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RDP 2014 - 2020

The Welsh Governments Rural Communities - Rural Development Programme (RDP) 2014 – 2020 supported a wide range of activities designed to increase the sustainability and resilience of our natural environment, land-based sector, food businesses and communities.  

This included:

  • Improving skills, innovation and knowledge transfer
  • Creating and safeguarding jobs
  • Improving agri-environmental outcomes
  • Supporting woodland and forestry
  • Increasing biodiversity
  • Supporting and promoting resource efficiency
  • Developing and delivering ecosystem services
  • Supporting community development
  • Improving animal health and welfare
  • Mitigating and adapting to climate change

Why did we monitor and evaluate? 

Monitoring and Evaluation was an important processes in assessing the delivery and success of the Rural Development Programme in Wales. It is important that robust and appropriate monitoring and evaluation systems are in place to help track the achievement of outputs and outcomes and to assist in assessing impact.

Who was responsible for monitoring and evaluation?

Both project applicants and the Welsh Government.  

Project applicants had a responsibility to report key data and achievements on their projects. Responsibility for monitoring and evaluation at a Programme level lied with the Strategy Team within the Welsh European Funding Office (WEFO). This included the collation of monitoring data at a programme level to complete the Annual Implementation Reports (AIRs). The Strategy Team were also responsible for the management of programme and scheme level evaluations and in addition were able to provide advice relating to any monitoring and evaluation queries within the programme. This included providing assistance relating to data collection and indicator definitions and offering support in designing evaluation specifications.


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