threefold:

To draw lessons from existing AKIS evaluations at EU and Member State level. The workshop shared lessons from these evaluations and highlighted past experiences in terms of scope, methods and results that can be relevant for the future.
To draw lessons from AKIS evaluations from outside the EU. The workshop explored lessons relevant to the evaluation of AKIS, drawing on assessments of agricultural innovation systems by international organisations such as the World Bank, FAO and OECD.
Bridging the gap between the current state of play and future needs in evaluating AKIS. The workshop aimed to identify the needs of Managing Authorities and evaluators regarding methods and data collection approaches for future AKIS evaluations, and to build knowledge to overcome challenges in evaluating AKIS (innovation, knowledge transfer, advisory services, cooperation, as well as the organisational set-up of AKIS).