Mid-term evaluation of the Austrian Programme of Rural Development (Halbzeitbewertung des Österreichischen Programms für die Entwicklung des ländlichen Raums)

Author Bundesministerium für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft (editor)
Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management
Year
2003
Region
In the territorial limits of the Alpine Convention.
Country
at (Austria)
Publication type
nonreviewed
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Abstract
The Austrian Programme of Rural Development combines the measures of agricultural policy connected with rural development and according to Council Regulation (EC) Nr. 1257/99. This corresponds to the “second Pillar” of Common Agricultural Policy. Its main aim is to permit practising a sustainable competitive and multifunctional agriculture and forestry in well-functioning vital rural areas. The 2003 mid-term review has been commissioned by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and worked out by several experts, who are mostly working in research organisations near the administrative structures. The 2003 mid-term review has outlined the status of financial and material implementation of the measures as well as the first noticeable ecological, social and economic effects of the programme. In many cases it has not yet been possible to submit statements on impact and effectivity, due to the short observation period. The mid-term review will be updated by the end of 2005; later there will also be an ex-post evaluation.
Reference to the original publication
non-published report
Further information
Mid-term evaluation of the Austrian Programme of Rural Development (Halbzeitbewertung des Österreichischen Programms für die Entwicklung des ländlichen Raums) . Summary paper