Prioritising CAP Intervention Needs: An Improved Cumulative Voting Approach

Roberto Cagliero, Francesco Bellini, Francesco Marcatto, Silvia Novelli, Alessandro Monteleone and Giampiero Mazzocchi
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Roberto Cagliero: Department of Policies and Bio-Economics, Council for Agricultural Research and the Analysis of Agricultural Economics (CREA), 00198 Rome, Italy
Francesco Bellini: Department of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences (DISAFA), University of Torino, 10095 Grugliasco, Italy
Francesco Marcatto: Department of Life Sciences (DSV), University of Trieste, 34128 Trieste, Italy
Silvia Novelli: Department of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences (DISAFA), University of Torino, 10095 Grugliasco, Italy
Alessandro Monteleone: Department of Policies and Bio-Economics, Council for Agricultural Research and the Analysis of Agricultural Economics (CREA), 00198 Rome, Italy
Giampiero Mazzocchi: Department of Policies and Bio-Economics, Council for Agricultural Research and the Analysis of Agricultural Economics (CREA), 00198 Rome, Italy

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 7, 1-18

Abstract: The process to define the 2023–2027 Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is underway. The implementation model governing the process requires each EU Member State to design a National Strategic Plan to deliver operational actions exploiting the synergies under the two pillars of the policy. Each Plan must be built from an evidence-based needs assessment that undergoes rigorous prioritisation and planning to create comprehensive, integrated, and achievable interventions. In Italy, the success of this planning process requires all interested stakeholders to generate options for the regional authorities who plan, manage, and legislate agricultural activities. This research proposes a decision-making technique, based on the cumulative voting approach, that can be used effectively when multiple persons from different backgrounds and perspectives are engaged in problem-solving and needs prioritisation. The results indicate that the model can be applied both theoretically and practically to prioritise Strategic Plan needs that involve national and regional authorities. Validation of the model allows it to be used in the next consultative processes and for expansion to socioeconomic stakeholders.

Keywords: CAP; National Strategic Plan; needs; prioritisation; cumulative voting; governance arrangements (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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