The project aims to enhance targeted support for rural development in Åland within the programme’s framework, while fostering a shared learning process on monitoring and evaluation.
The objective of the evaluation – led by Nordregio and ÅSUB – is to improve the quality, effectiveness and efficiency of the implementation of the Rural Development Programme (RDP) for Åland Islands for the period 2014-2020. The Programme aims to contribute to smart, sustainable economic development that focuses on productivity and environmental sustainability, ensuring Åland Islands is an attractive rural region that is home to profitable and viable rural companies, an active agricultural industry. The project is runned in close cooperation with the programme’s administrative authority (The Government of Åland). The RDP for Åland Islands has a total budget of 58.5 million EUR, of which the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) co-funding is 20.7 million euros.
The project is based on annual evaluations, with differing thematic focuses each year. Moreover, in the 2025-2027 period, will be performing an ex-post evaluation of the Rural Development Programme (RDP) for Åland Islands. This part of the evaluation assesses the RDP effectiveness, efficiency, and impact to identify lessons learned, ensure accountability, and improve future planning and design.
Final report
The in-depth report can now be found online. Follow the link for more information and the report (in Swedish)
Ålands Utvärderarnas fördjupade årsrapport för 2018 (published 2019)
Utvärderarnas rapport 2018. Landsbygdsutvecklingsprogrammet för landskapet Åland för 2014-2020 (published 2018)
Utvärderarnas fördjupade årsrapport för 2016 (published 2017)
