Sweden’s National Rural Network has set up thematic working groups to improve and encourage the role of rural stakeholders in the delivery of rural development activity.
Projects & Practice
An initiative to promote young farmers participation entrepreneurship and innovation
for sustainable rural areas

In order to take advantage of the enormous potential of outdoor tourism, fostering cooperation and networking among the local actors is essential.

Setting up a micro-fund as an alternative way to provide guarantees or loans for small, local organisations.

An advisory programme on reducing nutrient pollution, implemented at county level, helps minimise the impact of agriculture on the environment.

This LEADER-funded project created several small wetlands and helped raise awareness of and interest in water protection among landowners. It also contributed to increasing the amount of available water in the island of Gotland.

Establishing a totally new and innovative crowd-sourcing concept combined with a local financial intermediary.