Publications

On 7 May 2024 an awards ceremony was held in Estoril, Portugal, to announce the winners of the EIP-AGRI Innovation Awards 2024 for Operational Groups. The ceremony was held during the EU CAP Network conference ‘EIP-AGRI Operational Groups: Innovation in practice’, to celebrate the achievements of more than 3400 Operational Groups.

These guidelines summarise the main outcomes of the Thematic Working Group on the ''Use of factors of success in evaluation'', and can be used by Member States as a basis for tendering and conducting their evaluations under CAP Strategic Plans.

The report concerns the evaluation of the LEADER strategy (the community-led local development (CLLD) tool) of the Basilicata Region's 2024-2020 Rural Development Programme (RDP) and covers the implementation period of 2018-2022. 

This edition of the Policy Insights series highlights how the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) can help rural Europe use water wisely by better protecting both the quality and quantity of EU water reserves.

This brochure highlights examples of collaboration, funding opportunities, support platforms and activities that can inspire National CAP Networks, Operational Groups and other innovators to connect and boost innovation across the EU.

The first Thematic Group meeting allowed members to discuss the root causes of mental health issues faced by farmers and farming communities, to learn from practical initiatives across the EU and discuss the next steps of the TG.

The tenth issue of the Agrinnovation magazine highlights innovative solutions for the sustainable and circular use of natural resources in agriculture, forestry and rural communities.

Horizon Europe project SWIFT seeks to make the importance of women in agriculture more visible.

A list of initiatives contributing to the development and update of skills among the EU agricultural workforce, collected by the EU CAP Network's Thematic Group on Nurturing Skills for a Thriving and Sustainable Agricultural Sector.

The report aims to estimate the expected impact on the competitiveness of investment support of the 2014-2024 Rural Development Programme (RDP). This knowledge will be used to better design and implement current and future programmes.