Good Practice Workshop: Assessing generational renewal in CAP Strategic Plans

The EU CAP Network and the Croatian Ministry of Agriculture hosted the sixth Good Practice Workshop on ‘Assessing generational renewal in CAP Strategic Plans’ in Zagreb, Croatia, 14 – 15 March 2024.BackgroundGenerational renewal is a key priority under the current CAP implementing period, as almost a third of farm managers across the EU were 65 years of age or older in 2020. The decline in farm succession is often associated with land abandonment, decreasing farm efficiency and capital losses. Thus, the need for attracting and supporting young and new farmers is critical. This is not only a matter of renewing the agricultural labour force, but also of boosting the innovation and modernisation of the sector.Building on previous evaluations and the evolving framework under the new CAP architecture, this workshop aimed to provide a comprehensive overview of the methods and approaches used in assessing generational renewal. Special attention was paid to the role and participation of women in farming, integrating the gender equality dimension into an evaluation perspective for Member States. Generational renewal and gender equality experts participated in this Good Practice Workshop providing specialised input on evaluation elements and approaches useful for assessing this topic.