Division 4 Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (‘SWOT’) and identification of needsF1

F2...

1. (a)

   SWOT analysis containing the following sections:

   1. (i)

      comprehensive overall description of the current situation of the programming area, based on common and programme-specific context indicators and other qualitative up-to-date information;

   2. (ii)

      strengths identified in the programming area;

   3. (iii)

      weaknesses identified in the programming area;

   4. (iv)

      opportunities identified in the programming area;

   5. (v)

      threats identified in the programming area;

   6. (vi)

      structured table containing the data for the common and programme-specific context indicators.

2. (b)

   Needs assessment, based on evidence from the SWOT analysis, for each F3... priority for rural development (hereafter ‘priority’) and focus area and the three cross-cutting objectives (environment, including the specific needs of Natura 2000 areas according to the Prioritized Action Framework^f1, climate change mitigation and adaptation, innovation).