FADN data on the support under the CAP delimited for LAU2 (NUTS2) regions in the EU Member States for the 2007-2013 programming period

Ready to use FADN dataset on the support under the CAP in 2007-2013 delimited for LAU2 (NUTS2) regions in the EU Member States.

Investigation of the interaction between Cohesion and Rural Policies requires analysing comparable data. However, the CAP data are usually collected at the national level. The FADN database is the only data source for analysing the impact of agricultural policy instruments on the economic situation of farms. However, the regional breakdown of FADN data in some countries does not correspond to the NUTS2 breakdown for which cohesion policy is defined.

The provided FADN data delimitation uses a methodology that takes into account the range of impact and features specific to a given region. Because the research shows a very strong relationship between the amount of support under the CAP and the number and size of farms on a given area, this criterion was used to delimit FADN data for particular LAU2 (NUTS2) regions, while maintaining the allocation to individual measures.

FADN data aggregated (averaged) to the level of FADN regions and economic size classes were used. Each FADN region has been assigned a corresponding NUTS2 region (or regions) according to the classification in 2010 in which the full census of the farm structure survey was carried out. The delimitation of FADN data to NUTS2 regions was based on weights constructed on the basis of Eurostat data on utilised agricultural area and number of holdings in 2010. In each economic size class, each FADN region consisted of the sum of the NUTS2 regions weighted by the utilised agricultural area. The result of each FADN variable was the sum of its values in each economic size class, weighted by the total number of holdings in each class.

This database has served as a basis for two articles, one validating the assumptions of the NUTS2 (LAU) delimitation of the FADN regions and the other using the database to compare synergies and trade-offs between cohesion policy and the common agricultural policy.