Help to better understand the current and potential uses of precision faming tools – fill in this short survey by 17 March 2019!
The survey is targeted at farmers, both users and non-users of Precision Agricultural Technologies, and is available in all EU languages. It is run by a partnership between several EU institutions and agencies and European NGOs.
Are you a demo-farmer or an innovation actor? Join the NEFERTITI community!
The H2020 project NEFERTITI aims to establish an EU-wide network of demonstration and pilot farms (DemoFarms) to enhance thematic knowledge exchanges, cross-fertilisation among actors and efficient innovation uptake in the farming sector. Demo-farmers and innovation actors (advisors, NGOs, industry, education, researchers and policy makers) are invited to join the community.
The international congress CAP Strategic Plans: Exploring Eco-climate schemes (6-8 February, Leeuwarden - the Netherlands) discussed the green architecture of the future CAP and explored how to design flexible eco-climate schemes within the framework of the CAP Strategic Plans.
The event included workshops - some of which facilitated by the ENRD Contact Point - and a visit to some of the Dutch collectives of farmers. The conclusions highlighted that public money should deliver public goods, and environmental and climate issues are very high in the list of priorities for the next programming period. The CAP has the ambition of deliver on these high expectations.
The ENRD Contact Point and Evaluation Helpdesk strive to engage rural development stakeholders through capacity building activities, information exchange and networking. Tell us if our work responds to your needs! Fill in the survey.
The results of the survey will be used to improve our future networking and communication activities. They will also inform the content and format of the ENRD Networking Conference ‘networX - Inspiring Rural Europe’, taking place on 11-12 April 2019, in Brussels, Belgium.
The survey takes about 12 minutes to complete and will be open until Friday, 1 March.
We thank you in advance for your contribution!
The BioCannDo project aims to help bridge awareness gaps, and inform about the potential and long-term benefits of a vibrant bioeconomy sector to the wider public.
It aims to show to the public that the bio-based economy offers something desirable, with new products, functionalities and day-to-day applications. The project runs until September 2019 and is funded by the Bio Based Industries Joint Undertaking under the European Union's Horizon 2020 programme.
Find this and other inspiring projects on ENRD's Rural Bioeconomy Portal.
Over 400 rural development enthusiasts will gather at the networX event in Brussels on 11-12 April 2019. Will you be one of them?
Express your interest in joining the event via this registration link by 25 February 2019.
The sixth meeting of the European Rural Networks’ Assembly Sub-group on LEADER/CLLD (31 January 2019 – Brussels, Belgium) discussed LEADER/CLLD in the post-2020 legislative framework, current implementation, as well as self-assessment and communication.
Looking at both the state-of-play in the current period and possibilities for improvement in the future, Sub-group members exchanged examples of Local Action Group (LAG) self-assessment and priority actions for identifying and communicating good LEADER practice and achievement.
Three pilot Local Action Groups (LAGs) have been set up in Albania within the framework of a World Bank project running between 2017 and 2019 and will work to implement their Local Development Strategies throughout 2019.
The initiative is expected to pave the way for the take-up of LEADER-like approaches in the country, contributing to improved rural development and increased participation of rural communities.
Browse through the 33 Finnish Smart Villages that will be offered guidance, ideas, peer support, and networking opportunities throughout 2019.
The Finnish Rural Network initiative identified and will also assist the progress of the selected villages in developing accessible and high-quality services in areas such as healthcare, education, energy, mobility, and local food.
Follow the ENRD work on Smart Villages and find out how EU policy instruments can support various actions in the latest publication on the topic.
