EU support to young farmers should be better targeted to foster effective generational renewal, according to the latest report by the European Court of Auditors.
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:
- Spring 2017 edition of the Rural Connections Magazine featuring a special focus on Social Inclusion;
- EAFRD Projects Brochure on ‘Transition to Greener Rural Economies';
- Issue 23 of the EU Rural Review on ‘Green Economy: Opportunities for Rural Europe’.
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: 18/07/2017
Apply to the new EU-China Young Farmers Programme and get an opportunity to go on a study tour in China to learn about and exchange on modern practices in agriculture and rural development. The application deadline is 10 September 2017.
Last update: 18/07/2017
The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) “should continue to be managed at the EU level and […] helping farmers and protecting the environment should be its two main goals,” according to findings of the public consultation on the CAP. Read the full press release.
Last update: 05/07/2017
The 8th NRNs’ Meeting (26-28 June 2017 – Jyväskylä Region, Finland) discussed new networking tools and methods to support the implementation of the Cork 2.0 Declaration in Rural Development Programme (RDP) delivery.
Last update: 29/06/2017
A new edition of the EAFRD Projects Brochure on ‘Supporting Rural Business’ is now available online. It showcases examples of Rural Development Programme (RDP) projects that either support individual rural businesses or aim to create the kind of enabling environment that allows businesses to prosper in rural areas.