Smart Villages
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Smart Villages

Smart Villages are communities in rural areas that use innovative solutions to improve their resilience, building on local strengths and opportunities.

Latest news

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25 Mar 2024

Thematic Group expertise informs CSP implementation

Thematic Groups at the EU CAP Network have been supporting CSP Monitoring Committees, eco-schemes and green architecture, as well as agricultural skills and mental health in farming communities.

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25 Mar 2024

Valuable knowhow appreciated about the durability of investments

Interesting enabling factors supporting the durability of benefits from CAP Strategic Plan funding are featured in a Highlights Report from the EU CAP Network expert workshop analysing investment durability.

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25 Mar 2024

#ARIAwards24: Empowering young people

This year’s Agricultural and Rural Inspiration Awards (ARIA) is live and seeking inspiring CAP-funded projects supporting food security, environmental resilience and the socio-economic fabric of rural areas.

Latest publications

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Member State Evaluation |

Evaluation of the impact of enhancing farm viability and competitiveness and promoting innovative farm technologies

The study mainly focuses on investments that directly contribute to the Lithuanian Rural Development Programme’s second priority implementation.

Agrinnovation magazine
Magazines |

Agrinnovation Magazine - Issue 9

Innovation, knowledge exchange and EIP-AGRI under the new EU CAP Network.

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Brochures |

Rural Inspiration Awards 2022 - Projects Brochure

This issue of the EU CAP Network’s Projects Brochure presents the 24 finalists of the Rural Inspiration Awards 2022, on the theme ‘The Future is Youth’.