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.

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03 Jul 2024

New guidelines to effectively assess the impact of CAP income support interventions on farm income 

A Thematic Working Group that involved CAP academic experts for ten months has developed a mix of methods and indicators to support Member States in the assessment of CAP income support.

Austrian rural community
26 Jun 2024

Animating LEADER local development action in rural Austria

LEADER Local Action Groups in Austria benefit from strong cooperation at national level, which is animated through coordinated actions by the country’s National Network and LEADER Forum.

Woman with Tablet Computer Touching Green Wheat Plant in Field
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

Latest publications

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Guidelines and tools |

Assessing the added value of LEADER

(The guidelines are currently under revision) These guidelines provide insights into the operationalisation of LEADER added value and offer non-binding evaluation framework to assess LEADER added value, manifested through improved social capital, enhanced governance, and increased impacts and results of strategy implementation.

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Event Reports |

Assessing Generational Renewal in CAP Strategic Plans

The report summarises the main outcomes of the Good Practice Workshop ‘Assessing Generational Renewal in CAP Strategic Plans’, organised by the EU CAP Network with the support of the Evaluation Helpdesk for the CAP on 14-15 March 2024 in Zagreb.

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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.