TOOL DETAILS
Title
Seminars on Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Tool category
& type
Events:
Keyword(s)
Communications, Events, Information, National Rural Network
Summary
The Association of Young Farmers of Portugal (AJAP), in cooperation with the Higher Institute of Agronomy (ISA) and the Association for Innovation and Business Development (INOVISA), organized two one-day seminars to present the main findings of the following two projects: "Agricultural Export Sector and Agro-Food: Prospective Analysis and Benchmarking Study" and "Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Rural World, Identification and Dissemination of Good Practices in Agricultural and Agroindustrial Sectors". Both projects promoted innovation and entrepreneurship in rural areas. The seminars were a good opportunity to raise awareness of the public on these main topics.
Country
& RDP Region(s)
Portugal
Main purpose
The seminars aimed at informing people on the results of research projects that were supported by the Portuguese National Rural Network. Their objective was to disseminate information and to generate a debate on the main topics of interest: entrepreneurship and innovation in rural areas.
Related
tools used
Website, PowerPoint presentations, publications, Facebook event application
Target audience
EAFRD Beneficiaries:
Rural Development Stakeholders:
General Audience:
Technical information
Two one-day seminars were organised in Lisbon. The language used was Portuguese. The agenda focused mainly on presenting in details the results of the two projects.
Date produced
2013
Cost range
€5 000 to €9 999
Publisher/
Organiser
The Association of Young Farmers of Portugal (AJAP)
Distribution & Promotion
The Association of Young Farmers of Portugal (AJAP)
Portuguese National Rural Network
Assessment of effectiveness
The seminars gathered around a hundred of participants and encouraged discussions on the topics of innovation, entrepreneurship and export of Portuguese agricultural produce, and also generated ideas on how to improve the CAP post-2013.
Name of organisation
The Association of Young Farmers of Portugal (AJAP)
Type of
organisation
Rural organisation
Partner organisation(s)
Higher Institute of Agronomy
Association for Innovation and Business Development
Image(s)
File(s)
Name of contact person
Ricardo Brito Paes - President
Address
Rua D. Pedro V, 108 – 2º Andar
1269-128 Lisboa
Portugal
Telephone
+351 21 324 49 70
