Interoperability of CAP intervention identifiers
Harmonisation of agricultural data: a case study
- In line with CAP reporting obligations, Member States provide the European Commission with datasets on various aspects of agriculture. If these data sources are combined, they could provide a comprehensive overview of European agriculture, supporting ongoing efforts to promote simplification and innovation. This requires interoperable datasets with a consistent use of identifiers to connect them to each other.
- We used a simple case study to investigate the level of harmonisation of CAP intervention identifiers from four datasets collected as part of the IACS quality assessments. We found that small differences like spelling and formatting prevent interoperability.
- To prevent these issues arising again in future, we have identified possible actions: providing better instructions on the format and content of the data that Member States should provide to the European Commission; integrating quality check tools into the data submission procedures; and improving the integration of different CAP-related databases and processes within each paying agency.
- The results of this simple case study analysis could also inform interoperability assessments of more complex European agricultural data.
URBANO Ferdinando;
ISOARDI Paolo;
LEMAJIC Slavko;
RUIZ MORENO Ana;
2026-02-19
European Commission
JRC145737
https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC145737,
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