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First meeting of the DESIRA Rural Digitalisation Forum
The EU Rural Digitalisation Forum (RDF), set-up by the DESIRA project, held its first meeting online on 10 September 2020. The RDF is a platform that brings together a wide […]
Published by , 26/10/2020Read More
European Parliament: ‘The upcoming Commission’s Communication on the long-term vision for rural areas’
The upcoming Commission’s Communication on the topic, to be published mid-2021, will aim to support the debate at European level on the future of rural areas by 2040 and the role […]
Published by , 22/10/2020Read More
ELARD: “Which future do you want in rural areas?”
In September 2020, ELARD and REDR published in a Summary of responses from the Macro survey: Which future do you want in rural areas? Both networks launched in May 2020 […]
Published by , 20/10/2020Read More
Tuscany MAP discusses how the desirable future would look like
What could the desirable future for Tuscany rural areas be in 2040? And what factors could potentially enable or hamper that vision to be attained? Members of the MAP Tuscany […]
Published by , 19/10/2020Read More
EU Multi-Actor Platform works on the Long-Term Vision for Rural Areas
The first working session of the SHERPA EU MAP’s Coordination Group took place online on 8 October 2020. The EU Multi-Actor Platform (MAP) is contributing to the SHERPA Position paper […]
Published by , 16/10/2020Read More
Galician MAP discuss the future of rural areas
On 25 September, the Galician MAP held their consensus meeting. Respecting all health restrictions and recommendations due to COVID-19, the meeting was able to be face-to-face. The aim of the […]
Published by , 05/10/2020Read More
ENRD Thematic Group on the Long-Term Vision for Rural Areas
The first of four meetings of the ENRD Thematic Group (TG) on the Long-Term Vision for Rural Areas took place on 22-23 September 2020. On this first meeting, members of […]
Published by , 05/10/2020Read More
SHERPA contributes to the Long-Term Vision for Rural Areas EU’s consultation
In July 2020, the European Commission launched the consultation on the roadmap for the adoption of a ‘Communication on the Long-term vision for rural areas’, which is foreseen for 2021. […]
Published by , 14/09/2020Read More
What should European rural areas look like in 2040?
The European Commission has opened the public consultation on its new initiative for a long-term vision for rural areas. This consultation, which will be open until 30 November 2020, aims […]
Published by , 07/09/2020Read More
SHERPA Newsletter: ‘How will rural areas be in the future?’
SHERPA just published the August Edition of the Newsletter! The focus of this issue is on ‘How will rural areas be in the future?’,a blog written by Giampiero Mazzocchi and […]
Published by , 27/08/2020Read More
Consultation on the evaluation of EU farm policy
On 9 July 2020 the European Commission launched the public consultation on EU farm policy – evaluation of its impact on habitats, landscapes and biodiversity. The consultation is open until […]
Published by , 17/08/2020Read More
Food Supply Chains and COVID-19: Impacts and Policy Lessons
A recent document published by the OECD aims to provide a policy response to COVID-19 impact on the food supply chains.During the COVID-19 pandemic, food supply disruptions in developing countries, […]
Published by , 11/08/2020Read More