Technical Assistance to the Preparation of the Rural Development Program 2007 – 2013 and its Monitoring System

Project Description

The overall objective of the project was the preparation of the Bulgarian Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry to administer the assistance for rural development under the CAP, as part of the preparation to EU accession.
The specific objectives of this contract were:

Quality up-to-date sector analyses prepared to assist the Rural Development Directorate of MAF in the preparation of the measures from the post-accession Rural Development Plan 2007-2013
Setting up the monitoring information system and operational data-base on rural areas for the post-accession Rural Development Plan 2007-2013.

Services provided:

Sector analysis
Define monitoring & evaluation indicators for the measures included in the post-accession Rural Development Program 2007-2013, reflecting the deficiencies identified in SAPARD
Define expected values (results) of monitoring and evaluation indicators
Review of current systems for collecting, processing and analyzing SAPARD monitoring data
Define the necessary primary data about indicators
Building upon the current SAPARD monitoring system, design of software in Bulgarian and English and set-up of the monitoring database for the projects under the RDP 2007-2013
Test monitoring database software
Prepare manuals in Bulgarian and English about monitoring data base software and provide training (4 seminars for 40 people 2 days each) on monitoring & evaluation of RDP
Review of the current regional statistics database related to rural areas
Identification of the regional primary data for economical and social development indicators
Design of software in Bulgarian and English Prepare manuals in Bulgarian and English about regional statistics database and provide training (4 seminars for 40 people 2 days each) on monitoring regional rural development