Latest news
Enhancing the assessment of green architecture of CAP Strategic Plans
New guidelines and a Good Practice Workshop support Member States in the assessment of the combination of environment and climate instruments.
- Evaluation
What’s new in 2026 for the evaluation learning portals
In 2026, the evaluation learning portals will grow further, with new content on quantitative methods, netting-out approaches and emerging themes available to the CAP evaluation community.
- Evaluation
Quantifying the impacts of farm practices on soil health
A recent study developed a methodology to compare the effects of farm practices on six soil health indicators. The method was applied to 13 CAP Strategic Plans.
- Evaluation
Latest publications
First RDP ex post evaluation report for the Apulia region
This ex post evaluation reviews the performance of the Apulian 2014-2022 Rural Development Programme (RDP), analysing indicator results, beneficiary outcomes and environmental effects using mixed methods and updated monitoring data.
- Evaluation
Study for the designation of high nature value areas in Greece
This study updates Impact Indicator 9 for 2014-2023, analysing shifts in high nature value farmland in Greece and the extent to which RDP measures support biodiversity‑dependent agricultural landscapes.
- Evaluation
Effects of support for increased competitiveness and business development in Sweden
This evaluation examines whether investment and processing support under Sweden’s Rural Development Programme (RDP) delivered measurable improvements in competitiveness, employment and diversification and what this implies for future CAP interventions.
- Evaluation
Latest good practice
Secondary sowing for ecological purposes – seed mix development for resilience
- CAP Implementation