The Land Laboratory participates in the conference "Rural Development and LEADER. Horizon 2014-2020."

Submitted by laborate on tue, 13/11/2012 - 11:08 GMT.

During November 7th, 8th and 9th the conference "Rural Development and LEADER. Horizon 2014-2020." was held at the faculty of Geography and History of the University of Santiago de Compostela. It was organized by the Association of Galician Groups of Rural Development.

congreso 'Desenvolvemento Rural e LEADER. Horizonte 2014-2020.'

During the conference, the participants shared several ideas, challenges and proposals, which where derived mostly from previous discussions that took place during the last year.

Among the topics discussed at the conference were:

  • Territorial organization and local administration.
  • Urban - rural cooperation: opportunities and challenges.
  • Towards a new social role of rural affairs. Rural entrepreneur situation in the current economic environment.
  • Ten ideas on quality brands and local products.
  • Communal mounts and commercialization of wood from Galician mounts.
  • Tourist sector: opportunities and prospects.
  • Disability and rural.
  • Cultural and ethnographic heritage.
  • Innovation in rural and viticulture.

The Land Laboratory (LaboraTe), along with other research and innovation agents and the administration, participated in the round table "Challenges to tap EU funds in the period 2014-2020." In this round table it was highlighted the importance of the LEADER procedures, the processing industries associated with milk, meat and wood, the new opportunities derived from the new programmation of the Common Agricultural Policy of the European Union, the need to include in the agenda the access to land, and the importance of land management for rural development and the Rural Development Groups themselves.

During the year from 2014 to 2020 a new programming of the Common Agricultural Policy will be implemented, and it should be approached as an opportunity to consolidate the progress already achieved, as well as and as a stage with enormous potential that represent an opportunity to get «alive rural lands».

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