1. THE MAREMMA RURAL DISTRICT

2. Grosseto rural areas features GrossetoTuscany Gr/Tosc. Population oct.2001 209.2953.460.8356,0 Agriculture Employees7.83654.77214,3 % on the total active Tuscany population 9,23,3 n.agricultural enterprises 2000 18.015139.86112,9 Tot Agr. Surface.ha 2000 346.6931.627.46121,3 Average enterpr.surface 19,2 ha.11,6 ha. + 65,5 SAU ha. Year 2000206.580857.69924,1 SAU on average11,5 ha6,1 ha.+ 88,5 Added Value.agr.2001 (meuro) 2171.53614,1

3. CHANGES IN AGRICULTURE AND IN THE RURAL AREAS STARTING POINT High importance of agriculture in the economic system Agricultures role within the rural areas CHANGES Agriculture loosing its economic weight (employees, revenue) becoming less central even in the rural areas New Needs FROM AGRI POLITIC TO RURAL POLITIC

4. CHANGES IN AGRICULTURE AND IN THE RURAL AREAS STARTING POINT Agricultural model of modernizzazione produttivista cut out the territories that do not want to adapt themselves to the new process. The main developments model CHANGES: Lack of consistency in the modernization, Disparities between the territories, specific territorial resources role NEW NEEDS: FROM ONE MODEL TO MANY (POSSIBLE) MODELS

5. CHANGES IN AGRICULTURE AND IN THE RURAL AREAS STARTING POINT Not much differentiated demand, interested more in Items than services, consistent with mass standardization Society Needs CHANGES: Income Augument; Demand evolution either in social benefits or in quality products NEW NEEDS FROM LOW COST ITEMS TO QUALITY PRODUCTS AND CUSTOMER SERVICE

6. CHANGES IN AGRICULTURE AND IN THE RURAL AREAS STARTING POINT: Optimistic vision of environmental issuses Relationship with the Environment CHANGES: The Developement limits come up NEW NEEDS LOOKING FOR NEW BALANCED RELATION AGRICULTURE/ ENVIRONMENT

7. AGRICULTURE AND RURAL WORLD IN PROVINCIA DI GROSSETO Environmental disvantages, low incomes, migration Unstable Jobs, Agro-Reform Late modernization and weak structures Marginal position in the in the development process Low Demographic density, low birthrate, population ageing Light infrastuctures presence Not dominant role of the main city (Grosseto) ; presence of many small villages Great importance of agriculture in term of incomes, employment and land utilization Cultural identity of local population … HISORICAL EVOLUTION TERRITORY RURALITY

8. MAREMMA RURAL WORLD WEAK POINTS OF MAREMMA RURAL ECONOMY Weak development structures Emplyers ageing Weak organisation system Enterprises reduction Raising competion for the commodities Limited innvovation attitude Limited demographic density …

9. STRENGHT POINTS OF MAREMMA RURAL ECONOMY RURALITA FROM WEAK FACTOR TO DEVELOPMENT FACTOR Importance of fishing and aquiculture Specific products Importance of rural activities Disposition for high quality productions Potentials for differentiation and services growth Great environmental value areas … Maremma rurality

10. QUALITY RURAL DEVELOPMENT Revaluation of ruarl areas potentials Evolution of Agriculture politics (new PAC) QUALITY RURAL DEVELOPMENT Strenghtening of rural and territorial politics Strong integration between agriculture and territory Agriculture Multifuncionality Possible alternative development models

11. Modernization VS Quality Rural Developments Revenue Costs Modernization Quality rural development

12. QUALITY RURAL DEVELOPMENT Within the agro- food filière - Typicality - Traceability - Environment - Guarantees -Enterprises relationships - Organisation - … Within the other sectors: - Typical craft - Tourism - Public services - Services - Trade -… Within the territorial relationships: -Economic activities on the web -Local resources on the web -Integration among human resources and the territory -…. Within populations quality of life - Integration with the local culture - Respect of the local resources - Environment quality - Services for residentials - Changing in generations - …

13. RURAL DISTRICT: ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT At the same time the rural district is: -Rural economy organisation and development model -A GOVERNANCE instrument, therfore a rural economy work method Rural Economy organisations model QUALITY RURAL DEVELOPMENT

14. THE DISTRICT AS A MODEL OF RURAL ECONOMY ORGANISATION We have a Rural district when the rurality : - is recognized as the development engine - is orientated toward the Quality rural development Typical features: - Central role of small and medium enterprises - multi-functionality and integration among economics acticties - Agriculture central role for environmental and territorial management - Basket of territorial goods and services - Identity and sense of belonging of the local actors

15. THE DISTRICT AS A GOVERNANCE TOOL The Basic objective of a DR politic: - Definition of a uniform project - Promote and sustain the enterprises partecipation - Facilitate conflicts solution - Incentive productions diversification - Guide the Agriculture toward integration - Sustain agricultures multifunctionality - Taking part in the territorial planning The Principles: -bottom-up approach -Integration among the various economic activities -Sustainability of development process

16. THE RURAL DISTRICT BY THE NATIONAL GUIDELINE LAW The national Guideline Law says (art.12): RURAL DISTRICTS : i RURAL DISTRICTS : as local production systems characterized by an historic identity and territorial homogeneity stemming from integration among agro-fishing activities or other local activities and from very specific goods and services productions, consistent with traditions and the environmental and territorial vocations QUALITY AGRO-FOOD SYSTEMS QUALITY AGRO-FOOD SYSTEMS : The local production systems Characterized by a substantial economic value, by interrelationship and interdependence among agricultural and agro-food enterprises and by one or more certified productions (protected by the existing european or national regulation), or by typical or traditional productions

17. REGIONS ROLE The Guideline Law estabilish that: Regions The Regions have to identify the Ruaral Districts but do not specify: tasks Which are the tasks that they have to carry out within the context of the local planning tools acknowledgement and delimitation standard Whic are the Districts acknowledgement and delimitation standard The Regions decisions (Piemonte, Toscana, Lazio, Basilicata, …) Regione Toscana Regione Toscana situation

18. A RURAL DISTRICT FOR MAREMMA THREE INTERVENTION LEVELS Elaborate a Development Model to pursue, through a collaboration process among citizens enterprises and local institutions Support to the productive system and to the enterprises initiatives Co-ordination of public operations already active within the Maremma territory as well as the realization of specific initiatives. From being marginal to being competitive: WHICH STEPS?

19. TOWARD THE MAREMMA RURAL DISTRICT Maremma Rural District LAWS AND REGULATIONS CONTEXT REGIONAL PLANNING LOCAL PLANNING LOCAL COLLABORATION EXPERIENCES AGRICULTURE FISHING AND MAREMMA RURAL WORLD OVER- SOCIAL LEVEL LOCAL LEVEL Rural System Governance REALIZED EXPERIENCES

20. COHERENCE WITH LOCAL PLANNING OBJECTIVES Distretto Rurale della Maremma QUADRO ISTITUZIONALE E NORMATIVO PROGRAMMAZIONE REGIONALE PROGRAMMAZIONE LOCALE ESPERIENZE DI CONCERTAZIONE LOCALE AGRICOLTURA, PESCA E MONDO RURALE DELLA MAREMMA LIVELLO SOVRA- LOCALE LIVELLO LOCALE Sistema rurale Governance ESPERIENZE CONDOTTE REGIONAL PLANS Regional Developments Plan Regione Toscana Rural Development Plan Objective 2 (DOCUP 2000-2006) Districts Regional Law

21. COHERENCE WITH LOCAL PLANNING OBJECTIVES Distretto Rurale della Maremma QUADRO ISTITUZIONALE E NORMATIVO PROGRAMMAZIONE REGIONALE PROGRAMMAZIONE LOCALE ESPERIENZE DI CONCERTAZIONE LOCALE AGRICOLTURA, PESCA E MONDO RURALE DELla Maremma LIVELLO SOVRA- LOCALE LIVELLO LOCALE Sistema rurale Governance ESPERIENZE CONDOTTE LOCAL PLANS Strategic Plan Terriorial Provincial Plan Natural Park Plan Fishing Provincial Plan General Provincial land reclamation, Rural Territory Protection Plan and Reclamation Consortium

22. COHERENCE WITH LOCAL PLANNING OBJECTIVES Distretto Rurale della Maremma QUADRO ISTITUZIONALE E NORMATIVO PROGRAMMAZIONE REGIONALE PROGRAMMAZIONE LOCALE ESPERIENZE DI CONCERTAZIONE LOCALE AGRICOLTURA, PESCA E MONDO RURALE DELla Maremma LIVELLO SOVRA- LOCALE LIVELLO LOCALE Sistema rurale Governance ESPERIENZE CONDOTTE LOCAL CONDUCTING EXPERIENCES General Territorial Pact Territorial pact for Agriculture and Fishing Rural Development local Plan of Provincia di Grosseto Leader Project Green Table Definition of FSE and FSR programme

23. COHERENCE WITH LOCAL PLANNING OBJECTIVES Distretto Rurale della Maremma QUADRO ISTITUZIONALE E NORMATIVO PROGRAMMAZIONE REGIONALE PROGRAMMAZIONE LOCALE ESPERIENZE DI CONCERTAZIONE LOCALE AGRICOLTURA, PESCA E MONDO RURALE DELLA MAREMMA LIVELLO SOVRA- LOCALE LIVELLO LOCALE Sistema rurale Governance ESPERIENZE CONDOTTE MANAGED EXPERIENCES Valorization of agricultural and fishing typical quality products ( 9 DOC,2DOP oil,5 among DOP e IGP for aquiculture and zootechnic products ) Identification and archiviation of more than 100 traditional food products Valorization of the relations among typical productions and the Interreg Projects Learning and cultural activities Research initiatives and experimentations for the sustainable development

24. I SOGGETTI MAREMMA RURAL DISTRICT Objective Il funzionamento Gli assi Resources Le attività Gli inputs Objective To Encourage the development from the agriculture and fishing context of Provincia di Grosseto to a quality rural development model, so that it will : Improve the local populations quality of life Sustain employment Raise the added value Improve the system compatibility

25. I SOGGETTI MAREMMA RURAL DISTRICT Lobiettivo Il funzionamento Gli assi Resources Le attivitàGli inputs AXES Reinforce the elements of the system quality Sustain the quality orientation Develop the vertical inetgration and the importance of the territorial filière Make the most of the multi- sectors intagration multifunctionality Promote the multifunctionality

26. I SOGGETTI MAREMMA RURAL DISTRICT Lobiettivo Il funzionamento Gli assi Resources Le attivitàGli inputs HOW IT WORK Responsible Subject Filiere, sector, areas Observatory Info Points Laboratory

27. I SOGGETTI MAREMMA RURAL DISTRICT Lobiettivo Il funzionamento Gli assi Le risorse Le attivitàGli inputs Activities Communication Internal and External Communication Services Services for local enetrprises Collaborationco-ordination Collaboration e co-ordination of operations on the territory planning financial Co-ordination of planning and financial toolds Monitoring and Evaluation

28. The Subjects MAREMMA RURAL DISTRICT Lobiettivo Il funzionamento Axes Le risorse ActivitiesInputs Inputs Projects Innovation Enterpreneurship

29. I SOGGETTI MAREMMA RURAL DISTRICTS Lobiettivo Il funzionamento Gli assi Resources Le attivitàGli inputs Subjects Local Community: Enterprises Public Institutions Orgsanizations Organized Societies

30. The Subjects MAREMMA RURAL DISTRICT Lobiettivo Il funzionamento Gli assi Resources Le attivitàGli inputs Resources Operations management Financial Engineering Enterprises Resources …

31. What has been done What need to be done zThe Provincia di Grosseto carried on a pilot experience for the whole regional territory zThe Regione Toscana, on the basis of Grosseto experience, subscribed the Regional Law n.21 of the 5th of April 2004 which define The Rural Districts Regulation ; zOn the basis of the Regional procedures definitions the Provincia should provide the Projects subscription and the following acknowledgement request at Regione Toscana zTaking in consideration that the process results to be already defined it just need to be revised on the basis of the Regional Regulations