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Estonian National Estonian National Rural NetworkRural Network
The LEADER TNC and the activities of the National Network in Estonia
Ave Bremse
27. February, 2013
Karksi
Estonian Rural Network UnitEstonian Rural Network Unit
Overall structure – where is NRN?Overall structure – where is NRN?
Managing Authority (MA) Ministry of Agriculture
Paying Agency (PA)Agricultural Registration and Information Board (ARIB)
Rural Economy Research Centre
Department of Rural Network and Fisheries
Network
Department of Analyses of Agricultural Sector (FADN)
National Rural Network (NRN)
Bureau of Rural Network
Bureau of Fisheries Network
Structure of Estonian Rural NetworkStructure of Estonian Rural Network
• Estonian Rural Network Unit – no formal membership, at the moment 7 full time employee
• Network Cooperation Chamber – involves associations and organizations representing programme beneficiaries and organizations and authorities engaged in rural development. The members are selected according to the objectives of the axes of the Rural Development Plan
• Budget – for the period 2007-2013 max. 4,480,000 € from RDP technical assistant
NRN and LNRN and LEADEREADER in 2007-2013 in 2007-2013
• NRN brings parts together,
• Keep dialogue between parts on-going
Website of LeaderWebsite of Leader
• Mainly 3 bigger target groups:1) 26 Local Action Groups (RDP Axis 4)2) wider rural development (RDP Axis 1-3)3) authorities related with implementing RDP
(Axis 1-4)
• Keywords:– Step by step widening the target group (axis 1-
3)– consideration of bottom-up initiative and
cooperation
NRN collects, stores and disseminatesNRN collects, stores and disseminates
Databases on NRN website:- RDP 2007-2013 project examples database, also in English
- Articles of weekly e-newsletter Võrgukiri are archived in database, so the articles are available by themes and sub-themes
- Information about all Estonian RDP measures are collected in the database – it is like a history of measures (beneficiaries, regulations etc) and all articles about project examples can be found from the database through keywords
- Database of Estonian LAGs (also in English) with interactive map and all articles about specific LAG can be found from the database through keywords
• Database of Leader transnational cooperation offers
Cooperation with Estonian Public BroadcastingCooperation with Estonian Public Broadcasting
• Started 2008, continued 2010 and 2011.• Summer 2011:
– TV show “Estonian Game” (Eesti mäng) where NRN helped to search participants from LAGs, helped to find questions (incl. video-questions) and gifts (through LAGs)
– 30 videoclips about different Leader projects from all over the Estonia, each of them are 7-10 minutes long and will be on air during autumn in every Saturday and Sunday at 18.20 in broadcasting named “Beautiful country” (Ilus maa).
– All the videos will also be available on the NRN website through YouTube.
TV show “Estonian Game” and TV show “Estonian Game” and video clips “Beatiful Country”video clips “Beatiful Country”
The Best Leader projects in 2011 “Notice The Best Leader projects in 2011 “Notice Leader”Leader”
• 31.03-30.04.2011 A project proposals call was opened – everybody was allowed to make proposals
• 14.-16.04 – NRN disseminated leaflets about the contest in Rural Fair
• All together 64 project proposals in 5 categories (agriculture, rural entrepreneurship, environment, youth, cooperation)
• Lessons learnt: a new category for development projects is also needed
The Best Leader projects in 2011 “Notice The Best Leader projects in 2011 “Notice Leader”Leader”
PrizeBrochure with all 20 nominees
The Best Leader projects in 2011 “Notice The Best Leader projects in 2011 “Notice Leader”Leader”
Estonian LEADEREstonian LEADER
The total Estonian RDP budget of the The total Estonian RDP budget of the programmprogramminging period 2007-2013 period 2007-2013
The total Estonian RDP budget is 924,8,9 mln EUR Axis I Improving the competitiveness
37,6% - 347,6 mln EURAxis II
Improving the environment36,2% - 334,4 mln EUR
Axis IIIQuality of life
12,9% - 118,9 mln EUR Axis IV
LEADER LEADER 10 10 % - 8% - 866 mln EUR mln EUR Technical support4% - 38,1 mln EUR
Axis III
Axis II
Axis I
LEADER TA
NationalNational criteriacriteria
LAG’s legal status = non-governmental organisation Objective of status must be development of rural life Area of LAG = minimum 2 municipalities Small towns up to 4000 inhabitants Municipality can enter to LAG only together with at least 1
community-based organisation + 1 entrepreneur from their area.
LAG should be open for new members LAG must have developed or must intend to develop a local
development strategy Members of the LAG must not be members of any other LAG
at the same time
MainMain tasks carried out by the LAGstasks carried out by the LAGs
Elaboration of calls including definition of local selection criteria
Publication of calls Reception of applications Project assessment Project ranking Final list of selected projects
proposed on the PA including fixing the amount of support
TODAY – Leader covers 99,99% of Estonian TODAY – Leader covers 99,99% of Estonian rural areasrural areas
• Number of LAG’s: 2626• Number of inhabitants in Leader areas: 504 363504 363• The territory of Leader area: 42 827 km²42 827 km²• The average number of inhabitants of Estonian LAGs is
19,41119,411 people per LAG’s are• The biggest number of inhabitants among LAGs: 36,56336,563• The smallest number of inhabitants among LAGs: 7,2407,240
– 24 LAGs – started implementation in 2009; 2 LAGs – started in 2010
Success of Leader in EstoniaSuccess of Leader in Estonia
LAG’s and Leader is visible
LAG = important regional development unit
LAG = real cooperation of sectors
LAG = active internationally
LAG = adviser
LAG = administrative capacity (230 positive applications)
RRegional food networkegional food networkss
• 13 LAGs have established regional food networks to raise the competitiveness of local small producers.
• The well-known networks in Estonia are Delicious South-Estonia (Maitsev Lõuna-Eesti), Local Taste (Uma Mekk), The Greener Mark of Põlva county (Põlvamaa Rohelisem Märk) and marketing association that joins small-producers of Saaremaa island.
Rural Rural tourism networkstourism networks
• 11 LAGs have improved the potential of rural areas through creating new tourism networks.
• Some successful ones are: • Romantic Coastline (Romantiline Rannatee) in Pärnu
county, • Onion Road (Sibulatee) in Tartu county and • Post Road (Postitee) in Põlva county. • Active people have started or are going to start many
projects that are unique, like Peter the Great's Naval Fortress as a military tourism object, geo-park in Tartu and Jõgeva county, etc
Leader implementationLeader implementation(01.11.2012)(01.11.2012)
17%
9%
74%
Private sector Local government Third sector
FinancialFinancial execution ofexecution of LEADER LEADER(05.12.2012) (05.12.2012)
• As if 5. December 2012 paying agency (Agricultural Registers and Information Board – ARIB) has approved 5,999 Leader projects - support in total of 65.1 mln EUR, which:– 3% of RDP Axis 1 - 224 projects and support in total
of 2.7 mln EUR– 96% of RDP Axis 3 – 5,716 projects and support in
total of 57.9 mln EUR– 1 % cooperation projects - 53 projects
Leader Leader cooperation projectscooperation projects
• 1 % cooperation projects – • 53 projects, • 25 of them are transnational cooperation
projects (includes 17 LAG-s)+ 1 TNC projects is in process of apporval
• 6 projects - leading partner Estonia• 5 projects – full payments
• 28 national cooperation projects
Cooperation partners are LAGs(Expected number of LAGs: 2,400; current number 2303)
Number of the currently approved cooperation projects (measure 421) as of Oct, 2012
Climbers-Paradise
RETO
TNC projects as of Oct, 2012 PER COUNTRY
Climbers-Paradise
RETO
Transnational cooperationTransnational cooperation
Estonian LAG-s have partners in 16 countries: Finland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Latvia, Luxemburg, France, Austria, Italia, Russia, Portugal, Lithuania, Spain, UK
Avarage TNC budget 223 641 EUR.
Main subjects are: national cultural heritage, expirience exchange, youth, tourism, cooperation between enterpreneurs.
Transnational cooperationTransnational cooperation
• Cooperation in Cultural Heritage Exploitation
• Traditional sailing and maritime heritage
• FENIX
• Clower Power. 4H twinning people.
• From Salla to Salla
• International Theme Routes
• Dare to Dream
• Loving Local Values
• Handicraft
• Planet said to me…
• Ecoland Leader
• Slow Travel Route 1
• CULTrips
• Villages on move
• Yhtteistyöllä lähelle ja kauas
• Tips from Estonia - Experience for South-Karelia
• Transnational Hunting 2012-2013
• FIN-EST Rural youth campS
• Medieval Festivals
• Youth for Youth
• WOLF: Wild Life and Farmers
• Innovative Village
• Growing Gastronauts
Growing Gastronauts
• Saarte Koostöökogu - EE• Hiiumaa Cooperation Network - EE• Central Warwickshire Villages – UK• Shropshire hills AONB Partnership - UK• The objctives of the project is to: • 1) promote local products and culinary know-how; • 2) contribute to the restructuring of realtionships between
producers/retailers/restaurateurs/consumers; • 3) raise awareness of the possibilities of local sourcing by
comparing practices in the different countries; • 4) promote economic development in the partner territories.
LINC CONFERENCE
J une 2.-14. SOUTH-ESTONI A
1 2012
International Conference - LINC 2012
LINC – Leader Inspired Network CommunityPartners: Austria, Germany, Estonia, Finland
12–14 June 2012
Tartu and South-EstoniaSubtopic: “Involvement and Voluntary Work”
Seminars Local Food
Sport competitionPractical workshops – voluntary work
in 4 different places in South-Estonia
First contact with LAG manager of Urfahr-West was March 2010 in Kirchberg/Austria during LINC conference.
Cultrips project has taken first steps in September 2010 and it will last about 3 years.
CULTrips
LAG Raplamaa Partnership
Population ~35 000 peopleRegion center Rapla 50 km from Tallinn9 municipalities81 LAG members
LINC 2010 CULTrips
Transnational Cooperation Project - CULTrips
Cultural trips in Europe will be based on concept of socio-cultural
exchange and tourism in rural areas.
Tourists and local people active participation are the backbone in the project
PROJECT PARTNERS
Valle Umbra e Sibillini
Central Karelia Jetina and Joensuu
LAG Raplamaa Partnership
Redange-Wiltz
Urfahr-West and Oststeirisches Kernland
KEY VALUES
•Contact to locals
•Story telling
•Learning together
•Authenticity
•Hidden treasures
PROJECT ACTIVITIES
Creating the concept of Cultrips
Compose inventory of touristic services and products
Testtrips in every partner region
Tour guides training
Marketing of concept and services
CULTrips TARGET GROUPS
“Unconventional discoverers” and “Ambitious cultural tourists”
group size around 10-20 people
www.raplalead
cultrips.leader.lu
www.raplamaa.ee
Thank you for your attention!
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