Table 1: EAFRD expenditures realized 2007-2009, EAFRD total allocation 2007-2013 (before HC as at mid-2008) and uptake level[1]

Measures code || Measures || Number of RDP implementing the measures (max 88) || EAFRD 2007-2009 || Total allocation 2007-2013 || uptake level

111 || Vocational training and information actions || 78 || 93 266 011 || 996 338 654 || 9%

112 || Setting-up of young farmers || 69 || 537 109 921 || 2 729 762 572 || 20%

113 || Early retirement || 52 || 750 047 270 || 2 644 456 215 || 28%

114 || Use of advisory services || 60 || 12 241 690 || 662 546 667 || 2%

115 || Setting up of farm management, relief and advisory services || 33 || 1 958 763 || 137 271 564 || 1%

121 || Modernisation of agricultural holdings || 86 || 2 165 093 096 || 9 652 819 268 || 22%

122 || Improvement of the economic value of forests || 50 || 50 823 649 || 652 127 142 || 8%

123 || Adding value to agricultural and forestry products || 86 || 528 305 883 || 5 519 893 083 || 10%

124 || Cooperation for development of new products, processes and technologies || 55 || 8 006 806 || 336 457 412 || 2%

125 || Infrastructure related to the development and adaptation of agriculture and forestry || 78 || 456 373 495 || 4 866 010 414 || 9%

126 || Restoring agricultural production potential damaged by natural disasters and introducing appropriate prevention actions || 25 || 69 860 106 || 732 535 861 || 10%

131 || Meeting standards based on Community legislation || 17 || 44 128 620 || 96 683 558 || 46%

132 || Participation of farmers in food quality schemes || 51 || 7 694 531 || 293 455 582 || 3%

133 || Information and promotion activities || 47 || 6 998 387 || 212 320 517 || 3%

141 || Semi-subsistence farming || 8 || 268 766 385 || 915 274 606 || 29%

142 || Producer groups || 10 || 40 151 798 || 325 507 181 || 12%

143 || Providing farm advisory and extension services || 2 || 624 804 || 131 773 438 || 0%

Total Axis 1 || || || 5 041 451 215 || 30 905 233 734 || 16%

211 || Payments to farmers in areas with handicaps (Article 36 (a) (i) of Reg. (EC) No 1698/2005) || 58 || 2 535 342 208 || 6 004 100 602 || 42%

212 || Payments to farmers in areas with handicaps in mountain areas (Article 36 (a) (ii) of Reg. (EC) No 1698/2005) || 74 || 2 689 096 097 || 6 642 712 499 || 40%

213 || Natura 2000 payments and payments linked to Directive 2000/60/EC (WFD) || 28 || 38 923 729 || 471 826 214 || 8%

214 || Agri-environment commitments || 88 || 6 766 447 108 || 20 317 820 878 || 33%

215 || Animal welfare payments || 21 || 104 442 195 || 312 974 710 || 33%

216 || Non-productive investments || 49 || 26 179 845 || 462 790 092 || 6%

221 || First afforestation of non-agricultural land || 66 || 487 931 021 || 2 417 586 932 || 20%

222 || First establishment of agroforestry systems on agricultural land || 16 || - || 22 743 954 || 0%

223 || First afforestation of non-agricultural land || 39 || 21 584 293 || 360 798 588 || 6%

224 || Natura 2000 payments || 15 || 3 656 799 || 110 646 424 || 3%

225 || Forest-environment payments || 31 || 10 899 107 || 265 436 228 || 4%

226 || Restoring forestry potential and introducing prevention actions || 58 || 217 636 399 || 1 552 976 933 || 14%

227 || Non-productive investments || 71 || 71 172 180 || 808 852 967 || 9%

Total Axis 2 || || || 12 973 310 981 || 39 751 267 021 || 33%

311 || Diversification into non-agricultural activities || 67 || 84 033 772 || 1 442 111 649 || 6%

312 || Business creation and development || 51 || 57 332 430 || 2 185 744 982 || 3%

313 || Encouragement of tourism activities || 62 || 66 389 380 || 1 300 160 835 || 5%

321 || Basic services for the economy and rural population || 64 || 141 770 148 || 2 685 865 662 || 5%

322 || Village renewal and development || 54 || 223 388 217 || 3 046 071 082 || 7%

323 || Conservation and upgrading of the rural heritage || 69 || 125 595 829 || 1 265 471 141 || 10%

331 || Training and information for economic actors operating in the fields covered by Axis 3 || 35 || 9 328 125 || 136 185 036 || 7%

341 || Skills acquisition, animation and implementation || 38 || 21 891 831 || 161 215 956 || 14%

Total Axis 3 || || || 729 729 730 || 12 222 826 343 || 6%

411 || Implementing local development strategies - axis 1 || 61 || 13 841 102 || 522 378 659 || 3%

412 || Implementing local development strategies - axis 2 || 43 || 1 446 691 || 165 209 131 || 1%

413 || Implementing local development strategies - axis 3 || 86 || 96 583 627 || 3 725 553 233 || 3%

421 || Implementing cooperation projects || 87 || 1 038 962 || 265 619 794 || 0%

431 || Running the local action group, acquiring skills and animating the territory || 86 || 47 765 310 || 854 443 162 || 6%

Total Axis 4 || || || 160 675 692 || 5 533 203 979 || 3%

511 || Technical assistance || || 197 240 105 || 1 925 361 913 || 10%

611 || Direct Payments (RO and BG) || || 342 426 737 || 645 581 697 || 53%

Grand Total || || || 19 444 834 460 || 90 983 474 687 || 21%

Table 2(a): Monitoring output indicators 2007-2009, and targets 2007-2013        (before HC as at end 2009) [2]

Code || Measure || Output || Unit || Value (2007-2009) || Targets 2007-2013 || % target ||

111 || Vocational training and information actions || Number of participants in training || N. || 1 136 877 || 5 254 417 || 22% ||

112 || Setting up of young farmers || Number of assisted young farmers || N. || 36 660 || 188 427 || 19% ||

113 || Early retirement || Number of beneficiaries || N. || 17 385 || 81 453 || 21% ||

Number of hectares released || Ha || 230 000 || 998 627 || 23% ||

114 || Use of advisory services || Number of farmers supported || N. || 34 800 || 1 125 166 || 3% ||

Number of forest holders supported || N. || 1 070 || 64 042 || 2% ||

115 || Setting up of management, relief and advisory services || Number of newly set up management, relief or advisory services || N. || 185 || 1 191 || 16% ||

121 || Modernisation of agricultural holdings || Number of farm holdings that received investment support || N. || 105 800 || 592 007 || 18% ||

122 || Improvement of the economic value of forests || Number of forest holdings that received investment support || N. || 6 020 || 66 921 || 9% ||

123 || Adding value to agricultural and forestry products || Number of enterprises supported || N. || 7 060 || 67 742 || 10% ||

124 || Cooperation for development of new products, processes and technologies || Number of cooperation initiatives supported || N. || 353 || 5 683 || 6% ||

125 || Infrastructure related to the development and adaptation of agriculture and forestry || Number of operations supported || N. || 16 623 || 48 097 || 35% ||

126 || Restoring agricultural production potential damaged by natural disasters and prevention actions || Supported area of damaged agricultural land || Ha || 336 000 || 1 137 964 || 30% ||

131 || Meeting standards based on Community legislation || Number of beneficiaries || N. || 8 214 || 88 133 || 9% ||

132 || Participation of farmers in food quality schemes || Number of supported farm holdings participating in a quality scheme || N. || 134 000 || 393 381 || 34% ||

133 || Information and promotion activities || Number of supported actions || N. || 2 041 || 51 635 || 4% ||

141 || Semi-subsistence farming || Number of semi-subsistence farm holdings supported || N. || 8 885 || 110 889 || 8% ||

142 || Producer groups || Number of supported producer groups || N. || 280 || 2 162 || 13% ||

LFA || Support to Less Favoured Areas || Number of supported holdings in LFAs || N. || 2 568 319 || 3 600 000 || 72% ||

Supported agricultural land in LFAs || Ha || 50 900 000 || 55 000 000 || 93% ||

213 || Natura 2000 payments and payments linked to Directive 2000/60/EC (WFD) || Number of supported holdings in Natura 2000 areas/under WFD || N. || 29 679 || 52 133 || 57% ||

Supported agricultural land under Natura 2000/under WFD || Ha || 536 492 || 1 085 818 || 49% ||

214 || Agri-environment payments || Number of farm holdings || N. || 947 000 || 2 778 267 || 34% ||

Total area under agri-environmental support || Ha || 33 150 000 || 60 000 000 || 55% ||

Physical area under agri-environmental support || Ha || 21 528 712 || 45 000 000 || 48% ||

Total Number of contracts || N. || 1 675 447 || 2 931 033 || 57% ||

215 || Animal welfare payments || Number of animal welfare contracts || N. || 126 700 || 184 287 || 69% ||

216 || Non-productive investments || Number of farm holdings || N. || 5 642 || 82 026 || 7% ||

221 || First afforestation of agricultural land || Number of beneficiaries receiving support || N. || 14 100 || 130 089 || 11% ||

Number of ha afforested land || Ha || 72 500 || 600 000 || 12% ||

222 || First establishment of agroforestry systems on agricultural land || Number of beneficiaries || N. || 0 || 277 || 0% ||

Number of ha under new agroforestry systems || Ha || 0 || 38 576 || 0% ||

223 || First afforestation of non-agricultural land || Number of beneficiaries receiving support || N. || 2 250 || 48 806 || 5% ||

Number of ha of afforested land || Ha || 19 500 || 222 776 || 9% ||

224 || Natura 2000 payments || Number of forest holdings receiving aid in Natura 2000 area || N. || 4 075 || 52 000 || 8% ||

Supported forest land (ha) in Natura 2000 area || Ha || 71 926 || 382 491 || 19% ||

225 || Forest-environment payments || Number of forest holdings receiving support || N. || 5 130 || 75 610 || 7% ||

Total forest area under forest environment support || Ha || 211 886 || 2 135 933 || 10% ||

Physical forest area under forest environment support || Ha || 187 256 || 919 762 || 20% ||

Number of contracts || N. || 8 750 || 76 939 || 11% ||

226 || Restoring forestry potential and introducing prevention actions || Number of prevention/restoration actions || N. || 19 370 || 132 717 || 15% ||

227 || Non-productive investments || Number of supported forest holders || N. || 39 411 || 136 876 || 29% ||

311 || Diversification into non-agricultural activities || Number of beneficiaries || N. || 4 971 || 83 944 || 6% ||

312 || Business creation and development || Number of micro-enterprises supported/created || N. || 6 111 || 94 700 || 6% ||

313 || Encouragement of tourism activities || Number of new tourism actions supported || N. || 3 691 || 44 146 || 8% ||

321 || Basic services for the economy and rural || Number of supported actions || N. || 8 707 || 65 417 || 13% ||

322 || Village renewal and development || Number of villages where actions took place || N. || 12 790 || 32 400 || 39% ||

323 || Conservation and upgrading of the rural heritage || Number of rural heritage actions supported || N. || 23 462 || 69 842 || 34% ||

331 || Training and information || Number of economic actors participating || N. || 49 390 || 501 000 || 10% ||

341 || Skills acquisition, animation and implementation || Number of actions supported || N. || 5 489 || 16 045 || 34% ||

414 412 413 || Implementing local development strategies || Number of projects financed by LAGs || N. || 7 090 || 170 900 || 4% ||

Number of beneficiaries supported || N. || 8 756 || 1 227 326 || 1% ||

421 || Implementing cooperation projects || Number of cooperation projects || N. || 130 || 4 711 || 3% ||

431 || Running the local action group, acquiring skills and animating the territory || Number of actions supported || N. || 20 434 || 89 895 || 23% ||

Table 2(b): Monitoring result indicators 2007-2009, and targets 2007-2013 (before HC as at end 2009) [3]

|| result indicators || 2007-2009 values ||  Targets

AXIS 1 || Number of participants that successfully ended a training activity related to agriculture and/or forestry || 696 000 || 2 200 000

Increase in GVA in supported holdings/enterprises ('000 EUR) || 1 200 000 || 25 900 000

Number of holdings / enterprises introducing new products and/or new techniques || 33 400 || 334 000

Number of farms entering the market || 1 215 || 130 000

Value of agricultural production under recognized quality label/standards (millions of euros) || 3 200 || 16 700 000

Axis 2 || Agricultural and forestry areas under successful land management contributing to (ha) || Biodiversity || 43 000 000 || 57 000 000

Water quality || 27 000 000 || 38 000 000

Climate change || 25 000 000 || 26 000 000

Soil quality || 30 000 000 || 37 000 000

Avoidance marginalisation || 45 000 000 || 53 000 000

Axis3 || Increase in Non-agricultural gross value added in supported business ('000 EUR) || 98 000 || 3 100 000

Gross number of jobs created || 4 020 || 307 000

Additional number of tourist visits || Number of day visitors || 2 227 000 || 7 808 000

Number of overnight stays || 245 000 || 7 366 000

Population in rural areas benefiting from improved services || 22 800 000 || 71 000 000

Increase in internet penetration in rural areas ( nbr of persons) || 1 070 000 || 47 060 000

Number of participants that successfully ended a training activity in the field of axis 3 || 121 300 || 572 000

  Table 3: Overall execution of the EAFRD budget by the end of 2009 compared to the overall 2007-2013 allocation, axis per axis[4]

EU-27 average: 16,3%

EU-27 average: 32,7%

EU-27 average: 6%

EU-27 average: 2,9%

Table 4: axis 1 and axis 3 implementation break down according gender and age as laid down in the Art. 81 of the Reg. (EC) No 1698/2005[5]

Share of the beneficiaries under 40 years for the measures training (111) and modernisation (121)

Share of women beneficiaries for the measures training (111) and modernisation (121) compared to the EU-25 share of women holders for the whole sector[6]

Share of women beneficiaries for the measure young farmer (112) compared to the EU-25 share of young women holders for the whole sector[7]

Share of women beneficiaries for the measures diversification (311) and micro enterprises support (312)

         

[1]               Source: DG AGRI

[2]               Source: RDIS IDIM 2009, outputs indicators for commitments made from 2007 onwards

[3]               Source: RDIS IDIM 2009, outputs indicators for commitments made from 2007 onwards

[4]               Sources: DG AGRI

[5]               Source: RDIS IDIM 2009, outputs indicators for commitments made from 2007 onwards

[6]               Eurostat

[7]               Eurostat