Finland’s CAP impact indicators

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The EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) for the period of 2023–2027 started on 1 January 2023. The current period emphasises climate change mitigation and adaptation, animal welfare and attracting new farmers to agriculture. Other focus areas include ensuring a fair income for farmers as well as developing rural areas and risk management.

The EU has set nine specific objectives and one all-encompassing objective for the CAP. Each Member State has prepared a national strategic plan for 2023–2027 to implement the CAP.

The objectives of Finland’s CAP plan include the viable production of food, an environmentally smart and climate-smart agriculture, as well as changing and diverse rural areas. The all-encompassing objective is to promote knowledge sharing, innovation and digitalisation. Finland’s national focus areas and effectiveness goals have been set based on these objectives to help assess the performance of the CAP plan. The aim is to achieve the goals and objectives by 2027.

Information about Finland’s CAP impact indicators grouped under the specific objectives is presented on these pages. The indicators represent the development of these effectiveness goals.

Knowledge sharing, innovation and digitalisation

Finland’s CAP plan focuses on increased knowledge as well as the use of digitalisation and innovation. 

Ensuring a fair income for farmers and the production of food

The CAP plan defines a number of measures and support instruments that seek to ensure a fair income for farmers. The following indicators represent their effectiveness:

Competitiveness of production

The CAP plan defines a number of measures and support instruments that seek to improve the competitiveness and productivity of farmers. The following indicators represent their effectiveness:

Improving the market position of farmers

The CAP plan defines certain measures that seek to improve the market position of farmers. The following indicator represent their effectiveness:

Climate change: mitigation and adaptation

The CAP plan defines a number of measures and support instruments that seek to reduce greenhouse gases in the agricultural sector and adapt to the changing climate. The following indicators represent their effectiveness:

Effective environmental management and protection

The CAP plan defines a number of measures and support instruments that seek to reduce nutrient loading in agriculture and increase the resource-efficient use of production inputs. The following indicators represent their effectiveness:

Preservation of biodiversity, habitats and landscapes

The CAP plan defines a number of measures and support instruments that seek to preserve and improve biodiversity and landscapes. The following indicators represent their effectiveness:

Attracting new entrepreneurs and farmers to rural areas

The CAP plan defines measures that seek to attract new farmers and diversify agriculture. The following indicators represent their effectiveness:

Employment in rural areas, growth and local inclusion

The CAP plan defines a number of measures and support instruments that seek to develop employment and the socioeconomic structure in rural areas. The following indicators represent their effectiveness:

Healthy and sustainable food supply

The CAP plan defines a number of measures and support instruments that seek to ensure the welfare of livestock and the high-quality production of food for consumers. The following indicators represent their effectiveness:

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Finland´s CAP Strategic Plan (European Commission)