Leader transnational cooperation

About Leader transnational cooperation

Cooperation projects help all parts of rural Europe to grow together. Leader cooperation is supported by Rural Development Programmes (RDPs) using the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD).

Cooperation between rural areas is an important tool for the development of these areas.

Leader cooperation encourages and supports local action groups (LAGs) to undertake joint actions with other LAGs, or with a group taking a similar approach. Two main types of cooperation are implemented of the measure for cooperation under the current RDPs’ Leader axis. These are:

Inter-territorial cooperation - between different rural areas within a Member State concerns at least one LAG selected under the Leader axis and it is open to other local groups using a similar participatory approach;

Transnational cooperation (TNC) - between different rural areas from Member States. It involves at least one LAG selected under the Leader axis and additional partners could include other local groups using similar participatory approach. It is also possible to extend this cooperation to groups in pre-accession states or third countries following a similar approach.

TNC can help LAGs to upgrade local activities. It can allow them to add value to local resources, to find new visions and new dimensions. Encouraging new activities or developing joint rural tourism initiatives or shared cultural heritage.

TNC projects are not just simple exchanges of experiences. They must involve a concrete joint project.

Transnational and inter-territorial cooperation have become increasingly important for rural stakeholders in the European Union. Experiences from LEADER II (1994-1999) and LEADER+ (2000-2006) demonstrate that cooperation is an effective mechanism for helping EU rural areas.

In current periood: Leader Axis (2007-2013) is about 300 Leader TNC identified and there are around 160 projects where at least one LAG from Baltic-Nordic region is partner.

Date of nomination:	(59) 2013-05-20
Nomination country:	Finland
Title:	Local food for local development
Nominees:	Participant
Category:	Local Recourses and Environment
Countries:	Finland, Austria, Cypros, Ireland, Sweden
Leading partner:	Finland
Documents:	http://maainfo.ee/public/files/59%20APPLICATION%20-%20Local%20food%20for%20local%20development.doc
Photos link:	http://maainfo.ee/index.php?b=391&page=3538&action=pic_list&
Summary:	LOCAL FOOD FOR THE LOCAL DEVELOPMENT is a two-year transnational LEADER project aiming at 1. Exchanging the best practices related with food-based local and regional branding 2. Identifying ways to generate added value for the whole food chain on the basis of local food trend 3. Establishing a transnational network of “local food actors” between the partner regions and offer these actors an opportunity to learn from each other 4. Organising or visiting existing local food fairs and markets and producers (offering something unique or innovative in terms of organisation, interaction with the local community or by some other means – best practices to be transferred) in each partner territory. 5. Adding consumers’ knowledge on local food, its producers and production processes.

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Viimati muudetud: 27.03.2013