1. Agri-YOUTH Kick Off Meeting Perugia,02-03/December/2013

2. ABOUT ASAJA ASAJA was created on 14 July 1991 as the result of the agreement to merge different Agricultural Organisations (CNAG, CNJA and UFADE), thus becoming one of the largest Professional Agricultural Organisation in Spain.

3. ASAJA was founded in order to represent, manage, defend and promote the professional interests of the agriculture and livestock sector in general and of its member organisations with full legal personality and subject to strictly democratic principles.

4. Its purpose is: - To defend family farms and agricultural companies under any type of private initiative. - To improve the conditions of young people wanting to do this activity, their training and professional development. - To promote the competitiveness of the Spanish agriculture and livestock sector both at home and abroad.

5. ASAJA carries out its activity in Spain and with increasing frequency abroad as well, especially in Community forums. As a Professional Agricultural Organisation, it takes part in all the negotiation committees with the Spanish Administration and with the agro- food industry in representation of crop and livestock farmers.

6. ABOUT ASAJA- Granada ASAJA – GRANADA is a Professional Agricultural Association that has been established to meet the requirements of crop and livestock farmers to defend and promote their interests in the Province of Granada in Andalusia.

7. ASAJA – GRANADA gather the most diverse crop and livestock farmers: individuals and collectives, small, medium and large farms, whether for crop, livestock or forest use, environmental or even complementary activity types, such as agrotourism, rural tourism, etc., representing their interests independently and professionally.

8. ASAJA – GRANADA is one of the most representative Professional Agricultural Association in the province of Granada (Andalusia) with over three thousand active members.

9. ASAJA – GRANADA as an association, provides different services to its members, such as advice on: Accounting, grants, training, technical, legal, tax and employment matters, etc.

10. Structure and Services Governing Board Chairman General Secretary Head of Technical Services Legal Advice Employment and Immigration Advice Department of Agricultural Insurance CAP Department Rural Development Service Veterinary Service Training Department European Projects Press Office

11. 03 “Job Active Methods” Pilot Project-2000 Compendium of Career Guidance Techniques for Adults in the Rural Environment. 01 “ERIO” Pilot Project-1997 Career Guidance System for Young People from the Rural World 02 “ECONET” Pilot Project-1998 Training System for Young Farmers in Environmental Agriculture 04 “MULTIFUNCTIONALITY” Pilot Project-2003 Adaptation Multifunctionality System. 05 “NATURALITER” Pilot Project-2003 Training for Farmers in Multifunctionality. 06 “NEW-AGRI” Pilot Project-2005 New European Way of Agriculture. LEONARDO da VINCI Programmes

12. 09 “Ruraltur” Mobility Project-2005. 07 “ASTRA” Pilot Project-2006 Accomplish Sustainibility for Tobacco Reconversion 08 “Multifunctionality II” TOI Project-2008 Adaptation Multifunctionality System 10 “YAM-Young Active Methods” TOI Project 2012 LEONARDO da VINCI Programmes

13. 01 Lingua Programme European Year of Languages Project - 2001 SOCRATES Programmes DISSEMINATION PROGRAMMES OF COMMUNITY AGRICULTURAL POLICY C.A.P. 01 “ECORED” Project - 2002 02 “AGRODIFUSION” Project - 2004

14. 01 Colective Project “BIOPROS” – 2005 Solutions for the safe application of wastewater and sludge for High efficient production in Short-Rotation-Plantations. 02 Colective Project “AGROBIOGAS” - 2006 Integrated Approach for Biogas production with Agirculture and Forestry wastes. VI FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME I+D

15. 01 “PSE On-Cultivos” 02 “Consolider-TRAGUA” National Investigation Projects

16. Contact Francisco Javier Morales Luque EU Project Coordinator C/ Sevilla, nº 5- Bajo 18003- GRANADA SPAIN Tel.: +34 958 292 124 Fax: +34 958 290 705 e-mail: javiermorales-granada@asaja.com.esjaviermorales-granada@asaja.com.es www.asaja.com.es

17. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR ATTENTION