Aiming to support the take-up and implementation of the LEADER approach in the Western Balkans, Turkey and beyond, a new publication by DG AGRI compiles practical information on setting up and encouraging bottom-up initiatives in rural areas.
Discover aticles on: (1) The evaluation of innovation in RDPs 2014- 2020 (2) Farm level indicators for new topics in policy evaluation (3) What evaluators in Latvia are learning from the 2017 AIR (4) The policy framework for innovation
Learn all about the major Cork 2.0 Rural Development Conference & Declaration and explore:
- A thematic focus on Cork 2.0 in the Autumn 2016 edition of the Rural Connections Magazine;
- A highlights summary of the event in a Special Edition ENRD Newsletter;
- The full text of the Declaration translated into 22 EU languages. ...
Discover articles on: (1) EvaluationWORKS! 2016 experiences from the Member States (2) Preparing the evaluation of innovation in RDPs 2014-2020 (3) Fourth Good Practice Workshop: 5-6 December Bordeaux, France (4) Evaluation at the local level and MUCH MORE!
The European Network for Rural Development (ENRD) is the structure that brings together all the stakeholders aiming to achieve improved rural development results in the EU.
The network serves as a hub for the sharing of information about how Rural Development policy, programmes, projects and other initiatives are working in practice and how they can be improved to achieve more.
Explore the latest ENRD publications, including:
- Issue 24 of the EU Rural Review on ‘Re-imagining Rural Business Opportunities’;
- EAFRD Projects Brochure on ‘Supporting Rural Business';
- Spring 2017 edition of the Rural Connections Magazine featuring a special focus on Social Inclusion.
The European Evaluation Helpdesk for Rural Development is pleased to announce the publication of the new Working Document Evaluation-Related Queries.
This working document compiles a selection of evaluation-related queries raised by the Member States in the period from January 2015 to September 2016. Answers were prepared by the European Evaluation Helpdesk for Rural Development in collaboration with the responsible Commission services.
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Last update: 27/09/2017
A major innovation event – the Agri Innovation Summit –will take place in Lisbon, Portugal on 11-12 October 2017, bringing together a wide range of stakeholders to discuss how rural areas can best take advantage of current and emerging innovation opportunities.
Last update: 27/09/2017
A new EU project – rural SMEs – will work to boost innovative rural entrepreneurship in new niches of business opportunity, including in areas such as energy, environment, eco-industries, ICT and social innovation.
Last update: 27/09/2017
A transnational network of rural touristic ‘routes’ will promote hiking in European regions that have traditionally focused on mass tourism or, on the other hand, have benefited less from more traditional forms of international tourism.
Last update: 25/09/2017
Directorate General for Agriculture and Rural Development (DG AGRI) together with other DGs supporting CLLD, are organising a workshop on 11 October 2017, in Brussels. Deadline for registration is 29 September 2017!
