Transcript Rural Development

Rural Development
Community Strategic Guidelines 2007-2013
DG AGRI, November 2005
Regulation and Guidelines
 RDR => purpose and scope of assistance
from the RD fund
 CSG => EU level priorities within the RDR
framework, in particular focus on
sustainability (Göteborg) and growth and
jobs (Lisbon)
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The CSG will help to:
 identify and agree the areas where the use of EU
support for rural development will create the most
value added at EU level;
 make the link with the main EU priorities (Lisbon,
Göteborg) and translate them into RD policy;
 ensure consistency with other EU policies, in
particular in the field of cohesion and environment;
 accompany the implementation of the new market
oriented Common Agricultural Policy and the
necessary restructuring it will entail in the old and
the new Member States.
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Community priorities
 Axis 1: improving the competitiveness of the
agricultural and forestry sectors
 Guideline 1: the resources devoted to axis 1
should contribute to a strong and dynamic
European agrifood sector by focusing on the
priorities of knowledge transfer,
modernisation and innovation in the food
chain and priority sectors for investment
in physical and human capital.
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In order to meet the Community Priorities
under Axis 1, MS will have to focus on
issues such as:
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Supporting the restructuring of the agricultural sector
Improving integration in the food chain
Developing business skills
Developing new outlets for agricultural and forestry products
Developing high quality products in line with market demand
Improving the environmental performance of farms and
forestry
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Examples of RD actions and
measures in axis 1:
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restructuring and modernisation of farms
transfer of know-how / innovation
adoptation of innovations
investments for on-farm use of renewable energy
sources
 investements to water saving technologies
 improvement of the economic value of the forests
 promotion for quality products
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Community priorities
 Axis 2: improving the environment and countryside
 Guideline 2: the resources devoted to axis 2 should
contribute to three EU level priority areas:
biodiversity and preservation of high nature
value farming and forestry systems and
traditional agricultural landscapes, water, and
climate change.
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In order to meet the Community Priorities
under Axis 2, MS will have to focus on
issues such as:
 promoting environmental services and
animal welfare
 preserving the farmed landscape
 combating the climate change
 consolidating the contribution of organic
farming
 encouraging environmental win-win
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Examples of RD actions and
measures in axis 2:
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supporting environmental management
wetland management
restoring forestry potential
supporting organic production
support to short rotation coppice
maintaining traditional agricultural
landscapes
 promoting terrotorial balance
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Community priorities
 Axis 3: improving the quality of life in rural areas
and encouraging diversification
 Guideline 3: the resources devoted to axis 3 should
contribute to the overarching priority of the
creation of employment opportunities in the
fields of diversification and quality of life.
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In order to meet the Community Priorities
under Axis 3, MS will have to focus on
issues such as:
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raising economic activity in rural areas
encouraging the entry of women into labour market
developing micro business
training of young people
encouraging the take up and diffusion of ICT
developing innovative use of renewable sources
upgrading local infrastructure
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Examples of RD actions and
measures in axis 3:
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diversification of rural activities
innovation in micro-enterprises
support to business creation
support for larger use of ICT
services for rural areas
development of tourism
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Community priorities
 Axis 4 (Leader): building local capacity for
employment and diversification
 Guideline 4: the resources devoted to axis 4 should
contribute to the priorities of axis 1 and 2 and in
particular of axis 3, but also play an important role
in the priority of improving governance and
mobilising the endogenous development
potential of rural areas.
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In order to meet the Community Priorities
under Axis 4, MS will have to focus on
issues such as:
 building local partnership capacity
 promoting public-private partnership
 promoting cooperation and innovation
 improving local governence
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Distinctive features of RD actions in
axis 4:
 Area based local strategies
 Public-private partnerships (local action
groups)
 Bottom up approach
 Multi-sectoral and integrated
 Innovative
 Cooperation
 Networking
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Community priorities
 Horizontal: ensuring consistency in
programming
 Guideline 5: elements to take into account
 Maximise synergies in and between axes
 Develop integrated approaches where appropriate
 Other EU level strategies (organic farming, renewable
energy sources, climate change, forestry strategy and
action plan, thematic environmental strategies)
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Community priorities
 Horizontal: complementarity between
Community instruments
 Guideline 6:
 create synergies between structural, employment and rural
development policies
 ensure complementarity and coherence between actions to be
financed by the ERDF, Cohesion Fund, ESF, EFF and EAFRD
on a given territory and in a given field of activity.
 the main guiding principles as regards the demarcation line
and the coordination mechanisms between actions supported
by the different Funds should be defined at the level of
national strategic reference framework/national strategy plan.
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Internal
consistency/other
EU level
strategies
Complementarity
with other
Community
instruments
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EU priorities:
•Knowledge transfer/priority investment sectors
•Biodiversity/water/climate change
•Creation employment opportunities
•Governance/endogenous development potential
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Overall strategy issues
 Balance between the axes based on an
assessment of the economic, social and
environmental situation and of needs and
gaps
 Weight of the different EU and national
priorities
 Match funding capacity
 Implementation capacity (national, regional,
local)
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Strategic issues axis 1
 Desired development farm structures (which
farms to target)
 Strengths/weaknesses agrifood sector
 Balance between restructuring and
innovation
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Strategic issues axis 2
 Balance between AE, Natura and LFA
 AE: role organic farming (link axis 1),
importance certain farming types and
landscapes for rural diversification (link axis 3)
 Water management
 Afforestation needs (abandoned farm land?)
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Strategic issues axis 3 and 4
 Balance between rural infrastructure/
renovation/basic services and
diversification/local economic development
 Choice of delivery system for axis 3 (top
down or bottom up)
 Balance between local capacity building and
implementing local development strategies
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Road map towards the adoption of RD
programmes
1)
Final approval of Community Strategic Guidelines
expected: February 2006
2) Submission of NSPs by Member States
deadline: May 2006
3) Submission of programmes by Member States
deadline: min. 2 months and max. 4 months after
submission of NSP
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Adoption of RD programmes
deadline: 6 months after submission by MS
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