TOOL DETAILS

Audiovisual and Media:

The project explores the experiences and life stories of the entrepreneurs, communities and beneficiaries, who, using public funds made available through the RDP, have improved their businesses and their local areas.
The case histories reflect the objectives of the EU rural development policy (competitiveness of agriculture and forestry, protection of the environment and the land, the quality of life in rural areas) where agriculture is not only an economic activity but also underpins the landscape and daily lives of rural communities, of bold business decisions in which economic activity and production is intertwined with social life and the local context.
The project has national significance and involves all Italian regions, documenting more than 100 experiences. A set of complimentary focused tools were utilised including constructing histories, interviews, videos, and a photo gallery which endeavour to explain the most relevant cases from several points of view.

The main purpose was to identify and share experiences and projects financed through the Rural Development Programme. ‘Excellence’ rural, shows how the RDP is successfully implemented within enterprise and local territories, and the value of its intervention to support the agricultural sector and the wider region. It has also enabled beneficiaries to communicate their activities and their experiences.

EAFRD Beneficiaries:

Rural Development Stakeholders:

General Audience:

> €100 000

The materials were distributed and promoted through the National Rural Network and Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.

National Institute of Agricultural Economics (INEA)

Public Research Institute

Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry