1. Approaches and instruments for sustainable rural development
Nitra, Slovakia
September, 2015
Approaches and instruments for sustainable rural development
Ekaterina Arabska & Ivanka Shopova
University of agribusiness and rural development
Bulgaria

2. Rural regions Social and economic development
Agriculture, forestry and food industry
Tourism development
Environment and climate

3. Problems Demographic processes Infrastructure Low investments
Unemployment
Human resources
Capacity development

4. How to tackle these? Information and consultation Knowledge transfer
Cooperation and collaboration
Transfer of innovation
Modernization
Competitiveness

5. Priorities in rural development
Capacity building
Energy efficiency
Marketing
Local markets
Environmental protection
Infrastructure development
Entrepreneurship

6. Training and qualifications
Access
Quality
Needs
Results
Monitoring

7. Networking
Advantages
Disadvantages
Opportunities
Challenges

8. Innovations
Definitions
Smart specialization
Examples

9. Adding value
Importance
Ways
Advantages

10. Management
Planning
Implementation
Control

11. Risk management
Why?
Who?
When?
How?

12. Entrepreneurship Risks and opportunities Prerequisites
Qualities needed

13. Organic production As a priority in Rural development policy
As a holistic approach in management of agricultural, trade and food enterprises
As an innovation and an entrepreneurial approach
As a business model of CSR
As a potential to sustainable development

14. Alternative forms of tourism
Resources
Integration to agriculture and environment
Responsibility
Sustainability

15. Capacity for sustainable development
Economy
Ecology
Society
Culture
Accountability

16. Rural development policies
Competitiveness and balanced development
Environmental protection and sustainable management, climate change mitigation
Social and economic development – employment, poverty reduction, social inclusion, better life quality

17. Support to the “young” and the “small”
Special requirements
Special support
Effects expected
Potentials
Wish

18. LEADER Approach
Links between the rural economy and development actions
Local empowerment through local strategy development and resource allocation
Broad local partnership
Local action groups (LAG) as the main tool in involving local representatives in decision- making

19. Conclusion Implementation of Rural development policy in Bulgaria
Challenges of decentralization and coordination
Budgeting
Instruments
Sharing of experience and good practices in management

20. Questions and thanks for the attention!
Nitra, Slovakia
September, 2015