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Study Pilot Project Exchange Programme
for Young Farmers
Presentation for the ENRD Coordination Committee
Sacha Koppert,
Team Leader
28 January 2014
The consortium
• Ecorys
• LEI
• Aequator Groen & Ruimte
Consortium
Organisation structure
Aims
• To provide a comprehensive assessment of the specific needs
of young farmers across the EU.
• Describe and asses existing knowledge (exchange) schemes
and initiatives for the exchange of young farmers.
• To identify specific results of exchange schemes and specific
support measures that have proved to be effective and efficient
in relation to young farmers needs and EU/regional/national
policy.
• To provide recommendations on the design, implementation
and delivery of exchange programmes and schemes for young
farmers.
Definitions
• Exchange scheme:
– Initiatives to mobilise farmers to spend a certain amount of time
on another farm in order to improve his/her knowledge and/or to
get acquainted with different technologies, methods, machinery,
processes, etc. and for which an implementation structure is set
up
• Young farmer:
– farmers < 40 years
Themes
• Theme 1 Needs of young farmers;
• Theme 2 Overview of exchange schemes
• Theme 3 Information and publicity
• Theme 4 Learning from third countries
• Theme 5 Analysis
• Theme 6 Case studies
• Theme 7 Good practices and blueprint
General approach
• Needs analysis:
– literature,
– interviews with umbrella organisations and stakeholders on EU
and country level
–survey among young farmers
–Focus groups in member states
• Inventory of (knowledge) exchange schemes across the EU
and OECD from 2000 onward
• In-depth analysis of case studies on delivery mechanisms,
efficiency and effectiveness.
• Practical presentation of the findings: best practices and
blueprint(s)
• Final conference
Activities and timing data collection
• Inception: December 2013- February 2014
Needs assessment
• Survey by phone among young farmers: March-April 2014
• Focus groups in MS: May-June 2014
Inventory exchange schemes (and knowledge schemes)
• Inventory exchange schemes in EU and OECD: Nov.-Dec. 2014
• Inventor communication needs Nov. -Dec. 2014
• Case studies exchange schemes Feb.- Apr. 2015
Drafting blue print and conference
• Blue print exchange scheme May-Jul 2015
• Final conference Sep/Oct 2015
Your possible involvement
• Focus groups (May-June 2014)
• Inventory schemes (interview February-Dec. 2014)
• Possibly case studies
• Conference in which results will be presented (Sept/Oct 2015)
• Information on products that will be produced by the project
(needs assessment reports, inventory, blue print)
Results that can be used by stakeholders in the EU Member States
• A comprehensive overview of the needs of young farmers and
the types of assistance that would tackle these needs
• The new Rural Development legal basis allows the MS to set up
exchange schemes as part of the RDP -> the project delivers a
blueprint for the setting up and the implementation of exchange
schemes based on best practices and needs which is:
–Practical
–Hands on
–Paying attention to all aspects of the scheme (content,
procedures, legal issues, etc)
May we ask your assistance?
• Could you provide us with phone numbers of young farmers for
the survey (or tell us who might help us in this)?
• Can you provide us with information that you have readily
available on:
– (information and learning) needs of young farmers
–Existing exchange schemes
• Can you help us in identifying participants in focus groups (in a
later stage)
See also the small survey. Thank you very much for filling it
in!
Thank you very much for your attention
and cooperation!