NACIONALINE MOKEJIMO AGENTURA PRIE ZEMES UKIO MINISTERIJOS

Their core work

Lithuania's National Paying Agency administers EU agricultural subsidies and enforces compliance with the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). In H2020, they serve as an end-user authority testing how Earth observation, remote sensing, and digital tools can modernize farm inspection systems and area-based compliance checks. They bring real operational data, regulatory requirements, and pilot-site access that technology developers need to validate CAP digitization solutions in a live government environment.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Their early projects (2016–2018) concentrated on e-government and personalised public services for farmers, with an emphasis on IT standardization and interoperability within the CAP framework. From 2019 onward, the focus shifted decisively toward Earth observation, remote sensing, drones, and satellite-based compliance monitoring — moving from digital paperwork to spatial intelligence. The most recent project (EIFFEL, 2021) signals a further expansion into climate change adaptation and global environmental frameworks like GEOSS and Copernicus.

They are moving from administrative digitization toward spatial data and AI-driven environmental monitoring, making them a strong pilot partner for any EO-based agriculture or climate solution targeting EU paying agencies.

How they like to work

They participate exclusively as a partner — never as coordinator — which is typical for a government end-user authority that provides real-world testing grounds rather than leading research. With 74 unique partners across 19 countries in just 6 projects, they operate in large, diverse consortia where they serve as the regulatory and operational validation point. This means they are accessible collaborators who are accustomed to working with many different research and technology teams simultaneously.

Across 6 projects they have worked with 74 distinct partners in 19 countries, reflecting broad European reach through large Innovation Action consortia. Their network spans agricultural technology providers, Earth observation specialists, and other EU paying agencies.

What sets them apart

As a national paying agency, they are one of the few organizations that can offer live access to real CAP compliance workflows, farmer data infrastructure (LPIS/IACS), and regulatory authority for pilot testing. Technology developers need partners like this to prove their EO or AI tools work in actual government operations — not just in a lab. For any consortium building a CAP modernization or agricultural monitoring proposal, having a paying agency on board adds immediate credibility and a guaranteed deployment pathway.

Highlights from their portfolio

• NIVA
  Their largest funded project (EUR 321,250), dedicated entirely to reimagining the IACS system that paying agencies use daily — directly aligned with their core mandate.
• DIONE
  Combines Earth observation, drones, and geo-tagged photos into a practical toolbox for CAP area-based compliance checks — the most technology-intensive project in their portfolio.
• EIFFEL
  Marks a strategic expansion beyond agriculture into climate change adaptation via GEOSS and Copernicus, signaling new directions for collaboration.