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Platform for the promotion of innovative regional development in organic farming

Project


Project code: 2804OE016
Contract period: 01.01.2006 - 30.04.2007
Budget: 106,166 Euro
Purpose of research: Public relations

Both the Federal Organic Farming Scheme (BÖL) and the Federal Program 'Regions active - country shapes the future' seek an increase in demand for regional quality products (including organic products), services and especially after a combination of both (product-service systems PDL on). Also, the LEADER + program encourages similar approaches, stakeholders from the rural areas should be encouraged to implement new integrated strategies for sustainable development and explore new approaches to rural development. The aim of the project is here. Support programs for rural development should be helped to a higher efficiency by the inter-regional exchange and the diffusion of regional experience will be improved. The following questions are to be processed are: How can the links between the regional development of specific products or services can be effectively improved? Which actors, methods, tools and rules of cooperation are suitable for this? What structures are appropriate to link the regional projects and to promote joint innovation and diffusion processes? What criteria indicate a successful inter-regional cooperation in rural areas? Representing the breadth of content to existing topics platforms on the theme 'Farm Experience', are formed on the topic 'Horse' (product-services) and on 'milk marketing.' As a result of the project is a concept for establishment of appropriate regional structures will be developed to strengthen communication and structures to ensure sustainability. In addition, other measures and instruments to promote inter-regional networking in rural development in the context of future funding structures are formulated. The result should provide ways to increase regional competences in the marketing of eco-products and approaches for development of marketing strategies for organic products.

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