EIP-AGRI Innovation Awards

The winners of the EIP-AGRI Innovation Awards 2024 for Operational Groups will be announced during an awards ceremony which was part of the EU CAP Network Conference ‘EIP-AGRI Operational Groups: Innovation in practice’ which took place on 7 May 2024 in Estoril (Portugal). You can join the awards ceremony online on Tuesday 7 May 2024 at 18:00 CET.

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Press release | 03 May 2024

Enhancing synergies between bees and agriculture in Germany

DAFA (German Agricultural Research Alliance) set a strategy to improve the conditions for domesticated and wild pollinators and biodiversity.

Close up view of the working bees on honey cells
Beekeeper is working with bees and beehives on the apiary.
Press release | 03 May 2024

Horizon projects on pollinators

There are many Horizon projects carrying out research supporting bees and other pollinators.

Fields with high-diversity landscape features
03 May 2024

Pollinators and Innovation and Knowledge exchange

Discover Focus Groups, workshops, videos, articles and more related to pollinators

Male and female farmers work together in the orchard
03 May 2024

Operational Groups working on topics related to pollinators

Browse the EIP-AGRI database for Operational Groups protecting pollinators.

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Guidelines and tools |

Use of factors of success in evaluation

These guidelines summarise the main outcomes of the Thematic Working Group on the ''Use of factors of success in evaluation'', and can be used by Member States as a basis for tendering and conducting their evaluations under CAP Strategic Plans.

Rivello, a village in the mountains of the Basilicata region, Italy
Member State Evaluation |

Evaluation of CLLD tools in Basilicata

The report concerns the evaluation of the LEADER strategy (the community-led local development (CLLD) tool) of the Basilicata Region's 2024-2020 Rural Development Programme (RDP) and covers the implementation period of 2018-2022. 

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Policy Insights |

Policy Insights - Water efficiency for rural Europe

This edition of the Policy Insights series highlights how the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) can help rural Europe use water wisely by better protecting both the quality and quantity of EU water reserves.

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CAP Implementation contact point

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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Enhancing food security under changing weather patterns: farm adaptation

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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Participants of the workshop

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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Networking

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 networks

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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LAG Database

The LAG database allows Local Action Groups (LAGs) to get in touch, network and cooperate with each other.

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Country data

Discover rural development in the European Union.

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