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Rural Businesses: Rural digital hubs

This comparative case study on 'Revitalising rural areas through digitisation' is based on three rural digital hub examples: Cocotte Numérique (France), #hellodigital (Scotland) and the Ludgate Hub (Ireland). 
The study explores how to most effectively set up and run rural digital hubs, promoting the use of digital technology in rural areas. It has a strong focus on practical implementation aspects (including first steps, main triggers, initiators, financial and human resources, challenges and lessons learnt).
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Publication date: 
September, 2017
Keywords:
  • Broadband, Digitisation, Diversification, Innovation, Rural business

EAFRD Projects Brochure 'Supporting Rural Business'

This edition of the EAFRD Projects Brochure explores how Rural Development Programme (RDP) funding – co-financed by the EAFRD – has been used not only to support individual rural businesses, but also to create the kind of enabling environment that allows businesses to prosper in rural areas.

Supporting rural business usually means providing strategic interventions that can increase the likelihood of successful, self-sustaining economic activities in rural areas.

The projects highlight inspiring examples of how to provide advice, training and networking opportunities to rural businesses, as well as targeted investment in the digital and physical infrastructure needed by rural business, both on-farm and in other rural sectors of activity.

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Publication date: 
June, 2017
Keywords:
  • Access to market, Advisory services, Broadband, Digitisation, Diversification, Entrepreneurship, Job creation, Market development, Rural business, Rural services, Vocational training & skills acquisition

Urban-rural linkages for Rural Businesses

This short discussion paper introduces and overviews the ENRD Thematic Group work on 'Smart and Competitive Rural Businesses'. 
It focuses on the importance of urban-rural linkages for the development of rural businesses and related support under the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD).
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Publication date: 
October, 2016
Keywords:
  • Competitiveness, Diversification, RDPs, Rural business

EAFRD Projects Brochure 'Smart and Competitive Rural Areas'

This edition of the EAFRD Projects Brochure presents examples of methods and approaches that have been used across Europe to deliver results on the topics of rural broadband, digital access to market, farm modernisation, market development, rural diversification and sustainable communities.

It hopes to provide inspiration on how to develop the strategies and tools for different types of rural areas to be economically competitive, while at the same time preserving their natural resources and social cohesion.

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Publication date: 
April, 2016
Keywords:
  • Access to market, Broadband, Digitisation, Diversification, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Market development, Organic farming, Rural services, Tourism

EAFRD Projects Brochure 'EAFRD Project Examples 2007-2013'

This special edition of the ENRD’s EAFRD Project Examples Brochure has been designed to celebrate the EAFRD’s achievements during the 2007-2013 programming period and to inspire similar high quality projects for the 2014-2020 period.

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Publication date: 
May, 2014
Keywords:
  • Broadband, Climate, Communication, Digitisation, Diversification, Innovation, Inter-territorial/Transnational cooperation, Networking, Social inclusion, Young farmers, Youth

EAFRD Projects brochure 'Social Inclusion'

Social inclusion helps to ensure equal access for individuals and communities to opportunities, rights and resources - such as employment, healthcare, housing and civic engagement - that are key to social integration.

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Publication date: 
June, 2013
Keywords:
  • Demography, Digitisation, Diversification, Migrants, Rural services, Social inclusion, Vocational training & skills acquisition

EU Rural Review 10 'Rural Entrepreneurship'

A closer look at how EU agriculture and rural development policy help promote rural entrepreneurship.

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Publication date: 
January, 2012
Keywords:
  • Access to market, Competitiveness, Diversification, Entrepreneurship, Local food, Market development, Rural business, Rural services, Short supply chains & local markets

EAFRD Projects brochure 'Forestry'

This publication presents a set of articles about how the EAFRD can be used to sustainably develop the EU’s diverse array of different woodland resources.

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Publication date: 
November, 2011
Keywords:
  • Competitiveness, Diversification, Environmental sustainability, Forestry, Job creation, Mountain area, Natural resources, Nature conservation, Renewables, Tourism

EU Rural Review 3 ‘Rural Diversity’

Rural people’s dedication to the on-going development of diversity in Europe’s countryside forms the main focus of this issue of the EU Rural Review.

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Publication date: 
January, 2010
Keywords:
  • Access to market, Competitiveness, Cooperation, Diversification, Environmental sustainability, Forestry, LEADER/CLLD, Networking, Product quality

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