Scottish Government

Horizontal

1

Economic development

2

Employment rate

3

Unemployment

AXIS 1, Improving the competitiveness of the agricultural and forestry sector

4

Training and education in agriculture

5

Age structure in agriculture

6

Labour productivity in agriculture

7

Gross fixed capital formation in agriculture

8

Employment development of primary sector

9

Economic development of primary sector

10

Labour productivity in food industry

11

Gross fixed capital formation in food industry

12

Employment development in food industry

13

Economic development of food industry

14

Labour productivity in forestry

15

Gross fixed capital formation in forestry

16

Importance of semi-subsistence farming in NMS

AXIS 2, Improving the environment and the countryside through land management

17

Biodiversity: Population of farmland birds

18

Biodiversity: High Nature Value farmland areas

19

Biodiversity: Tree species composition

20

Water quality: Gross Nutrient Balances

21

Water quality: Pollution by nitrates and pesticides

22

Soil: Areas at risk of soil erosion

23

Soil: Organic farming

24

Climate change: Production of renewable energy from agriculture and forestry

25

Climate change: UAA devoted to renewable energy

26

Climate change: GHG emissions from agriculture

AXIS 3, Improving the quality of life in rural areas and encouraging diversification of economic activity

27

Farmers with other gainful activity

28

Employment development of non-agricultural sector

29

Economic development of non-agricultural sector

30

Self-employment development

31

Tourism infrastructure in rural area

32

Internet take-up in rural areas

33

Development of services sector

34

Net migration

35

Life-long learning in rural areas

Leader

36

Development of Local Action Groups

refers to LEAD indicators in the framework of the national strategy and strategic monitoring foreseen in article 11(3)c and 13(2)A of EC n° 1698/2005

Horizontal

1

Designation of rural areas

2

Importance of rural areas

AXIS 1, Improving the competitiveness of the agricultural and forestry sector

3

Agricultural land use

4

Farm structure

5

Forestry structure

6

Forest productivity

AXIS 2, Improving the environment and the countryside through land management

7

Land cover

8

LFA

9

Areas of extensive agriculture

10

Natura 2000 area

11

Biodiversity: Protected forest

12

Development of forest area

13

Forest ecosystem health

14

Water quality

15

Water use

16

Protective forests concerning primarily soil and water

AXIS 3, Improving the quality of life in rural areas and encouraging diversification of economic activity

17

Population density

18

Age structure

19

Structure of the Economy

20

Structure of Employment

21

Long-term unemployment

22

Educational attainment

23

Internet Infrastructure

111

Vocational training and information actions

• Number of participants in training
• Number of training days received

112

Setting up of young farmers

• Number of assisted young farmers
• Total volume of investments

113

Early retirement

• Number of farmers early retired
• Number of farm workers early retired
• Number of hectares released

114

Use of advisory services

• Number of farmers supported
• Number of forest holders supported

115

Setting up of management, relief and advisory services

• Number of newly set up management, relief or advisory services

121

Modernisation of agricultural holdings

• Number of farm holdings that received investment support
• total volume of investments

122

Improvement of the economic value of forests

• Number of forest holdings that received investment support
• Total volume of investments

123

Adding value to agricultural and forestry products

• Number of undertakings supported
• Total volume of investments

124

Cooperation for development of new products, processes and technologies in the agriculture and food sector and the forestry sector

• Number of cooperation initiatives supported

125

Infrastructure related to the development and adaptation of agriculture and forestry

• Number of operations supported
• Total volume of investments

126

Restoring agricultural production potential damaged by natural disasters and introducing appropriate prevention actions

• Number of beneficiaries
• Total volume of investments

131

Meeting standards based on Community legislation

• Number of beneficiaries

132

Participation of farmers in food quality schemes

• Number of supported farm holdings participating in a quality scheme

133

Information and promotion activities

• Number of supported actions

141

Semi-subsistence farming

• Number of semi-subsistence farm holdings supported

142

Producer groups

• Number of supported producer groups
• Turnover of supported producer groups

211

Natural handicap payments to farmers in mountain areas

• Number of supported holdings in mountain areas
• Supported agricultural land in mountain areas

212

Payments to farmers in areas with handicaps, other than mountain areas

• Number of supported holdings in areas with handicaps, other than mountain areas
• Agricultural land area supported in areas with handicaps, other than mountain areas

213

Natura 2000 payments and payments linked to Directive 2000/60/EC ( WFD)

• Number of supported holdings in Natura 2000 areas/under WFD
• Supported agricultural land under Natura 2000/under WFD

214

Agri-environment payments

• Number of farm holdings and holdings of other land managers receiving support
• Total area under agri-environmental support
• Physical area under agri-environmental support under this measure
• Total Number of contracts
• Number of applications related to genetic resources

215

Animal welfare payments

• Number of farm holdings receiving support
• Number of animal welfare contracts

216

Non-productive investments

• Number of farm holdings and holdings of other land managers receiving support
• Total volume of investments

221

First afforestation of agricultural land

• Number of beneficiaries receiving afforestation aid
• Number of ha afforested land

222

First establishment of agroforestry systems on agricultural land

• Number of beneficiaries
• Number of ha under new agroforestry systems

223

First afforestation of non-agricultural land

• Number of beneficiaries receiving afforestation aid
• Number of ha of afforested land

224

Natura 2000 payments

• Number of forest holdings receiving aid in Natura 2000 area
• Supported forest land (ha) in Natura 2000 area

225

Forest-environment payments

• Number of forest holdings receiving support
• Forest area under forest environment support
• Number of contracts

226

Restoring forestry potential and introducing prevention actions

• Number of prevention/restoration actions
• Supported area of damaged forests

227

Non-productive investments

• Number of supported forest holders
• Total volume of investments

311

Diversification into non-agricultural activities

• Number of beneficiaries
• Total volume of investments

312

Business creation and development

• Number of micro-enterprises supported/created

313

Encouragement of tourism activities

• Number of new tourism infrastructure elements supported
• Total volume of investments

321

Basic services for the economy and rural population

• Number of supported actions ( ICT initiatives and other)
• Total volume of investments

322

Village renewal and development

• Number of villages where actions took place
• Total volume of investments

323

Conservation and upgrading of the rural heritage

• Number of rural heritage actions supported
• Total volume of investments

331

Training and information

• Number of participating economic actors to supported activities
• Number of days of training received by participants

341

Skills acquisition, animation and implementation of local development strategies

• Number of skills acquisition and animation actions
• Number of participants in actions
• Number of public-private partnerships supported

41

411

412

413

Implementing local development strategies

• competitiveness
• environment/land management
• quality of life/diversification

• Number of local action groups
• Total size of the LAG area (km2)
• Total population in LAG area (km2)
• Number of projects covered by LAGs

421

Implementing cooperation projects

• Number of cooperation projects

431

Running the local action group, acquiring skills and animating the territory as referred to in article 59

• Number of actions supported

Improving the competitiveness of the agricultural and forestry sector

Number of participants that successfully ended a training activity related to agriculture and/or forestry

Increase in agricultural gross value added in supported farms

Number of holdings introducing new products and/or new techniques

Value of agricultural production under recognized quality label/standards

Number of farms entering the market

Improving the environment and the countryside through land management

Area under successful land management contributing to:

1. bio diversity and high nature value farming/forestry
2. water quality
3. climate change
4. soil quality
5. avoidance of marginalisation and land abandonment

Improving the quality of life in rural areas and encouraging diversification of economic activity

Increase in non-agricultural gross value added in supported businesses

Gross number of jobs created

Additional number of tourists

Population in rural areas benefiting from improved services

Increase in internet penetration in rural areas

Number of participants that successfully ended a training activity

1

Economic growth

2

Employment creation

3

Labour productivity

4

Reversing biodiversity decline

5

Maintenance of high nature value farming and forestry areas

6

Improvement in water quality

7

Contribution to combating climate change