Calculation formula
Methodology
Number of expected participants as indicated in the first application for the selected operations. (i.e. the intended outcome).
For the investment support to the development of services, the number of potential beneficiaries of the services created is to be recorded.
For the support to small farms development, the number of direct beneficiaries of the support is to be accounted.
The number of persons is included from the first payment.
Comments
The methodology is similar to the monitoring of the number of disadvantaged participants to European Social Fund actions (https://ec.europa.eu/sfc/en/system/files/ged/ESF%20monitoring%20and%20evaluation%20guidance.pdf).
This indicator cover the support to small farms development.
It is up to the Member State to decide the groups that need specific support, depending on the situation in the country and the outcome of the SWOT analysis.
Relevant groups facing specific challenges could include elderly people, women in rural areas, migrants, unemployed, people with disabilities, minorities (including marginalised communities), etc.