Small-scale model ‘IMF-CAP’
Rationale of use
The Individual Farm Model for Common Agricultural Policy Analysis (IMF-CAP) is an EU-wide farm level tool used to assess the economic and environmental impacts of the CAP, delivering indicators such as changes in land and input use, crop and animal production, farm income and CAP expenditures.Functioning
The tool is a farm level model designed for the ex-ante economic and environmental assessment of the medium-term adaptation of individual farmers to policy and market shocks. The tool simulates how a given scenario, e.g., a change in prices, farm resources or environmental and agricultural policy, etc., might affect a set of selected performance indicators which are relevant for decision-makers and stakeholders.Types of outputs
The tool provides quantitative indicators related to baseline/scenarios.Relevant CAP objective
AllTool name
Small-scale model ‘IMF-CAP’Category
Policy analysis tools for evidence-based decisionsTool category
Small-scale modelling toolsMS
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JRC & DG AGRIRelevant tasks
CSP Design: Socio-Economic Context Analysis
CSP Design: SWOT Analysis
CSP Design: Intervention Setting
CSP Design: Ex-ante analysis and SEA
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