The Regional Rural Development Standing Working Group (SWG) in South-Eastern Europe within the SWG GIZ project: Rural development through integrated forest and water resources management in Southeast Europe: Rural perspectives: qualification, reintegration and (self) employment” will support the organization of regional workshop “Agribusiness - a new challenge for youth in the Region”. The aim of this event is to create a network for young
Read moreThe Regional Rural Development Standing Working Group (SWG) in South-Eastern Europe within the SWG GIZ project: Rural development through integrated forest and water resources management in Southeast Europe: Rural perspectives: qualification, reintegration and (self) employment” (hereinafter “the Project”) will support the organization of regional event “Nettle – Small school of Gastronomy”. The aim of this Event is to offer an opportunity
Read moreThe 19th Stakeholder Group (SHG) meeting in the cross-border region of Prespa, will be held on the 08th of June 2018, Venue – premises of Dorcas Aid Albania - Korce, Republic of Albania. The discussions on this meeting will be focused on the following topics: -Overview of the general activities related to implementation of ABDA in “Prespa” Cross-Border region within the EU project “Regional cooperation and networking in the field of agriculture,
Read moreThe capacity building workshop “Value chain development in the Agro-tourism sector” for the Prespa Cross-Border Region was held from 14th to 16th of May 2018 in Oteshevo, Macedonia. The agenda of the workshop was focused on the following topics: -Basics of Value Chain in the Agribusiness Sector. Concept, efficiency, participants, challenges, strategy, monitoring -Presentation of practical examples on effective value chains of agribusiness in
Read moreOpen call for applications for the National scheme of support for agriculture and rural development 2018 by Agency for Agriculture and Rural Development of Albania. The scheme will offer support for : Agriculture- increase of competitiveness in agriculture products Farming- Improving the food security chain of livestock products Agro-Processing - Closing the cycle of agricultural and livestock production, increasing the value of the product Rural
Read moreRegular meeting of the Stakeholder group for cross-border region of “Prespa” will be held on 9th of March, 2018, Municipality of Resen, FYR of Macedonia . The discussions on this meeting will be focused on the following topics: Presentation and discussion of the new ABD phase of the European Union project “Regional cooperation and networking in the field of agriculture, rural and economic development of cross-border areas” Informative
Read moreSTRASBOURG – The Commission adopted today a strategy for ‘A credible enlargement perspective for and enhanced EU engagement with the Western Balkans’. As President Juncker announced in his 2017 State of the Union address, the Commission adopted today a strategy for ‘A credible enlargement perspective for and enhanced EU engagement with the Western Balkans’, confirming the European future of the region as a geostrategic investment in a
Read moreThe Regional Rural Development Standing Working Group (SWG), the German International cooperation (GIZ) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), following the overall goals of projects: ” Rural development through integrated forest and water resources management in Southeast Europe: Rural perspectives: qualification, reintegration and (self) employment”, as well as “Implementation of short value chain development
Read moreThe Albanian Network for Rural Development (ANRD), in partnership with the Agricultural University of Tirana (AUT), organized the First Albanian Rural Parliament on 28-30 September 2017, at the premises of the AUT and at the Parliament of the Republic of Albania. The First Albanian Rural Parliament gathered more than 300 participants from to discuss some of the most important aspects of rural development in the country. Over the course of three days,
Read moreThe Regional Rural Development Standing Working Group (SWG) in South-East Europe in cooperation with GIZ, within the project ”Rural development through integrated forest and water resources management” (LEIWW), has opened the Second call for proposals for the ABD Grant Scheme on the 25th October, 2016, for the cross-border regions of Sharra and Prespa. SWG organized info days in different locations in the two cross-border regions that are included
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