WHAT ARE THE CURRENT NIVA ACHIEVEMENTS?

NIVA aims to modernise IACS by making efficient use of digital solutions and e-tools, by creating reliable methodologies and harmonised data sets for monitoring agricultural performance while reducing administrative burden for farmers, paying agencies and other stakeholders.

Already 2 years of NIVA implementation have passed and it is time for reflection on the main achievements towards the main challenges and objectives, which is summarized in the tables 1 and 2 below.

Table 1 Overview of NIVA progress on main challenges

Challenge	Baseline (project start) situation	NIVA achievements up to date
Absorbing innovations to simplify the governance	Innovations implemented separately in the 41 different IACS systems in Europe Only 2 to 3 open source solutions covering small parts of IACS systems	More than 30 components have been developed and are being tested in cross-boundary collaboration Working modes to learn from each other in an active way and start relying on developments implemented in different PA systems Methodologies for Multi-Actor development and innovation deployment in IACS specified
Reducing socio-economic and administrative burden to farmers	Digital innovations offer potential to reduce the burdens to farmers and PA’s Digital innovation being tested in some research projects	Different aspects of implementing digital solutions have been aligned through an ‘As-is’ analysis Wider adoption of research products in innovations and field testing ongoing Pilots being tested specifically focused on lowering administrative burden through technology
Reducing the gap between IACS data use and potential broader uses	IACS derived data are shared in some member states on an ‘As-is’ basis Lack of standardization across claim years and common lists of relevant attributes (e.g. parcels, crops, vegetation types)	Operational testing of IACS data use in pilots for other purposes Standardization issues in IACS highlighted and recommendations provided in a stakeholder oriented way

As shown in Table 1 NIVA made good progress towards the challenges from a technical implementation point of view in getting components delivered and making technical recommendations for implementation.

Table 2 Overview of NIVA progress on main objectives

Objective	Baseline (project start) situation	NIVA achievements up to date
Integrate and reuse IACS evolutions based on open standards and common services	Lack of standardisation across IACS systems Largely independent development within MS borders	Raised awareness on need and pressure points for harmonisation and shared services IACS evolution based on components developed in different trials and experiences with testing Joint learning on potential IACS evolution through digital innovations through cross-collaboration
Build on farmers’ acceptance of the Smart Monitoring methodology	Testing panels in different Member states Demands in new CAP for more monitoring data raising challenges with farmers	Methodologies for joint development in a co-design and multi-actor approach Active participation of farmer and farmer representatives in developing new monitoring approaches Active participation of farmers in NIVA events
Reducing the gap between IACS data use and potential broader uses**	IACS derived data are shared in some member states on an ‘As-is’ basis lack of standardisation across years and common issues	Operational testing of IACS data use in pilots for other purposes Standardisation issues in IACS highlighted and recommendations provided in a stakeholder oriented way
Create a permanent exchange platform for discussion and exchange	Knowledge flow largely passive through presentation sessions at annual events EC DG JRC as a knowledge partner for both EC services and MS PAs	Joint collaboration and working modes between MS on diverse aspects of IACS systems NIVA providing knowledge products and briefs complementary to EC DG JRC Increasing participation across stakeholder groups in NIVA stakeholder events