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Improving the EU food supply chain: have your say!

A three-month public consultation on how to make the EU food supply chain fairer was launched by the European Commission on 16 August 2017.

All citizens and organisations, ranging from farmers to public institutions, are invited to contribute their views on how to improve farmers’ position in the food supply chain, specifically concerning unfair trading practices; market transparency; and producer cooperation.

The consultation will run until 17 November 2017 and the results will complement work on the simplification and modernisation of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).

Source:
  • EU institutions
Publication date: 
16/08/2017

EU Rural Review 24 available online

Issue 24 of the ‘EU Rural Review’ - the ENRD’s main thematic publication - on the topic of ‘Re-imagining Rural Business Opportunities’ is now available online.

It explores some of the latest thinking and practice in how rural entrepreneurship can be supported to take advantage of emerging opportunities and latent potential in order to develop new forms of successful rural business.

The publication was informed by the ENRD thematic work on ‘Rural Businesses’, which also featured a dedicated EAFRD Projects Brochure.

For subscriptions to ENRD publications please write to subscribe@enrd.eu. 

Source:
  • ENRD Contact Point
Publication date: 
31/07/2017

Agri-environmental Schemes: impacts on the agricultural environment

A new publication by Science for Environment Policy (within the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Environment) explores the impacts of Agri-environmental Schemes on European farming, with a particular focus on biodiversity and ecosystem services.

Based on scientific research, the publication provides suggestions to further improve the design and uptake of the schemes and related measures in order to secure even greater effectiveness and environmental protection in the future.

Source:
  • EU institutions
Publication date: 
27/07/2017

EU Farm Recipes and stories to tell

A new #EUFarmRecipies book – recently launched by COPA-COGECA, the association of farmers and agri-cooperatives in the EU – showcases recipes from across the EU, “each with a story to tell”.

The book is intended to bring consumers closer to agriculture, explaining how the food was produced and the history behind each recipe, thus showing consumers the real value of their food.

Source:
  • European stakeholders
Publication date: 
27/07/2017

Strengthening the European model of agriculture

A recent publication by the European Parliament’s Think Tank examines structural change in EU farming, seeking to answer the question “How can the CAP support a 21st century European model of agriculture?”.

The study explores farm structural change separately in Western and in Central and Eastern Europe, and goes on to identify ways of strengthening food value chains in the EU.

Source:
  • EU institutions
Publication date: 
27/07/2017

Reconciling agricultural productivity and climate change

Two new case studies published by the OECD examine synergies and trade-offs between agricultural productivity and climate change mitigation and adaptation in the Netherlands and France.

The case studies explore the extent to which agricultural and other policies can achieve compatibility between higher productivity and climate change objectives. Finally, the papers review the overall success of the policy framework and make recommendations for improvement in each case.

Source:
  • International Organisations
Publication date: 
26/07/2017

Capitalising on CLLD experiences – building resilient local communities

Save the date! A European seminar building on experiences and lessons from putting Community-led Local Development (CLLD) in practice will take place on 8-10 November 2017, in Győr, Hungary.

The event will discuss how CLLD is applied in rural and coastal areas, how it can be used to promote inclusion, as well as its new urban and social dimensions.

This is the third in a series of CLLD seminars organised jointly by the four EU Commission Directorates-General managing the European Structural and Investment Funds, following one in Båstad, Sweden (December 2016) and one in Edinburgh, UK (December, 2015).

Source:
  • EU institutions
Publication date: 
26/07/2017

Updated Guidance on LEADER Cooperation

The Guidance for the implementation of LEADER Cooperation activities under the 2014-2020 Rural Development Programmes (RDPs), produced by the European Commission’s DG AGRI, has been updated.

The updated document includes the proposals of a dedicated ENRD Practitioner-led Working Group. For additional information, see also LEADER/CLLD Cooperation factsheets and ‘landscape’, overviewing relevant rules and procedures in national and regional RDPs.

Source:
  • EU institutions
Publication date: 
26/07/2017

Streamlining support for young farmers

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.

The report highlights that while Rural Development policy is well suited to address young farmers’ needs, a better definition of objectives and application of selection criteria are needed to prioritise the best projects. It concludes on a set of recommendations for making the aid effective.

Source:
  • EU institutions
Publication date: 
18/07/2017

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