Expert consultations service provision on the Strategic Plan 2023–2027 for Agriculture and Rural Development of Lithuania was implemented during the period starting from November 2021 until March 2024. These consultations were intended to prepare the main document regulating the development directions of the Lithuanian agricultural sector – the Strategic Plan 2023–2027 for Agriculture and Rural Development of Lithuania.
During the implementation of the project, experts identified intervention needs, advised on the selection and better application of the support measures, provided methods for estimating the unit amounts of the different support measures, the principles of allocation of funds among the measures, etc. The consultations involved all stakeholders in the development of the plan, policy makers, scientists, and farmers, allowing knowledge sharing and generating useful insights to improve the final draft of the strategy to meet the expectations of farmers and the public.
Experts prepared dozens of projects of the intervention measures, including justifications of the territorial scopes, eligibility criteria, results indicators, and financial plans. They also provided the estimations of the planned support unit amounts and possible deviations.