Tools4CAP Academy Module II – Advanced data management and monitoring for CAP Strategic Plans | Highlights Report

The report summarises the key highlights of the second module of the Tools4CAP Academy, which took place on 20 November 2024. Over 65 experts from 22 countries, including representatives from EU institutions, national public authorities, research institutions, innovators, farmers, and other stakeholders participated in the session. The Academy aims to provide a dynamic framework for capacity building and peer-learning, with a primary goal of developing an appealing and customised training program to meet the needs of end users. 

The event showcased several monitoring techniques and tools, including the Area Monitoring System, the Policy Monitoring Tool, the Data Aggregation Platform, as well as the Farm Management Information System (FMIS) and the Digital Farm Book. The specific objectives of this module were:

• Provide information and examples on advanced data management and monitoring techniques and tools for the CAP Strategic Plans.
• Develop skills for collecting, processing, and integrating diverse data sources relevant to CAP, and describe data integration techniques.
• Enhance the exchange, learn and interact with project end users, understood as governance bodies as well as EU, national, and local policy-makers.