Evaluation
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Evaluation

Evaluations provide evidence for decision-making and improves the effectiveness, efficiency, relevance, coherene and the EU added value of CAP interventions. They also contribute to improved transparency, learning and accountability.

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30 Mar 2026

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
Landing page of the Evaluation Learning portals
13 Mar 2026

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
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19 Feb 2026

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

REGIONE PUGLIA - PRIMO RAPPORTO DI VALUTAZIONE EX POST
Member State Evaluation |

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
ΠΑΡΑΔΟΤΕΟ 4 «Επικαιροποίηση του Δείκτη επιπτώσεων 9 (impact indicator 9)»
Member State 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
Effekter av stöd för ökad konkurrenskraft och företagsutveckling – en utvärdering av stöd inom Sveriges landsbygdsprogram 2014–2022
Member State 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

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