CAPACITIES OVER 50S AS RURAL DEVELOPMENT TOOL CAPACITIES OVER 50S AS RURAL DEVELOPMENT TOOL Grundtvig Project DINAMICA TEACHING TOOLS, METHODS AND CURRICULA by Claudia Bellaera DINAMICA (Bologna)

CAPACITIES OVER 50S AS RURAL DEVELOPMENT TOOL WHO WE ARE DINAMICA is a vocational training Agency, credited by the Emilia- Romagna regional Government. Its membership is composed by the Farmers Unions and the Research Centres in the field of animal and crop productions of Emilia-Romagna

CAPACITIES OVER 50S AS RURAL DEVELOPMENT TOOL DINAMICA is financed through both public ( EAFRD and ESF) and private funds and realises projects financed by the Ministry of Agriculture and by the European Commission. DINAMICA operates in the field of the agricultural, environmental, rural and landscape development, and vocational training. DINAMICA has an headquarter in Bologna and has different sites in Emilia Romagna : WHAT WE DO

CAPACITIES OVER 50S AS RURAL DEVELOPMENT TOOL

DINAMICA has 2 main missions: 1)Technical and Economic Guidance: Providing of services for the SMEs and cooperatives with the aim to improve constantly the yield and the income of the entrepreneurs through the optimization of the managerial and productive choices Economy and business management Farm accountancy data collection and analyses Business Planning

CAPACITIES OVER 50S AS RURAL DEVELOPMENT TOOL 2)Vocational training: On the subject of vocational training, the educational fundamental lines, adopted by DINAMICA, privilege the practical experience and the improving of the agricultural entrepreneurs capacities, as well as the skills of technicians and the managing of the productive and associative structures.

CAPACITIES OVER 50S AS RURAL DEVELOPMENT TOOL Realisation of training paths in the frame of the Emilia-Romagna Rural Development Programme , supported by European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD). Specifically in the frame of the Axis 3: “The quality of life in rural areas and diversification of the rural economy”, 62 projects have been totally financed to DINAMICA. GOOD PRACTICE

CAPACITIES OVER 50S AS RURAL DEVELOPMENT TOOL TARGET Stakeholders generally involved in the preparation and in the implementation of local development strategies, i.e.: Farmers Hotelkeepers Restaurateurs Craftsmen Environmental guides

CAPACITIES OVER 50S AS RURAL DEVELOPMENT TOOL MAIN OBJECTIVES (I) Promoting integrated local projects between public authorities and other economical actors (i. e. agriculture, trade, handicraft) Ensuring consistency with other policies, in particular those for economic cohesion and the environment Increasing of the knowledge about CAP, RDP and R&D in the agricultural field Identifying of the areas where the use of EU support for rural development adds the most value at EU level

CAPACITIES OVER 50S AS RURAL DEVELOPMENT TOOL MAIN OBJECTIVES (II) Pursuing of the professional development in the food processing field through the vocational training Offering of technical and prescriptive refresher/updating course for its users (farmers, rural and young enterpreneurs, farmers union staff, unemployed) Supporting the pluriactivity and farm diversification like: –Care of the landscape –Food safety and animal welfare and health, tourism, etc… –Keeping traditions, vitality of rural areas, diffusion of the information and communication technology –Environmental issues, renewable energy sources, water saving

CAPACITIES OVER 50S AS RURAL DEVELOPMENT TOOL METHODS Over the past years DINAMICA has organised training activities using instruments like: training course for farmers and people working in the agricultural sector and in rural areas; lectures; study visits, sharing both Italian and EU best practice; project work.

CAPACITIES OVER 50S AS RURAL DEVELOPMENT TOOL SUBJECTS Territorial marketing Promotion of the typical production of the territory (i.e. Parmisan cheese, wine) also through the “Wine and taste roads” of Emilia Romagna Valorisation of local biodiversity Rural tourism, festivals, exhibitions, valorisation of typical regional cooking Information technology and professional English for the promotion and the management of the hospitality Energy, environment and landscape Social agriculture Renewable energies sources from agriculture Web marketing and e-commerce for the territorial and tourist promotion

CAPACITIES OVER 50S AS RURAL DEVELOPMENT TOOL EXPERIENCES AND OUTCOMES (I) Realisation of the groups accompaniment activities in the mountain territories in collaboration with schools and institutions Creation of mixed groups (farmers with operators in other sectors) with the aim of tourist welcome and promotion of the territory Improvement of the role of women in the rural promotion Organisation of study visits (Spain, Holland, France, UK, …) directed to the exchange of best practices in the field of rural tourism and welcoming services

CAPACITIES OVER 50S AS RURAL DEVELOPMENT TOOL EXPERIENCES AND OUTCOMES (II) Birth of an association that manages an organic oasis and typical products from mountain agriculture with the aim to promote the environment and wine and food tourism Building up of rural development actions through the organisation of initiatives and events Realisation of “territorial labels” and implementation of websites

CAPACITIES OVER 50S AS RURAL DEVELOPMENT TOOL CONCLUSION The above mentioned teaching paths embody a learning method allowing people to acquire knowledge, general and specialized competences about the RDP. The training courses’ methodology is perfectly suitable to other contexts because the RDP policy is the same throughout Europe thanks to the Council Regulation (EC) No. 1698/2005. Moreover, rural entrepreneurs acquire a new vision by realizing that they do not belong only to their local territory, but they are also part of a European scenario which they can take advantage of.

CAPACITIES OVER 50S AS RURAL DEVELOPMENT TOOL Many Thanks For further information please contact Ms. Claudia Bellaera: