Help to better understand the current and potential uses of precision faming tools – fill in this short survey by 24 December 2018!
The survey is targeted at farmers, both users and non-users of Precision Agricultural Technologies, and is available in all EU languages.
The latest meeting of the European Rural Networks’ Assembly (11 December 2018 – Brussels, Belgium) considered the state-of-play of discussions on the post-2020 Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) legislative framework, specifically focusing on networking and innovation.
Assembly members exchanged on the governance and role of the future ‘CAP networks’, the contribution of networking within Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems (AKIS), and elements related to monitoring and demonstrating network performance.
The Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking (BBI JU) is planning to contract a service provider in the first quarter of 2019 to perform a pilot study on the participation of the agricultural sector in BBI JU.
The study should focus on business models, challenges and recommendations to enhance the impact on rural development. All detailed information is available on the BBI JU website.
BBI JU - Bio-Based Industries Joint Undertaking - is a €3.7 billion Public-Private Partnership between the EU and the Bio-based Industries Consortium, operating under Horizon 2020.
A recent ENRD workshop (10 December 2018 – Brussels, Belgium) analysed support under the current Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) for young farmers and explored innovative ways of encouraging young entrants into farming.
The event provided a platform for relevant rural development stakeholders to share opinions and ideas, and to discuss generational renewal under the post-2020 CAP proposals. The event was intended primarily for national authorities.
EU Rural Review issues 25 on 'Resource Efficiency’ and 26 on ‘Smart Villages: Revitalising Rural Services’ are now available in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish and Polish on the ENRD website.
Issue 25 overviews resource-efficient rural practices and highlights how the EU's Rural Development policy can be best used to support an improved management of natural resources.
Issue 26 explores how digital and social innovation can be used in new, creative ways to improve basic services in rural areas.
The latest meeting of the dedicated ENRD Thematic Group (TG) – 5 December 2018 in Brussels, Belgium – explored the toolkit of policy instruments that can support the implementation of Smart Village strategies or plans.
LEADER/CLLD, cooperation and digital strategies can play an important role in supporting a set of actions that can enable the implementation of Smart Village strategies. Additionally, there are opportunities for levering in further investments through the EU’s Cohesion policy and Financial Instruments, among others.
For more information, explore the resources available on the ENRD Smart Villages Portal. Join us in the Facebook community and share your thoughts with over 200 members.
Explore the insights of Local Action Groups (LAGs) on LEADER/CLLD implementation in your country!
Reports on LAGs’ experiences and suggestions for improvement – drawing on the findings of the largest and most comprehensive LEADER survey ever, ran in November 2017 – have been made available by the ENRD Contact Point.
Survey findings from Croatia, Cyprus, Malta, and Slovenia are not included due to the small number of responding LAGs and related confidentiality considerations; Slovakian LAGs were not surveyed due to the stage of LAG approval at the time of the survey.
Follow the ENRD thematic work on social media: join our Facebook Smart Villages Community and have a chat with us about rural #Bioeconomy on Twitter! Share your ideas, experience, initiatives or projects with us and others who are also interested in these topics.
Find out how the first ENRD Twitter chat on territorial and local approaches to rural bioeconomy went and follow our webpage for ongoing updates.
Browse through our rich collection of materials on Smart Villages, more will be coming soon.
The Guidelines: Assessing RDP Achievements and Impacts in 2019 are now available in 23 languages!
These non-binding Guidelines aim to examine the challenges in relation to the evaluation activities for the AIR in 2019.
Get inspired to develop a project providing access to high-speed internet in your area – browse through this year’s winners of the European Broadband Awards!
Several projects delivering rural broadband in Croatia, Finland, Latvia, Poland, Spain, and the Netherlands have been awarded in the various categories.
This annual competition, run by the European Commission, highlights projects – big or small, rural or urban, private or public – that have successfully established broadband infrastructures. Explore the winning projects from previous years and a database of good practice examples.
