Rural Development.pptVIP

Rural Development 2007-13 Axis 3: Diversification of the rural economy and Quality of Life in rural areas Axis 4: The Leader approach DG AGRI, October 2005 The strategic guidelines for axis 3 The EU priorities: The creation of employment opportunities through the diversification of the rural economy (all sectors) with the improvement of the quality of life (attractive places to live and work) Key actions: supporting traditional and new activities, the participation of women in the labour market, micro-enterprises, training, diffusion of ICT, renewable resources, tourism, local infrastructure The strategic guidelines for axis 4 The EU priorities: Use the Leader approach for introducing innovation in axis 1, 2 and 3 better governance at the local level endogenous development (local resources for growth and jobs) Key actions: local capacity building, public-private partnerships, networking and cooperation, mutually supportive actions between agriculture, the environment and the wider rural economy and population, sustainability The national strategy plans Challenges for sustainable rural areas: The employment situation in different economic sectors, relevance of farmers with other gainful activities, availability of job opportunities. Assessment of the development potential. Capabilities (level of education, skills) of the rural population in relation to actual and potential labour demand. Entrepreneurship and risk taking. Assessment of training, animation and information needs. Local capacity (private and public) for developing a sustainable strategy using local strengths and opportunities. Assessment of local governance needs Rural Development Programme The Member State has to indicate: The resources it plans to spend on axis 3 (minimum of 10%) and on axis 4 (phasing in for the new Member States) of the Community contribution Which measures it wishes to implement and how they fit with the strategy (EU + national priorities) An indicative breakdown of funding