Evaluation of measures for the apiculture sector : final report.

This report describes the evaluation of the measures improving the general conditions for the production and marketing of apiculture products. The evaluation report is structured as follows: Part I describes the methodological approach and the intervention logic of the CAP reform, the analytical framework and evaluation tools used to carry out the study as well as any limitation of the evaluation; Part II includes an overview of the apiculture sector, including a description of the place of the EU in the worldwide honey market, the main threats and opportunities for the sector, the EU honey production and marketing systems as well as an overview of the execution of the measures at EU level focusing on case study countries; Part III presents the answers for the six evaluation themes; Part IV presents the conclusions and recommendations by theme.