Use and users of FADN data in Italy

The Farm Accountancy Data Network (FADN) is a sample survey that annually gathers information from more than 80,000 European farms. Its main aim to provide data the EU Commission used in assessment of farm profitability and evaluation Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) impacts.FADN results are also published nationally almost all Member States. Italian fadn (named RICA - Rete Italiana di Contabilità Agricola) provides for stakeholders researchers, serving as an important source specific analysis meeting wide range policy needs.Data stored online database, available institutional users under agreement or formal accession request. For non-institutional users, public Datawarehouse supplies/provides selected already aggregated by type, economic size, region. Like other surveys, FADN can be considered good, whose general benefit utility depends on its impact users. One way evaluate these benefits identification their level satisfaction. This monitoring activity not performed FADN: usage always tracked about satisfaction lacking. paper investigates this aspect (which has been called "inherent dissemination" first time, focusing extent ways which made available: most area covered data. Two instruments examined: database (BDR) request forms submitted CREA ask customized tables based set variables. tool analyzed submitting questionnaire list while forms, submissions processed during period 2011-2020 have examined.