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Rural Development Programme (2014-2020). Planning Ahead. Main Findings from the Mid-Term Evaluation of the 2007-2013 Programme. CONTEXT. agricultural activity has undergone significant changes since EU membership changes in the market the need to adhere to Community rules and standards
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Rural Development Programme (2014-2020) Planning Ahead Main Findings from the Mid-Term Evaluation of the 2007-2013 Programme
CONTEXT • agricultural activity has undergone significant changes since EU membership • changes in the market • the need to adhere to Community rules and standards • the availability of EU and local assistance and support • the concept of rural development has evolved significantly • the operation of the Rural Development Programme • incipient implementation of initiatives under LEADER
CONTEXT • the future of the agricultural sector remains subject to uncertainty • the strategic direction and focus need to be strengthened • significant competitiveness issues persist which are impinging on different sub-sectors in different ways • the linkages between agricultural sector restructuring and rural development are yet to be fully exploited • there will be changes in the nature and extent of support which will in future be received by the agricultural community • the characteristics and potential of the territory need to be fully evaluated and understood within the context of the changing market dynamics
STRATEGIC Recommendations FOR 2014-2020 PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES • Adhere to Community rules and standards • Rural development initiatives under LEADER • Need for a strategic direction • Focus on competitiveness issues • Fully exploit linkages between agricultural sector restructuring and rural development • Focus on the nature and extent of support to be received by the agricultural community
STRATEGIC Recommendations FOR 2014-2020 PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES • Understand and evaluate characteristics and potential of the territory within the context of the changing market dynamics • For programme design, interventions need to be less widespread and more narrowly focused • basic elements of human and physical capital • Narrow measures – risks not to be spread among many interventions
STRATEGIC Recommendations FOR 2014-2020 PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES • more incisively contributing to the long term sustainability of the agricultural sector in Malta, focused in niches of potential competitive advantage • more cohesively forging the links between rural development, agricultural competitiveness and the other potential contributions of the agricultural sector to sustainable development • having more direct impacts on well-being in rural areas.
DRAWING OF Rural Development Programme (2014-2020) • National Rural Network to serve as an advisory and consultative body to the MRRA in general and the Managing Authority. • all the stages of the drafting of the Rural Development Programme • Network would have the possibility to present recommendations and discuss issues with the Authorities
DRAWING OF Rural Development Programme (2014-2020) • More focused approach to the formulation of the Rural Development Programme for Malta for the next programming period • expert input following a top-down approach • stronger degree of social involvement to promote a bottom-up approach through the NRN
Rural Development Programme (2014-2020) Thank You Planning Ahead Main Findings from the Mid-Term Evaluation of the 2007-2013 Programme