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HomeRural Development

Rural Development

Latest from EU Member States

Forest Grabbing in Romania is destroying pristine nature and rural livelihoods

June 11, 2015 ARC

Eco Ruralis Bring us the Shocking Story of Forest Grabbing in Romania, where the vast majority of Europe’s Vital Old Growth Forests are. Fact Sheets, Leaked Letters and an Undercover Video Expose. #Forestgrab […]

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Short Supply Chains in Romanian Rural Development Policy

February 22, 2015 ARC

Ramona Duminicioiu unpacks the initiatives and the issues around local food and government inaction […]

Recent updates

Good Food Good Farming #Arc2020 conference

February 18, 2015 ARC

A report on the key ideas and outcomes from this civil society gathering held in Brussels 10-11th February […]

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Bureaucracy hampering CAP funds absorption in Romania

January 31, 2015 ARC

Simplification should work for peasant farmers and not to generate fund-grabbing by the corporate sector, as Maria Rodriguez Beperet explains. […]

Main stories

Of Fairy Orchards, Biodiversity & Octogenarian Wisdom

January 27, 2015 ARC

Traditional orchards across the Carpathian Basin are restoring agrobiodiversity and rural livelihoods. Stella Beghini of Eco Ruralis reports. […]

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Seeding the Future of Rural Areas

January 6, 2015 Myrto Pispini

In Spain a pilot project gives prominence to the low-intensity farming production systems which are at risk of being abandoned. […]

Main stories

L.I.N.C – LEADER Inspired Network Community

January 4, 2015 ARC

LINC events showcase not just the best of Rural Europe but, aptly, the commitment of the LEADER network to organising itself. […]

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Organic Farming in Bulgaria:the State & Subsidies

December 15, 2014 ARC

In part II of our report on organic farming in Bulgaria, the ‘Organic Bulgaria’-Project takes a closer look at the role of the State and the EU subsidies. […]

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Organic Farming in Bulgaria: Social and Political Aspects

December 11, 2014 ARC

Organic farming in Bulgaria is a new phenomenon within the national policy and agri-food industry. […]

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Commission adopts €3.357bn ‘Partnership Agreement’ with Ireland

November 24, 2014 Oliver Moore

Ireland’s Rural Development plan has been adopted by EU Commission. So what’s in it? […]

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Rural Development in Wales Targets High Ground

November 22, 2014 Peter Crosskey

How will the Principality spend its largest RDP payout ever? Peter Crosskey investigates. […]

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Empowering Rural Stakeholders in the Western Balkans

October 8, 2014 Hannes Lorenzen

Commissioner Ciolos: “Empowering local communities and stakeholders is an imperative in Europe today.” […]

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Billions Spent on Rural Romania – who benefits?

September 18, 2014 ARC

EU funds will be used to consolidate holdings: that’s push small producers & peasants off the land […]

Latest from Brussels

Delegated Acts End Game Threatens Greening

April 1, 2014 ARC

In a regressive move indications are that weighting may be increased for protein crops. […]

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Poland Short Changes its Organic Farmers

March 26, 2014 ARC

Organic farming and agri-environmental schemes will not grow under current Rural Development plans . […]

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CAP Reform 2027

EU’s new blueprint for agriculture and food: what’s coming for agrifood policy for the next years? Find our continuous analysis here.

Digging into the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy

Seeds4All

The Seeds4All project wants to amplify voices and connect people involved in agroecological seed production at all levels. Find out more.

This Month’s Articles

Missed an article of ours? Or would like to read it again? Find all our articles from this month here. Or browse through our chronological archive that stores all articles here.

Rural Resilience

Co-constructing proposals rooted in actions on the ground: Visit the project page.

Letter From The Farm

Who grows the food we eat? Who sows the seeds, tends the soil, picks the fruits and harvests the carrots? At ARC, we want to put faces to our food. Find all letters here.

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Interested in European food, farming and rural policy matters? Do you have great writing skills and an ability to deliver content accurately and on time? Then you could be just what we’re looking for! Find out more here.

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