ASSESSING THE MULTIPLE IMPACTS OF THE COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICIES (CAP) ON RURAL ECONOMIES.
The objective of the project CAP-IRE is to develop concepts and tools to support future CAP design, based on an improved understanding of long term socio-economic mechanisms of change in rural areas. Concepts and tools will be developed, shaped by state-of-the-art literature and a wide empirical testing. Coverage includes case study regions in 9 countries of the EU. The focus will be farm households as the reference agents in the connection between policy and socio-economic change, as well as between agriculture and other sectors of the economy. Account of the wider non-EU and non-rural scenarios will be taken. The first step of the project will be to devise concepts and tools able to fill the gaps in present knowledge on development in rural areas.
Role of andalusian partner
Group is devoted to ‘decision making’ in agriculture. This project contributes to decision making, both at European and national policy formulation and to farms level by increasing awareness of CAP changes.
Impact
Better decision making process in CAP formulation. Contribution to sustainability of Agricultural policies.