Socio-economic Impacts
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Socio-economic Impacts

Socio-economic impacts are related to the CAP objective of promoting social inclusion and local development in rural areas as well as high-quality, safe and nutritious food produced in a sustainable way.

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Aerial view. Small european rural village. Blue winding river.
16 Sep 2024

Understanding LEADER's added value

A new set of guidelines from the EU CAP Network are available to help Local Action Groups and Managing Authorities assess the added value of LEADER.

A rural community showing traditional buildings and countryside in Spain
13 Sep 2024

LEADER impact report on balanced territorial development

A recently published European Commission evaluation exploring LEADER impacts on balanced territorial development shows LAGs created nearly 60 000 jobs and much more during the previous funding period.

People holding hands together
06 Sep 2024

New research on EIP Operational Groups: cooperation is key for innovation

The ‘Study on outcomes achieved by EIP-AGRI Operational Group projects under the CAP’ aimed to understand better how Operational Groups (OG) operate, how they design and run the processes of co-creation of innovation, and how they spread innovative solutions.

Latest publications

Between Puglia and Basilicata (Italy): Country landscape
Member State Evaluation |

Progress report of the Basilicata RDP

The document intends to analyse the overall performance of the 2014-2022 Rural Development Programme (RDP) in terms of the results achieved based on the implementation of its expenditure as of 2022.

Group of farmers working on harvesting produce
Member State Evaluation |

Employment created in 2021 by projects supported by the 2014-2020 RDP

The study contributes to the Rural Development Programme (RDP) annual implementation report by compiling the total number of jobs created in 2021.

farmer hands holding grain
Guidelines and tools |

Assessing the effectiveness and efficiency of CAP income support instruments

The guidelines on how to assess CAP income support instruments offer a comprehensive evaluation framework, including judgment criteria and technical guidance for quantitative analyses.

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