Evaluation Methods
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Evaluation Methods

A range of approaches available to conduct a robust evaluation, from qualitative techniques to experimental evaluation design.

Latest news

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19 Feb 2024

EU level CAP evaluation framework is online for public use

The evaluation framework shows how to structure the assessment of CAP Strategic Plans

LEADER added value evaluation workshop
14 Dec 2023

Evaluation workshop: assessing LEADER added value 

LEADER stakeholders from around Europe met in Luxembourg last month to share practices on how to assess LEADER added value.

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19 Jun 2023

Evaluation plans as foundations for better CAP assessments

EU Member States must develop an evaluation plan for the new CAP, with this blueprint acting as a key tool to demonstrate impact across all the objectives of the 2023-27 agriculture and rural development policy.

Latest publications

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Reports |

Assessment of the progress in implementing the evaluation plans of RDPs 2014-2022. Chapter 2 of the AIRs submitted in 2023

About a third of the evaluations completed in 2022 and documented in the AIRs in 2023 focused on sustainable management of natural resources and initiatives for climate action.

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Event Reports |

Addressing data gaps to evaluate CAP Strategic Plans

This report summarises the main outcomes of the Good Practice Workshop on ‘Addressing data gaps to evaluate CAP Strategic Plans’, which was organised by the European Evaluation Helpdesk for the CAP on 8-9 June 2023 in Malmö, Sweden.

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Reports |

Assessment of the progress in implementing the evaluation plans of RDPs 2014-2022. Chapter 2 of the AIRs Submitted in 2022

The summary report is based on an analysis of the Annual Implementation Reports (AIR) for Rural Development Programmes (RDPs) submitted in 2022.