EC projectCAP: Back to countryside

Irina PilvereVineta TetereLatvia University of Agriculture

Introduction

Project part - Discussions 5 discussion rounds:

Perception of rural areas; Information on CAP; Proposals for improvement;

Participants from 12 EU and EU preaccession countries (rural or urban area)

RTU, RSU, Vidzeme HEI

Municipalities

Nature

Business

Environment

Society

Perception

Nature

Fresh air

Eco-food

Land-scape

Animals

Forest

Water

Perception

Society

Hard work

Family (grand

mother)Mobility (emig-ration)

Low density

of inhabi-tants

Less expense

sLower

income

Diverse activities/ freedom

to choose

Visual commu-nication

Traditions

Elderly people

Perception

Environ-ment

SpacePure

traditions/cultural

issuesOutdoor activitie

s

Less polluted

Unculti-vated landAban-

doned building

s

Less deve-loped areas

Bad infrast-ructure

Lack of EI

Low densit

y

Perception

Business

Agriculture

Recreation

Slow growth

EU funds

Few large com-

panies

Few multifun-ctional farms

Perception

Proposalsto

Local Municipality Government EU

Institutions

Proposalsto

Local Municipality

Information (formal and informal)

Long term strategic planning

Promotion of rural area

Government EU Institutions

Proposalsto

Local Municipality Government

Set the price ceiling for agri food sales

Introduce tax rate reductions

Diverse direct payment according to economic activities

Promotion of rural area

EU Institutions

Proposalsto

Local Municipality Government EU Institutions

Support for innovations in rural

areas

Programme of practical placement

for Youth

Diverse direct payment according to economic activities

Proposalsto

Local Municipality Government

EU Institution

s

Inhabitants

To establish business/create new work places

To preserve landscape

Cooperate

Iniciation of new ideas/activities

To create children friendly environment

General Cognitions

The aim

Values

Bottom up approach

The instruments

Financing

Bottom down approach

Positive thinking

Thank You for Your Efforts!