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A) Strengthening rural
entrepreneurship by connecting the
local production with other economic
activities
How can local products ensure
added value for the producers
while contributing to integrated
local development?
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Added value for producers
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Providing access to new higher value markets
Enhancement of employment opportunities
Increasing income
Increasing local spending
Strengthening local market skills and marketing
know-how
• Developing consumer awareness
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Added value for producers (cont΄ed)
• Encouraging small scale processing in the farm
• Enhancing the neighborhood bond between local
producers and their community
• Reduced environmental impact from short supply chains
and positive health effects from consuming locally grown
food increase the marketing profile of the producer
• Adopting certification processes and pursuing quality
awards in compliance with market demands
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Contribution to integrated local development
• Diversification strengthens economic and social
structures and contributes to coherence
• Creation of gastronomic destinations enhances local
economy
• Local networking of producers, processors and service
providers leads to business integration and local intersectoral link
• Fosters innovation, knowledge transfer, information
dispersal and economies of scale
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By what means and through which
mechanisms are synergies
developed between different
economic activities in order to
maximise the economic effect?
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Means and mechanisms that form synergies
• Development of local infrastructure and local basic
services in rural areas
• Coordination of strategies and actions on national and
local level
• Co-funding by multiple structural funds and regional
initiatives with special focus on SMEs
• Embracing the principles of bio-economy to create
possibilities for new business
• Establishing joint activities of different economic actors
• Create the pre-requisites for urban-rural relationships
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Means and mechanisms that form synergies
(cont΄ed)
• Short supply chains and regional and local markets
• Targeted marketing of local products and exploration of
alternative markets
• Development of sustainable tourist destinations based
on the cooperation of public and private actors
• Creation and mobilisation of producer groups and
organisations
• Locally-driven and locally specific targeted interventions
• States with large scale production effectively promote
“local” products through large retailers
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Which measures offered by the
new regulation for rural
development can contribute to the
objective above?
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Measures that can contribute to the
objective
• Those that encourage rural entrepreneurship, such as investments
in physical assets (Art 17) and farm and business development (Art
19)
• Those that promote cooperation and connection of local producers,
such as quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (Art
16) and setting-up of producers groups and organisations (Art 27)
and
• Those that strengthen the development of synergies and
connections between rural entrepreneurship, local production and
other economic activities, such as knowledge transfer (Art 14),
advisory services (Art 15) cooperation (Art 35), basic services and
village renewal in rural areas (Art 20) and LEADER local
development (Art 42-44).
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B) The contribution of rural
entrepreneurship in job creation and
social cohesion
How can entrepreneurship
contribute to job creation in rural
areas and among which target
groups?
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Contribution of entrepreneurship in job
creation
• Rural entrepreneurship is a core element for job
creation and maintenance
• Rural entrepreneurship creates jobs for the
agriculture sector
• Rural entrepreneurship is considered as
diversification of rural activity
– Traditional activities
– Innovative solutions and approaches
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Job creation and maintenance should focus
on the following target groups
• SMEs
• Young people and women
• Farmers and family members
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Special consideration for rural
entrepreneurship
• Employ, expand and make profitable use of local resources,
produce services needed in the local area
• Efficiency of enterprises
– Innovative and ICT solutions
– Cooperation – Networking – Broadband
• Stimulation of the role of the private sector and facilitation of
funding
• Holistic approach – looking for real targets
New services may be produced via SMEs because the services are
still needed in those areas and the income will stay at the local
area and will enable new development
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Through which actions can the new
RDP contribute to this target?
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Actions of the new RDP that contribute in
job creation
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Business startup – Art. 19
Business and farm development – Art. 19
Investments in physical assets – Art. 17
Provision of basic services – Art. 20
Investments in human capital, innovation,
networking and quality schemes – Art. 14, 15, 16, 35
• LEADER / CLLD approach – Art. 41-44
• Financial instruments
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What is the social role of rural
production (social farming etc.)
and how can this contribute to
social cohesion?
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Social role of rural production and
contribution to social cohesion
• Rural production is essential for social cohesion and
participation in rural communities
Rural business are in many ways a platform for civil society
• Rural business and production have a multifunctional role
regarding the following:
– Social integration
– Social innovation
– Provision of social and other services to populations in both rural
and urban areas
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Social interventions implementation
• Need for synergies between different funds and
Operational Programs
• Need for guidance and exchange of best practices
• Contribution of LEADER/CLLD approach
Public understanding and knowledge about core values of
farming and rural activity and their social contribution
should be reinforced and communicated
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