Slovenia

Slovenia:Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Ex-Ante Evaluation of the National Strategy Plan & the Rural Development Programme 2007-2013, 2006
Ex-Ante Evaluation of the National Strategy Plan & the Rural Development Programme 2007-2013, including instructions and training of local staff. The training activities did include 1) a combined general presentation and  workshop session, duration 3 days with group work for ministerial staff responsible for the preparation of the 2007-2013 RDP and 2) coaching/instructions on bilateral basis over 6 weeks with individual staff responsible for the preparation of measures under the RDP. Morten Kvistgaard was team leader for a team of consultants from Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana and Orbicon a/s. Morten Kvistgaard was responsible for the overall preparation of the training activities and specifically for presentations and for investment related (economic) issues under each of the measures.

Slovenia:Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, 2004
Technical assistance to the MAFF supporting the ministry in setting up the monitoring system for the new EU membership rural development programme. The assistance was a follow-up assignment on the midterm evaluation of the SAPARD programme.

Slovenia:Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Midterm Evaluation of the SAPARD Programme 2000 -2006, 2003
Morten Kvistgaard was team leader on the midterm evaluation of the Slovenian SAPARD programme. The evaluation was accomplished in co-operation with researchers at the Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana.