MIDTERM EVALUATION of the RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME of BULGARIA Covered Period: 2007-2009
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Elaboration of ongoing and mid-term evaluation of the RDP 2007-2010, Bulgaria The European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development BULGARIA Ongoing and Mid-Term Evaluation of the RDP 2007- 2013 MIDTERM EVALUATION OF THE RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME OF BULGARIA Covered Period: 2007-2009 30th December 2010 The European Agricultural A project implemented by Agrotec SpA Fund for Rural Development: Europe investing in rural areas MIDTERM EVALUATION OF THE RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME OF BULGARIA 1 Elaboration of ongoing and mid-term evaluation of the RDP 2007-2010, Bulgaria Abbreviations AWU Annual Work Unit BG-RDP Rural Development Programme of Bulgaria The EU Common Agriculture Policy having two main pillars: Market Organization and Rural CAP Development CEQ Common Evaluation Questions CMEF Common Monitoring and Evaluation Framework ESU Economic Size Unit GAEC Good Agriculture And Environmental Conditions HNV High nature value LFA Less favored areas MA Managing Authority MIS Monitoring and Information System N 2000 Natura 2000 compensatory payments either in agriculture or forestry sector NAAS/RAAS National/Regional Agriculture Advisory Service NVZ Nitrate Vulnerable Zone OER Ongoing evaluation report as set in CR 1698/2005 SAPS Single Area-based Payment Schemes SFA-PA State Fund Agriculture – Paying Agency SGM Standard Gross Margin MIDTERM EVALUATION OF THE RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME OF BULGARIA 2 Elaboration of ongoing and mid-term evaluation of the RDP 2007-2010, Bulgaria List of evaluated BG-RDP measures N M Code MEASURE NAME 1 112 Setting up of young farmers 2 121 Modernisation of agricultural holdings 3 141 Supporting Semi-Subsistence Farms Undergoing Restructuring 4 143 Provision of farm advisory and extension services in Bulgaria and Romania (According to Annex VIII. (years 2007-2009)) 5 211 Natural handicap payments to farmers in mountain areas 6 212 Payments to farmers in areas with handicaps, other than mountain areas 7 214 Agri-environmental payments 8 223 First afforestation of non-agricultural land 9 226 Restoring forestry potential and introducing prevention actions 10 321 Basic services for the economy and rural population 11 322 Village renewal and development 12 431.2 Sub-measure 2: Acquisition of Skills and Animation for Potential Local Action Groups 13 511 Technical Assistance 14 611 National Complements to Direct Payments MIDTERM EVALUATION OF THE RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME OF BULGARIA 3 Elaboration of ongoing and mid-term evaluation of the RDP 2007-2010, Bulgaria Contents A BBREVIATIONS ........................................................................... 2 L IST OF EVALUATED BG- RDP MEASURES ......................................... 3 1 E XECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................. 20 1.1. Purpose of the report ........................................................................................................................ 20 1.2. Evaluation methodology.................................................................................................................... 20 Evaluation questions ................................................................................................................................. 20 Evaluation criteria ...................................................................................................................................... 20 Data collection ........................................................................................................................................... 20 1.3. The NRDP objectives and its implementation context ...................................................................... 21 NRDP objectives ........................................................................................................................................ 21 NRDP implementation context .................................................................................................................. 22 1.4. Conclusions and recommendations .................................................................................................. 23 Conclusions ................................................................................................................................................ 23 Recommendations ..................................................................................................................................... 29 2 I NTRODUCTION ...................................................................... 37 2.1. Purpose of the report ........................................................................................................................ 37 2.2. Structure of the report ...................................................................................................................... 37 3 T H E E V A L U A T I O N C ONTEXT ..................................................... 38 3.1. BGRDP context................................................................................................................................... 38 3.1.0. EU Programmes in BG in the evaluated 2007-2009 period ....................................................... 38 3.1.1. National agriculture context ...................................................................................................... 39 3.2. Description of the evaluation process: Recapitulation of the ToR, purpose and scope of the evaluation ...................................................................................................................................................... 43 3.2.0. Evaluation process ..................................................................................................................... 43 3.2.1. Purpose and Scope .................................................................................................................... 45 3.3. Brief outline of previous evaluations related to the programme ..................................................... 46 3.3.0. Ex-Ante evaluation of 2007-2013 NRDP .................................................................................... 46 MIDTERM EVALUATION OF THE RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME OF BULGARIA 4 Elaboration of ongoing and mid-term evaluation of the RDP 2007-2010, Bulgaria 3.3.1. Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) of NRDP 2007-2013 .............................................. 49 3.3.2. On-going Evaluation Report 2008 ............................................................................................. 51 3.3.3. On-going Evaluation Report 2009 ............................................................................................. 55 4 M ETHODOLOGICAL A PPROACH .................................................. 57 4.1. Explanation of the evaluation design and the methods used ........................................................... 57 4.2. Description of key terms of Programme Specific and Common Evaluation Questions......... 57 4.3. Evaluation and judgment Criteria ...................................................................................................... 59 4.4. Data sources of and techniques for data collection .......................................................................... 60 4.5. Techniques for replying to the Evaluation Questions and arriving at conclusions ........................... 64 4.6. Problems or limitations of the methodological approach ................................................................ 64 5 D ESCRIPTION OF P ROGRAMME , M EASURES AND B UDGET ............... 65 5.1. Programme implementation arrangements ..................................................................................... 65 5.1.0. Actors involved with Programme management and implementation: ..................................... 66 5.1.1. Implementation procedures for the measures ......................................................................... 69 5.1.2. Procedures ensuring Publicity and Transparency ..................................................................... 70 5.2. Composition of the programme, description of priorities and measures ......................................... 71 5.3. Intervention logic of single measures................................................................................................ 75 5.3.0. M111 Training, Information and Diffusion of Knowledge ......................................................... 75 5.3.1. M112 Setting up of young farmers ............................................................................................ 77 5.3.2. M121 Modernisation of agricultural holdings ........................................................................... 79 5.3.3. M122 Improving the Economic Value of Forests ...................................................................... 83 5.3.4. M123 Adding Value to Agricultural and Forestry Products ....................................................... 84 5.3.5. M141 Semi-subsistence farming ............................................................................................... 86 5.3.6. M142 Setting up of Producer Groups ........................................................................................ 87 5.3.7. M143 Provision of farm advisory and extension services ......................................................... 89 5.3.8. M211 Natural handicap payments to farmers in mountain areas and M212 Payments to farmers in areas with handicaps, other than mountain areas .................................................................. 90 MIDTERM