COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT Accompanying the document REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS Third Report on the implementation of the national strategy plans and the Community strategic guidelines for rural development (2007-2013) 
Date: 2015-06-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EAFRD, EU budget, EU expenditure, EU programme, biodiversity, climate change, dairy industry, innovation, renewable energy, rural development



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EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Brussels, 11.6.2015
SWD(2015) 114 final
COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT
Accompanying the document
REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS

Third Report on the implementation of the national strategy plans and the Community strategic guidelines for rural development (2007-2013)


{COM(2015) 288 final}






Table 1.1. EAFRD expenditure realized at the end of 2013 compared to the overall 2007-2013 allocation
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.





Measures




RDP implementing the measure


[n]




EAFRD expenditure


(2007-2013) 


[million EUR]




Total allocation 


2007-2013


[million EUR]




Uptake level


[%]






111




Vocational training and information actions




74




557




947




59%






112




Setting-up of young farmers




69




2 177




2 841




77%






113




Early retirement




51




2 133




2 491




86%






114




Use of advisory services




48




98




198




50%






115




Setting up of farm management, relief and advisory services




27




27




50




53%






121




Modernisation of agricultural holdings




87




8 712




11 636




75%






122




Improvement of the economic value of forests




48




225




369




61%






123




Adding value to agricultural and forestry products




85




3 193




5 540




58%






124




Cooperation for development of new products, processes and technologies 




46




128




295




43%






125




Infrastructure related to the development and adaptation of agriculture and forestry




78




2 648




4 787




55%






126




Restoring agricultural production potential damaged by natural disasters and introducing appropriate prevention actions




25




391




654




60%






131




Meeting standards based on Community legislation




17




60




69




87%






132




Participation of farmers in food quality schemes




43




71




131




54%






133




Information and promotion activities




39




74




167




45%






141




Semi-subsistence farming




8




636




807




79%






142




Producer groups




11




161




241




67%






143




Providing farm advisory and extension services




2




8




16




49%






144




 Restructuring due to reform of common market organization




11




178




200




89%






Axis 1 Total




21 475




31 441




68%






211




Payments to farmers in areas with handicaps




60




6 708




6 725




100%






212




Payments to farmers in areas with handicaps in mountain areas




75




6 854




7 497




91%






213




Natura 2000 payments and payments linked to Directive 2000/60/EC (WFD)




26




193




583




33%






214




Agri-environment commitments




88




20 032




22 934




87%






215




Animal welfare payments




30




524




885




59%






216




Non-productive investments




45




374




544




69%






221




First afforestation of agricultural land




63




1 312




1 711




77%






222




First establishment of agroforestry systems on agricultural land




5




1




11




7%






223




First afforestation of non-agricultural land




31




122




257




47%






224




Natura 2000 payments




13




37




75




50%






225




Forest-environment payments




26




47




134




35%






226




Restoring forestry potential and introducing prevention actions




56




1 040




1 622




64%






227




Non-productive investments




65




429




773




56%






Axis 2 Total




37 673




43 751




86%






311




Diversification into non-agricultural activities




65




764




1 237




62%






312




Business creation and development




40




928




2 046




45%






313




Encouragement of tourism activities




60




535




1 227




44%






321




Basic services for the economy and rural population




67




2 190




3 661




60%






322




Village renewal and development




49




2 452




3 344




73%






323




Conservation and upgrading of the rural heritage




64




754




1 210




62%






331




Training and information for economic actors operating in the fields covered by Axis 3




30




62




116




54%






341




Skills acquisition, animation and implementation




29




77




131




58%






Axis 3 Total




7 761




12 971




60%






411




Implementing local development strategies - axis 1




63




166




535




31%






412




Implementing local development strategies - axis 2




34




25




154




16%






413




Implementing local development strategies - axis 3




85




1 941




4 161




47%






421




Implementing cooperation projects




54




54




235




23%






431




Running the local action group, acquiring skills and animating the territory




87




589




979




60%






Axis 4 Total




2 775




6 064




46%






511




Technical assistance




87




905




1 545




59%






Technical Assistance Total




905




1 545




59%






611




Direct Payments (RO and BG)




2




437




437




100%






Direct Payments Total




437




437




100%




















Grand Total




71 026




96 208




74%





Table 1.2 Health Check and EERP - EAFRD expenditure realized by the end of 2013 compared to total allocation.





Health Check and EERP challenges




EAFRD Expenditure


(2010-2013) 
2
 


[million EUR]




Allocation


(2010-2013) 
3
 


[million EUR]




Uptake level


[%]






Climate change




 702 




 704 




100%






Renewable energy




 59 




 275 




21%






Water management




 367 




 1 332 




28%






Biodiversity




 1 451 




 1 542 




94%






Restructuring dairy sector




 606 




 716 




85%






Innovative approaches (new challenges)




 9 




 16 




58%






Broadband infrastructure




 111 




 360 




31%






Total Health Check New Challenges




 3 305 




 4 496 




74%






Table 2.1. Monitoring output indicators realized at the end of 2013 (including HC 
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, and targets
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.





Measures




Output indicator




Unit of measure




Value


2007-2013




Targets


for period




Target achievement [%]






111




Vocational training and information actions




Participants in training
6





n.




3 041 119




3 418 559




89%












Training days received




n.




4 450 013




7 139 244




62%






112




Setting up of young farmers




Assisted young farmers




n.




143 785




164 577




87%












Total volume of investment




million EUR




13 885




15 652




89%






113




Early retirement




Number of beneficiaries




n.




28 386




35 359




80%












Number of hectares released




ha




491 400




559 778




88%






114




Use of advisory services




Number of farmers supported




n.




156 877




274 809




57%












Number of forest holders supported




n.




2 319




13 180




18%






115




Setting up of management, relief and advisory services




Newly set up services




n.




845




656




>100%






121




Modernisation of agricultural holdings




Farm holdings supported




n.




379 000




574 959




66%












Total volume of investment




million EUR




39 280




48 974




80%






122




Improvement of the economic value of forests




Forest holdings supported




n.




21 076




48 851




43%












Total volume of investment




million EUR




730




1 049




70%






123




Adding value to agricultural and forestry products




Number of enterprises supported




n.




22 885




34 029




67%












Total volume of investment




million EUR




17 439




24 481




71%






124




Cooperation for development of new products, processes and technologies




Number of cooperation initiatives supported 
7





n.




1 908




3 289




58%






125




Infrastructure related to the development and adaptation of agriculture and forestry




Number of operations supported




n.




43 528




43 818




99%












Total volume of investment




million EUR




7 243




9 245




78%






126




Restoring agricultural production potential and prevention actions




Area of damaged agricultural land supported (Ha)




ha




477 315




1 456 885




33%












Total volume of investment 




million EUR




2 028




1 938




>100%






131




Meeting standards based on Community legislation




Number of beneficiaries




n.




31 695




215 139




15%






132




Participation of farmers in food quality schemes




Number of farm holdings supported




n.




370 489




283 705




>100%






133




Information and promotion activities




Number of actions supported




n.




7 513




8 681




87%






141




Semi-subsistence farming




Number of semi-subsistence farm holdings supported




n.




73 751




78 385




94%






142




Producer groups




Producer groups supported




n.




1 577




962




>100%












Turnover of supported producer groups




million EUR




5 397




6 446




84%






211212




Support to Less Favoured Areas




Number of holdings supported




n.




2 908 294




2 864 533




>100%












UAA supported




ha




55 343 502




55 518 858




100%






213




Natura 2000 payments and payments linked to Directive 2000/60/EC




Number of holdings supported




n.




70 744




98 930




72%












UAA supported




ha




1 519 272




1 320 321




>100%






214




Agri-environment payments




Number of contracts




n.




3 074 173




3 039 236




>100%












Holdings supported




n.




1 504 180




1 731 574




87%












Physical area supported




ha




46 854 995




47 000 000




100%












Total area supported




ha




86 219 832




60 010 844




>100%






215




Animal welfare payments




Number of contracts




n.




160 190




169 255




95%












Farm holdings supported




n.




83 192




105 546




79%






216




Non-productive investments




Holdings supported




n.




30 909




70 741




44%












Total volume of investment




million EUR




850




1 295




66%






221




First afforestation of agricultural land




Number of beneficiaries




n.




39 612




108 763




36%












Number of afforested land




ha




271 163




469 796




58%






222




First establishment of agroforestry systems




Number of beneficiaries




n.




168




1 763




10%












UAA supported




ha




2 295




21 618




11%






223




First afforestation of non-agricultural land




Number of beneficiaries




n.




7 303




22 838




32%












Number of afforested land




ha




67 735




224 373




30%






224




Natura 2000 payments




Forest holdings supported




n.




12 676




16 568




77%












Forest land supported




ha




275 686




280 304




98%






225




Forest-environment payments




Number of contracts




n.




9 552




22 767




42%












Forest holdings supported




n.




8 257




18 905




44%












Physical forest area supported




ha




308 171




459 861




67%












Total forest area supported




ha




379 313




680 709




56%






226




Restoring forestry potential and introducing prevention actions




Number of actions supported




n.




65 273




124 692




52%












Supported area of damaged forests




ha




7 808 153




NA




NA












Total volume of investment




million EUR




1 832




NA




NA






227




Non-productive investments




Forest holders supported




n.




92 289




109 715




84%












Total volume of investment




million EUR




1 256




1 527




82%






311




Diversification into non-agricultural activities




Number of beneficiaries




n.




35 121




59 465




59%












Total volume of investment 




million EUR




4 228




5 049




84%






312




Business creation and development




Number of micro-enterprises supported




n.




61 761




73 344




84%






313




Encouragement of tourism activities




Number of new tourism activities supported




n.




19 436




31 739




61%












Total volume of investment




million EUR




2 275




3 295




69%






321




Basic services for the economy and rural population




Number of actions supported




n.




50 285




89 513




56%












Total volume of investment




million EUR




5 311




7 146




74%






322




Village renewal and development




Number of villages where actions took place




n.




39 434




29 063




>100%












Total volume of investment




million EUR




6 863




6 896




100%






323




Conservation and upgrading of the rural heritage




Number of actions supported




n.




75 843




72 599




>100%












Total volume of investment




million EUR




2 093




2 873




73%






331




Training and information for economic actors operating in the fields covered by Axis 3




Number of economic actors supported




n.




356 024




424 064




84%












Number of training days received




n.




833 615




714 150




>100%






341




Skills acquisition, animation, implementation




Number of actions supported 
8





n.




7 530




5 329




>100%






414      412      413




Implementing local development strategies




Number of beneficiaries




n.




15 618 110




2 056 002




>100%












Number of LAGs




n.




2 381




2 294




>100%












Projects financed by LAG




n.




139 128




227 281




61%












Total population in LAG area




n.




141 668 433




115 598 631




>100%












Total size of the LAG area




km2




4 091 367




3 936 575




>100%






421




Implementing cooperation projects




Number of cooperating LAGs




n.




3 395




2 134




>100%












Number of cooperation projects supported




n.




2 814




4 085




69%






431




Running the local action group




Number of actions supported




n.




186 744




48 753




>100%







Table 2.2. Selection of main relevant target indicators (outputs) per challenges for the Health Check/EERP budget defined in the Rural Development Programmes
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 and realization by the end of 2013.





Type of operations




Output indicator




Unit of measure




Value


2010-2013




Targets


2010-end of period




Target achievement [%]






Climate Change






Improvement of energy efficiency 




Total volume of investments 
10





 million EUR




95




243




39%






Improve efficiency of nitrogen fertiliser use




Total volume of investments




 million EUR




120




104




>100%






Soil management practices (measure 214) 




N of ha supported




 million ha




1.3




1.4




91%






Extensive livestock (measure 214)




N of ha supported




 million ha




2.3




2.6




88%






Afforestation and the establishment of agro-forestry system




N of ha supported




ha




1 368




10 000




14%






Renewable energy






Installations/infrastructure for renewable energy using biomass and other renewable energy sources (solar and wind power, geothermal) 




Total volume of investments




 million EUR




92




248




37%






Processing of agricultural/forest biomass for renewable energy 




Total volume of investments




 million EUR




20




197




10%






Biogas production using organic waste (on farm and local production) 




Total volume of investments




 million EUR




37




62




60%






Water management






Water storage (including water overflow areas) – Axis 1




Total volume of investments




 million EUR




31




184




17%






Water savings technologies (e.g. efficient irrigation systems) – Axis 1




Total volume of investments




 million EUR




293




568




52%






Westland restoration (measure 216)




Total volume of investments




 million EUR




25




119




21%






Meandering rivers (measure 323)




Total volume of investments




 million EUR




1.4




71




2%






Biodiversity






Extensive forms of livestock management (measure 214) 




N of ha supported




 million ha




3




3.6




83%






Integrated and organic production (measure 214)




N of ha supported




 million ha




1.6




1.58




>100%






Land use change (extensive grassland management) (measures 216 and 323 )




Total volume of investments




 million EUR




2.2




76




3%






Restructuring of diary sector






Investments related to dairy production  (measure 121)




Total volume of investments




 million EUR




1 895




1 116




>100%






Improvements in processing and marketing related to dairy sector  (measure 123)




Total volume of investments




 million EUR




205




270




76%






Broadband infrastructure






Creation and enabling of access to broadband infrastructure




Total volume of investments




 million EUR




184




383




48%






Upgrade of existing broadband infrastructure




Total volume of investments




 million EUR




11




175




7%






Laying down passive broadband infrastructure




Total volume of investments




 million EUR




20




129




15%














1. Climate change.                                                               2. Renewable energy.











3. Water management.                                                         4. Biodiversity.









5. Restructuring diary sector.                                              6. Broadband infrastructures.










Figure 1. Health Check EAFRD expenditure by the end of 2013 break down into challenges and main types of operation.





Table 3. Monitoring result indicators realized by the end of 2013, and targets 2007-2013.





Axis




Result indicators




Unit of measure




Value


2007-2013




Targets


for period 
11





Target achievement [%]






Axis 1




R1 - Number of participants that successfully ended a training activity related to agriculture and/or forestry




n.




2 430 000




2 774 000




88%









R2 - Increase in GVA in supported holdings/enterprises
12





million EUR




11 066




25 000




44%









R3 - Number of holdings / enterprises introducing new products and/or new techniques




n.




136 000




252 000 




54%









R4 - Value of agricultural production under recognized quality label/standards
13





million EUR





1429 000




29 200 




99%









R5 - Number of farms entering the market




n.




5 500




82 000 




7%






Axis 2




R6 - Agricultural and forestry areas under successful land management contributing to…




Biodiversity




million ha




62.3




50




>100%












Water quality







42.4




35















Climate change







35




23 















Soil quality







46.5




32 















Avoidance marginalisation 







71.3




52 









Axis3




R7 - Increase in Non-agricultural gross value added in supported business




million EUR




1 070




4 000 




27%









R8 - Gross number of jobs created




n.




75 200




241 000 




31%









R9 - Additional number of tourist visits




Number of day visitors




n.




11 450 000




9 500 000 




>100%












Number of overnight stays




n.




3 550 000




8 300 000 




43%









R10 - Population in rural areas benefiting from improved services




n.




99 200 000




88 000 000 




>100%









R11 - Increase in internet penetration in rural areas




n. of persons




8 137 000




9 300 000 




87%









R12 - Number of participants that successfully ended a training activity in the field of axis 3




n.




244 007




425 000 




57%






Axis 1. EU-27 average: 68%.







Axis 2. EU-27 average: 86%.







Axis 3. EU-27 average: 60%.







Axis 4. EU-27 average: 46%. 







Figure 2. Overall execution of the EAFRD budget by the end of 2013 compared to the overall 2007-2013 allocation, axis per axis
15
.




Share of the beneficiaries under 40 years for the measures training (111) and modernisation (121) compared to the EU27 share of young holders
16
.







Share of women beneficiaries for the measures training (111) and modernisation (121) compared to the EU-25 share of women holders for the whole sector
17
.







Share of women beneficiaries for the measures diversification (311) and micro enterprises support (312). 







Figure 3. Axis 1 and Axis 3 implementation break down according gender and age as laid down in the   Art. 81 of the Reg. (EC) No 1698/2005
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.







(1)
Source: DG AGRI, allocation as at 2013. The calendar year expenditure cannot be compared to the Financial Reports of the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation of EAFRD which are based on financial year. 



(2)
Source: DG AGRI, indicative expenditure based on CMEF monitoring data 2013



(3)
Source: DG AGRI, allocation as at 2010.



(4)
Source: RDIS IDIM 2013, outputs indicators for commitments made from 2007 onwards.



(5)
The implementation period of the 2007-2013 EAFRD programming period runs until the end of 2015



(6)
BE Flanders data are not included.



(7)
Finland data are not included.



(8)
Hungary data are not included.



(9)
As at beginning of 2010.



(10)
Total amount (= the sum of all public and private expenditure) of all the tangible and/or intangible investments related to the supported operations.



(11)
As at 2010, after Mid Term Evaluations update (BG and ES Castile and León non included).



(12)
EL, HU and PT non included.



(13)
ES Catalonia RDP not included.



(14)
Sources: DG AGRI.



(15)
FSS 2010.



(16)
Eurostat, FSS 2010.



(17)
Source: RDIS IDIM 2013, outputs indicators for commitments made from 2007 onwards.