Meet ARIA 2024 winners!
Discover the six winners of the Agricultural and Rural Inspiration Awards! Get a glimpse of the exciting ceremony held on 4 December and discover outstanding CAP-funded projects that are truly making a difference for European rural areas.
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EU CAP Network Cross-visits 2025 - call for participating EIP-AGRI Operational Groups
Three EU CAP Network Cross-visits, each lasting 1.5 days, will take place in the week of 5 May 2025.
Smart Rural 27 - Final report
The final report of the 2nd Preparatory Action on Smart Rural Areas in the 21st century, commonly called Smart Rural 27, the Executive summary and the leaflet are now available.
Assessment of results-based interventions
Experts analysed examples of result-based interventions in EU countries and outside the EU. They highlighted the role of evaluation in designing these interventions to protect the environment.
Common Network Statistics get a makeover
The latest Common Network Statistics (CNS) report is now also available as an appealing infographic that highlights key information on the National Networks’ activities across the EU in 2023.
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Go nuts! The sustainable use of by-products from forestry
Polish project explores the use of acorns as a basis for vegan food.
EU CAP Network cross-visit ‘Use of agricultural and forestry residues for creating alternative sources of income for farmers and foresters’
This report presents the main results of the EU CAP Network cross-visit ‘Use of agricultural and forestry residues for creating alternative sources of income for farmers and foresters’, which was held on 26 and 27 June 2024 in Vic, Spain.
ARIA 2024 - Projects Brochure
Browse this Brochure to learn more about the inspiring projects selected as finalists in the competition and to see how the CAP is making a difference in European rural areas!
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CAP Implementation
As an integral part of the EU CAP Network, the CAP Implementation Contact Point supports and coordinates networking activities relating to the design and implementation of the CAP’s strategic plans.
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Innovation & knowledge exchange | EIP-AGRI
'Innovation & knowledge exchange | EIP-AGRI’'s role is to facilitate communication and cooperation between those with a keen interest in sharing knowledge and innovative ideas for sustainable agriculture, forestry and rural areas.
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Evaluation
The European Evaluation Helpdesk for the CAP provides tailored support to EU Member States and the European Commission in their evaluations of agriculture and rural development policy.
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LEADER
LEADER is a local development method which has been used for 30 years to engage local actors in the design and delivery of strategies, decision-making and resource allocation for the development of their rural areas.
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National CAP networks have a key role in steering and driving forward policy as well as promoting stakeholder engagement, knowledge sharing and capacity building for EU Member States and other actors.
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The EU CAP Network LAG Directory brings together in one place the contact details for the new LEADER Local Action Groups (LAGs) created in the 2023-2027 programming period.
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