Social inclusion in the context of Czech rural development policy

The paper addresses social inclusion. It aims to investigate how social inclusion was conceptualized in the main Czech policy documents related to the EU. The text argues that one of the tools of social inclusion – social economy represented by social entrepreneurship and social farming – is a sort of innovative practice. The findings suggest that the understanding of social inclusion evolves within policy documents towards highlighting social economy through matching its theoretical concept with political measures. However, social economy is still not considered by the documents as an innovative approach. If analysing projects funded under Czech Rural Development Programs, social inclusion in rural areas is not the main theme, especially in regions exposed to the risk of social exclusion. In addition, the main actors (NGOs or social entrepreneurs) who are said to support social economy or social farming are not active in submitting projects in rural areas under the Rural Development Program 2007–2013. These actors have not yet used their potential towards developing social economy.

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The Impact of RDP Measures on the Diversification of Agriculture and Rural Development—Seeking Additional Livelihoods: The Case of Poland

Agriculture ◽

10.3390/agriculture11030253 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (3) ◽

pp. 253

Author(s):

Mirosław Biczkowski ◽

Aleksandra Jezierska-Thöle ◽

Roman Rudnicki

Keyword(s):

Rural Development ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Spatial Scales ◽

Development Program ◽

Spatial Diversity ◽

Agricultural Activities ◽

Synthetic Index ◽

Two Measures ◽

The Impact ◽

The Eu

The paper’s main aim is to assess the measures implemented within the Rural Development Program (RDP) 2007–2013 in Poland. This programme is dedicated to the diversification of business activities in rural areas and rural livelihood and, thus, the improvement of the multifunctionality of rural areas. The analysis covered two measures from Axis 3, Improvement of the quality of life in rural areas and diversification of rural economy: M311, diversification into non-agricultural activities; and M312, Establishment and development of micro-enterprise. The study and the discussion are presented from a geographical perspective and, in a broader context, take into account several conditions (natural, urban, agricultural and historical) and the spatial diversity of the allocation of European Union (EU) funds. Models of a policy of multifunctional rural development, implemented after accession to the EU, are presented. The research’s spatial scope covers Poland’s territory on two spatial scales: the system of regions (16 NUTS2 units) and poviats (314 LAU level 1 units). The analysis covers all the projects implemented in Poland under the two measures of Axis 3 of the RDP 2007–2013. A set of conditions was prepared for all LAU1 units, forming the background for assessing the impact of the EU funds on the development of non-agricultural activities. To determine the relationship between the RDP measures and the selected groups of conditions, a synthetic index and a correlation index are used. They are also used to determine the mutual relations between the two analyzed activities in terms of the spatial scales used. Access to the EU funds (RDP) has considerably enlarged the opportunities for accelerating agricultural modernisation and restructuration towards multifunctional development, as well as the opportunities for implementing new development and work methods in the countryside in Poland. The attractiveness of the two studied RDP measures varied across regions. The beneficiaries’ activity depended on the local potential (resources), culture and tradition of the region, and size and potential of the farm. In the areas where agriculture is deeply rooted, beneficiaries were more willing to engage in ventures tapping into the resources available in their farms. Thus, they create additional livelihood of income and workplaces for household members. In turn, the beneficiaries from the areas where farms are smaller and economically weaker often undertake activities related to setting up a new business (outside farming).

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Durable Rural Development Through the 2014 - 2020 National Rural Development Program

Studies in Business and Economics ◽

10.2478/sbe-2018-0026 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 13 (2) ◽

pp. 147-152 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Paul Lucian

Keyword(s):

Rural Development ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Rural Economy ◽

Development Program ◽

Development Programs ◽

Local Identity ◽

Rural Development Program ◽

Implied Contracts ◽

The Moment ◽

The Village

AbstractRural Development Policy is a priority for the E.U., as half of the Union’s population lives in rural areas. This policy is focused on society’s durable development, under all its aspects: economic, social, cultural, and so on. The challenges which rural areas of member states face must be addressed, while at the same time applying European norms and standards for rural development. After Romania became a part of the E.U., rural areas here were supported through several national rural development programs, so as to create a durable and sustainable rural economy. Major changes are required to achieve this kind of development, such as replacing old agricultural structures, modernizing the village, while at the same time maintaining cultural and local identity. Rural areas in Romania are often affected by natural disasters. During the last 17 years, national rural development programs implied contracts worth billions of Euros. For instance, through the 2020 NRDP, a budget of 9.5 billion Euros was allocated, 8.1 billion Euros coming from E.U. funding and 1.34 billion Euros as national cofinancing. At the moment, Romania’s absorption degree for the 2020 NRDP is of 20% and is expected to surpass 50% by 2020. Another regional program includes the concept of Spatial Development - Romania - 2025. Spatial planning supports the avoidance of rural dispersion. The betterment of infrastructure is supported, such as access roads, expanding base utilities, consolidated works to prevent flooding or landslides, and so on.

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Nature-Based Interventions for Mental Health Care: Social Network Analysis as a Tool to Map Social Farms and their Response to Social Inclusion and Community Engagement

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph16183501 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 16 (18) ◽

pp. 3501 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Marta Borgi ◽

Mario Marcolin ◽

Paolo Tomasin ◽

Cinzia Correale ◽

Aldina Venerosi ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Health Care ◽

Social Network ◽

Social Network Analysis ◽

Network Analysis ◽

Mental Health Care ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Social Inclusion ◽

Local Communities ◽

Social Farming

Social farming represents a hybrid governance model in which public bodies, local communities, and economic actors act together to promote health and social inclusion in rural areas. Although relational variables are crucial to foster social farm performance, the relational system in which farms are embedded has still not been fully described. Using social network analysis, here we map the nature of the links of a selected sample of social farms operating in Northern Italy. We also explore possible network variations following specific actions taken to potentiate local social farming initiatives. The results show a certain degree of variability in terms of the extension and features of the examined networks. Overall, the actions taken appear to be significant to enlarge and diversify farms’ networks. Social farming has the potential to provide important benefits to society and the environment and to contrast vulnerability in rural areas. Being able to create social and economic networks of local communities, social farming may also represent an innovative way to respond to the cultural shift from institutional psychiatry to community-based mental health care. This study emphasizes the critical role played by network facilitation in diversifying actors, promoting heterogeneous relationships, and, in turn, system complexity.

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Rural Development in Romania – A Few Considerations

Studies in Business and Economics ◽

10.2478/sbe-2020-0032 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 15 (2) ◽

pp. 165-174

Author(s):

Lucian Paul

Keyword(s):

European Union ◽

Rural Development ◽

Agricultural Policy ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Development Program ◽

The European Union ◽

Europe 2020 ◽

The Government ◽

Partnership Agreement ◽

Agenda 2000

AbstractThe ‘Agenda 2000’ introduces the Rural Development Policy, as part of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), as a complex policy that can ensure a stable income and a reasonable standard of living for the rural population. Rural development is a major CAP objective since over 50% of the population lives in rural areas and accounts for 80% of E.U. Territories. As a concept, the ‘rural area’ is defined both at a national and European level following specific criteria; however, these criteria differ from one country to another. A complete definition can be found in the European Charter of Rural Areas. Between 2014-2020, the development of rural areas in Romania is supported by the National Rural Development Program. It provides non-reimbursable funds from the European Union and funding from the Government of Romania. Convergence with the Europe 2020 Strategy is ensured through the Partnership Agreement with the European Union, which covers a number of challenges and thematic objectives. In order to achieve them, well-founded investment programs are needed. These programs must have a direct impact on increasing the living standards of the population residing within rural areas. Over 19 billion euros were allocated to Romania for the 2014-2020 period; these funds were used for agricultural policy and rural development. The total budget of the NRDP (2014-2020) is 9.4 billion euros, of which 1.3 billion euros comes from national funding. We believe the achievements recorded in rural areas, up to 2020, are modest and do not reflect the proposed objectives. Thus, projects were drawn up at national and local levels seldom support rural development and do not reflect development needs; sadly, these projects are often drawn up without focusing on efficiency.

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Rural tourism and sustainable rural development opportunities in apulia region (southern italy)

9th International Scientific Conference “Business and Management 2016” ◽

10.3846/bm.2016.05 ◽

2016 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Donatello Caruso ◽

Albert-Pol Miró

Keyword(s):

Rural Development ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Development Program ◽

Rural Tourism ◽

Sustainable Rural Development ◽

The Public ◽

Level Data ◽

Public Aid

The purpose of this study is to investigate the public aid role in to multifunctional farms in developing the rural tourism, and the implementation in non-agricultural activities in the Puglia region. Concretely, by referring to the Rural Development Program 2007/2013, this paper offers an analysis to verify whether there is a solid support for public aid in agrotourism using a farm level data. After a policies and literature review on the role of the Local Action Groups (LAGs) for enhancing economic and sustainable competitiveness of rural areas, we present our case study. Statistical analysis and a tree classification method are carried out.

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Opportunities of Women Micro Entrepreneurs in the Textile Industries of Tiruppur District

GIS Business ◽

10.26643/gis.v14i6.11709 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 14 (6) ◽

pp. 301-307

Author(s):

C. Viswapriya ◽

Dr. S. Mayilvaganan

Keyword(s):

Rural Development ◽

Women Entrepreneurs ◽

Textile Industry ◽

Development Program ◽

Social Entrepreneurs ◽

Governmental Organizations ◽

Self Employment ◽

Non Governmental Organizations ◽

Integrated Rural Development ◽

The Government

The Government of India has initiated a number of schemes for the development of women entrepreneurs in India. These schemes are meant to provide opportunities for women entrepreneurs. They are Entrepreneurship Development Programmes, Indira Mahila Yojana (IMY), Integrated Rural Development Program, Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), Mahila Samiti Yojana, Orient MahilaVikas Yojana Scheme, Management Development progammes, Micro & Small Enterprises Cluster Development Programmes, National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) Prime Minister Rozgar Yojana (PMRY), Priyadarshini Project, Rajiv Gandhi Mahila Vikas Pariyojana, Rashtriya Mahila Kosh, SBI’s Stree Shakti Scheme, Scheme of Financing Non Governmental Organizations Working in the Area of Disabilities in Order to Make Social Entrepreneurs, Trade Related Entrepreneurship Assistance and Development, Training of Rural Youth for Self-Employment and Working Women’s Forum. So far, no attempt has been made to analyze the awareness level of different schemes for the development of women entrepreneurs. Therefore, it was thought appropriate to prepare a paper on the opportunities of women micro entrepreneurs in the textile industry of Tiruppur District on the basis of a research

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Methodological approaches and applied evaluations of inclusive rural development

Ekonomika APK ◽

10.32317/2221-1055.202006113 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 308 (6) ◽

pp. 113-121

Author(s):

Serhii Kyryziuk

Keyword(s):

Rural Development ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Social Inclusion ◽

Methodological Approach ◽

Inclusive Development ◽

Practical Significance ◽

Development Research ◽

Goods And Services ◽

Advantages And Disadvantages ◽

Methodological Approaches

The purpose of the article is substantiation of the theoretical and methodological provisions of inclusive rural development and the development of guidelines for assessing social, economic and political changes in rural areas for compliance with the principles of inclusive development. Research methods. As a methodological base for the development of the problem under study, the provisions of the concept of inclusive growth and development, as well as rural development, were used. The research used methods: analysis and synthesis (in the study of the nature and main provisions of inclusive rural development), comparative analysis (in the analysis of methods for developing integrated indices and determining their advantages and disadvantages), statistical methods (for calculating the integral index of inclusive rural development). Research results. The research improves the theoretical and methodological principles of inclusive rural development and develops methodological approaches to its measurement. The proposed methodological approach is based on the measurement of inclusive rural development in two areas: the sectoral dimension, which includes the political, social and economic components of inclusion; a component dimension that assesses inclusion at the level of access, quality and distribution of goods and services. The existing methodological approaches to the development of integrated indices that can be used for measuring inclusive rural development are analyzed. Given the advantages and disadvantages of available methods, as well as the possibility of their application for the purposes of this study, the feasibility of using the method of weighted amounts for integrated assessment of inclusive rural development is justified. The normative approach was used as a method of standardization of indicators. It is established that the lag in the level of inclusive development in rural areas is -0.073 or -11.7% of national indicators. The variation of deviations in the components of sectoral inclusion is higher than in the component inclusion. In the sectoral dimension, the largest deviation of indices compared to national indicators is observed for social inclusion (-0.122 or -16.3%), and the smallest - for political (-0.04 or -6.8%). Variation of deviations from national indicators by types of inequality in access, quality and distribution of goods and services - by component inclusion, has a smaller range: -9.2… -13.2%. Scientific novelty. Theoretical provisions of inclusive rural development are developed and a methodological approach for its assessment is proposed based on the use of a two-dimensional matrix of indicators, which includes three sectoral dimensions (political, social and economic) and three component dimensions of inclusiveness (accessibility, quality and distribution of public goods and services). Practical significance. The developed methodological approach can be used to monitor the program documents implementation in the sustainable development sphere, the implementation of rural development policies and inclusive development. The flexibility of the methodological approach as for using different sets of indicators allows it to be implemented at the UTC level, which is planned to justify and test in the following publications. Tabl.: 3. Figs.: 1. Refs.: 13.

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Kajian Kritis terhadap Pelaksanaan Pembangunan Perdesaan di Indonesia

Forum penelitian Agro Ekonomi ◽

10.21082/fae.v26n2.2008.92-102 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 26 (2) ◽

pp. 92

Author(s):

Erizal Jamal

Keyword(s):

Rural Development ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Agricultural Development ◽

Development Program ◽

Paper Analysis ◽

Entry Point ◽

Project Approach ◽

Community Initiative ◽

The Government ◽

Initiative Program

English The main problem of rural development in Indonesia is related with coordination among the main actors and the focus of activities. In this paper, the main problem of rural development in Indonesia based on the experience of China in the previous program and rural development is examined. In some part of the paper, analysis was focused on the Rural Agribussines Development Program (PUAP), an initiative program of Ministry of Agricultural for poverty alleviation and rural development. Similar with the previous program in rural development that initiated by the government, PUAP is a top down project approach; most of the initiative come from the central goverment. The mechanism of project decision is dominated by the goverment role and structure, and less of rural community initiative. The maximum impact of the PUAP project is an entry point for agricultural development in rural areas. Indonesian Salah satu persoalan pokok dalam pembangunan perdesaan di Indonesia adalah kurang adanya koordinasi antar berbagai pihak yang terlibat dalam kegiatan tersebut serta fokus kegiatan yang kurang begitu jelas. Tulisan ini mencoba menelaah beberapa persoalan mendasar dalam pembangunan perdesaan di Indonesia, beranjak dari pengalaman yang pernah ada dan perbandingan dengan pola pendekatan yang digunakan oleh China dalam pembangunan perdesaannya. Kajian ini pada beberapa bagian menelaah pendekatan yang digunakan Departemen Pertanian dalam pembangunan perdesaan melalui pendekatan Pengembangan Usaha Agribisnis Perdesaan (PUAP) yang dilaksanakan mulai tahun 2008 dalam kerangka Program Nasional Pemberdayaan Masyarakat Mandiri (PNPM Mandiri). PUAP merupakan program terobosan Departemen Pertanian dalam mengurangi kemiskinan dan pengangguran di perdesaan. Sebagaimana program sejenis yang pernah dilaksanakan sebelumnya, program ini lebih dominan sebagai suatu upaya terpusat dalam menata pembangunan pertanian dan perdesaan di Indonesia. Dalam pendekatan semacam ini, mekanisme pelaksanaan sangat tergantung pada struktur birokrasi, sehingga pengambilan keputusan banyak dilakukan oleh pengelola dari kalangan pemerintah diberbagai level. Masyarakat perdesaan masih sering diposisikan sebagai objek. Berdasarkan kondisi ini sangat sulit diharapkan program ini dapat mencapai hasil maksimal bagi upaya peningkatan pendapatan petani dalam waktu singkat. Hasill maksimal yang mungkin dapat diharapkan dari pelaksanaan program ini adalah sebagai entry point dan perekat seluruh program Departemen Pertanian dalam pembangunan perdesaan.

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LEGAL BASIS AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PRINCIPLE OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN POLAND, BASED ON THE EXAMPLE OF THE RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

Roczniki Administracji i Prawa ◽

10.5604/01.3001.0014.8420 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (XX) ◽

pp. 61-70

Author(s):

Katarzyna Czerwińska-Koral

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Rural Development ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Agricultural Development ◽

Development Program ◽

Legal Basis ◽

The Sustainable Development ◽

Rural Development Program ◽

The Republic ◽

Environmental Goals

Sustainable agricultural development is a concept of rural and agricultural development programming that combines production goals with environmental requirements. The sustainable development of sustainable agriculture is aimed at harmonizing social, economic and environmental goals. The principle of sustainable development is the axiological basis of the European Union’s activity and is nowadays the motive for legal and agricultural regulations. In Polish law, the principle of sustainable development is contained in Art. 5 of the Constitution of the Republic of Poland of April 2, 1997 and is considered a systemic principle. The definition of sustainable development is included in Art. 3 point 50 of the Environmental Protection Law. In the provisions of the Act of February 20, 2015 on supporting rural areas with the participation of the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development under the Rural Development Program for 2014-2020, we do not find a direct reference to the principle of sustainable development. The aim of the article is to highlight the legal basis of the principle of sustainable development and to answer the question whether the Rural Development Program implements the principle of sustainable development?

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