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CAP Strategic Plans

EU countries use a CAP Strategic Plan at national level to implement coordinated CAP interventions that address specific socio-economic and environmental needs.

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Latvian Rural Forum presenting at the 4th Subgroup on LEADER and territorial development
28 May 2026

The future of LEADER/CLLD: what we know so far

This article provides some clarity on the role of LEADER in the proposals for the new Multiannual Financial Framework and the CAP post-2028.

  • CAP Implementation
Group picture of the partners of the LEADER cooperation project 'Our Common Future' (c) Austria LEADER Forum
28 May 2026

Nine strategic priorities for locally-based LEADER development – Our Common Future

The LEADER cooperation project ‘Our Common Future’, led by the Austrian LEADER Forum, identified nine strategic needs for strengthening the LEADER approach across the EU.

  • CAP Implementation
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20 May 2026

Water challenges, CAP solutions

A recap of our recent thematic work on how to use the CAP to improve water resilience in rural areas and promote more systemic, transformative changes in water and land management.

  • CAP Implementation

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  • CAP Implementation
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  • Evaluation
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Latest publications

Guidelines - Assessment of farmers’ position in the food chain
Guidelines and tools |

Assessment of farmers’ position in the food chain

These guidelines show why farmers' cooperation, quality schemes, short value chain and coherent CAP instruments, assessed through robust, mixed-method evaluations, are key to increasing value added and bargaining power, thereby strengthening farmers’ position in the food chain.

  • Evaluation
Assessment of the green architecture of CAP Strategic Plans
Event Reports |

Assessment of the green architecture of CAP Strategic Plans

The report summarises the discussions held during the Good Practice Workshop, organised on 16-17 March 2026 in Larnaca, Cyprus, to showcase the best approaches for assessing the green architecture of CAP Strategic Plans.

  • Evaluation
Hur träffsäkra är EU:s inkomststöd till jordbruket? En utvärdering av jordbrukares inkomster och motståndskraft inom ramen för strategisk plan 2023–2027
Member State Evaluation |

How accurate is EU farm income support? An evaluation of farmers’ incomes and resilience under the Swedish 2023-2027 CSP

This evaluation assesses how income support under the Swedish CAP Strategic Plan (CSP) influences farmers’ income development and economic resilience between 2010 and 2021

  • Evaluation

Latest good practice

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Map showing parcels under different funding programmes for biodiversity
Species-rich extensive field