council decis februari commun strateg guidelin rural develop program period ec council european union regard treati establish european commun regard council regul ec septemb support rural develop european agricultur fund rural develop eafrd articl sentenc thereof regard propos commiss regard opinion european parliament articl regul ec strateg guidelin rural develop program period januari decemb adopt commun level set prioriti rural develop strateg guidelin reflect multifunct role farm plai rich divers landscap food product cultur natur heritag commun strateg guidelin identifi area import realis commun prioriti relat göteborg sustain goal renew lisbon strategi growth job establish european council göteborg june thessaloniki june basi strateg guidelin member state prepar nation strategi plan refer framework prepar rural develop programm decid sole articl commun strateg guidelin rural develop program period set annex adopt brussel februari council presid pröll oj publish offici journal annex commun strateg guidelin rural develop program period introduct regul ec defin purpos scope assist eafrd commun strateg guidelin identifi framework area import realis commun prioriti relat göteborg sustain goal renew lisbon strategi growth job commun strateg guidelin rural develop identifi agre area eu support rural develop creat ad eu level make link main eu prioriti lisbon göteborg translat rural develop polici ensur consist eu polici field cohes environ accompani implement market orient common agricultur polici cap restructur entail member state rural develop commun aim cap rural develop agricultur continu largest user rural land kei determin qualiti countrysid environ import relev cap rural develop increas recent enlarg european union pillar cap market rural develop polici rural area europ face increas econom social environment problem european model agricultur reflect multifunct role farm plai rich divers landscap food product cultur natur heritag guid principl cap market rural develop polici set european council göteborg june conclus strong econom perform hand hand sustain natur resourc level wast maintain biodivers preserv ecosystem avoid desertif meet challeng cap futur develop object contribut achiev sustain develop increas emphasi encourag healthi high qualiti product environment sustain product method includ organ product renew raw materi protect biodivers guid principl confirm lisbon strategi conclus european council thessaloniki june reform cap rural develop make kei contribut competit sustain develop come year sustain agricultur cap reform cap reform repres major step forward improv competit sustain develop farm activ eu set framework futur reform success reform contribut competit european agricultur reduc price support guarante encourag structur adjust introduct decoupl direct payment encourag farmer respond market signal gener consum demand quantiti relat polici incent inclus environment food safeti anim health welfar standard cross complianc reinforc consum confid increas environment sustain farm rural develop futur rural develop polici focus kei area agrifood economi environ broader rural economi popul gener rural develop strategi programm built ax axi improv competit agricultur forestri sector axi improv environ countrysid axi qualiti life rural area diversif rural economi axi leader axi rang measur target human physic capit agricultur food forestri sector promot knowledg transfer innov qualiti product axi measur protect enhanc natur resourc preserv highnatur farm forestri system cultur landscap europ rural area axi help develop local infrastructur human capit rural area improv condit growth job creation sector diversif econom activ axi base leader experi introduc possibl innov govern local base bottom approach rural develop meet challeng rural area characteris larg divers situat rang remot rural area suffer depopul declin peri urban area increas pressur urban centr oecd definit base popul densiti rural region account eu territori popul live predominantli rural region significantli rural region region gener gross ad gva eu provid employ tend lag rural area number socioeconom indic includ structur indic rural area capita incom activ rate women lower servic sector develop higher educ level gener lower smaller percentag household access broadband internet remot peripher major problem rural region disadvantag tend signific predominantli rural region gener pictur eu level vari substanti member state lack opportun contact train infrastructur problem women young peopl remot rural area enlarg chang agricultur map member state agricultur account gdp member state romania bulgaria member state employ share agricultur time higher member state bulgaria romania agricultur employ level consider higher combin agricultur food sector form import part eu economi account million job total employ gdp eu world largest produc food beverag combin product estim eur billion sector remain highli polaris fragment term size signific opportun threat firm forestri relat industri emploi million peopl turnov eur billion annual forest growth exploit agricultur forestri repres land eu environment perform agricultur preserv enhanc natur resourc recent year mix water qualiti total nitrogen surplu declin slightli member state countri region experi signific nutrient leach pressur problem ammonia emiss eutroph soil degrad declin biodivers persist area increas share agricultur area devot organ product million hectar eu renew resourc estim million hectar bioenergi product million hectar energi crop premium million hectar set land long term trend climat chang increasingli shape farm forestri pattern advanc protect biodivers implement natura agricultur forestri area design high natur farm system plai import role preserv biodivers habitat landscap protect soil qualiti member state farm system account agricultur area area abandon farm engend environment risk rural area face challeng growth job sustain come year offer real opportun term potenti growth sector provis rural amen tourism attract place live work role reservoir natur resourc highli valu landscap agricultur food sector seiz opportun offer approach technolog innov meet evolv market demand europ global invest kei resourc human capit rural area agrifood sector futur confid occas relaunch lisbon strategi european council reaffirm lisbon strategi wider context sustain develop requir present met compromis abil futur gener meet program period uniqu opportun refocu support eafrd growth job sustain respect fulli line declar guid principl sustain develop renew lisbon action programm seek target resourc make europ attract place invest work promot knowledg innov growth creat job rural develop polici rural area meet object period requir strateg approach competit job creation innov rural area improv govern deliveri programm increas focu forward invest peopl capit farm forestri sector wai deliv win win environment servic creat job diversif women young peopl help eu rural area fulfil potenti attract place invest work live rural develop polici plai part sustain develop europ territori set commun prioriti rural develop program period framework object establish regul ec strateg guidelin set identifi prioriti commun accord articl thereof guidelin aim integr major polici prioriti spelt conclus lisbon göteborg european council set prioriti illustr kei action present basi strateg guidelin member state prepar nation strategi plan refer framework prepar rural develop programm resourc devot commun rural develop prioriti regulatori minimum fund limit axi depend specif situat strength weak opportun programm area commun prioriti contribut lisbon göteborg object reflect member state level nation strategi plan rural develop programm case nation region prioriti specif problem relat agrifood chain environment climat geograph situat agricultur forestri rural area deal specif issu peri urban pressur unemploy remot low popul densiti improv competit agricultur forestri sector commun strateg guidelin europ agricultur forestri food process sector great potenti develop high qualiti ad product meet divers grow demand europ consum world market resourc devot axi contribut strong dynam european agrifood sector focus prioriti knowledg transfer modernis innov qualiti food chain prioriti sector invest physic human capit order meet prioriti member state encourag focu support kei action kei action includ restructur modernis agricultur sector continu plai import role develop rural area member state success agricultur adjust kei improv competit environment sustain agricultur sector boost job growth relat area economi includ promot anticip chang agricultur sector context restructur modernis develop proactiv approach train retrain farmer transfer skill ii improv integr agrifood chain europ food industri world competit innov face increas global competit consider scope rural economi creat market product retain rural area qualiti scheme rais profil european product oversea advisori servic support meet commun standard contribut integr process market orient agricultur sector consolid posit europ agrifood sector major employ sourc econom growth iii facilit innov access research develop amp innov increasingli import europ farm agrifood forestri sector europ larg agrifood compani cut edg trend introduct product process significantli contribut perform smaller processor farm busi form cooper facilit access amp innov action undertaken seventh framework programm iv encourag diffus inform commun technolog ict agrifood sector identifi lag ict technolog case smaller busi adopt busi applic low level larg multin larger supplier rural develop fund complement futur commiss initi field busi relat small medium size enterpris skill learn foster dynam entrepreneurship recent reform creat market orient environ european farm bring opportun farm busi realis econom potenti depend develop strateg organis skill encourag entri young farmer profess plai import role respect vi develop outlet agricultur forestri product outlet offer higher ad qualiti product support invest train field food product rural develop complement measur pillar creat innov outlet product help develop renew energi materi biofuel process capac vii improv environment perform farm forestri long term sustain depend abil produc product consum bui achiev high environment standard invest increas environment perform lead effici gain product creat win win situat enhanc gener renew agricultur combin measur axi tailor young farmer consid improv environ countrysid commun strateg guidelin protect enhanc eu natur resourc landscap rural area resourc devot axi contribut eu level prioriti area biodivers preserv develop high natur farm forestri system tradit agricultur landscap water climat chang measur axi integr environment object contribut implement agricultur forestri natura network göteborg commit revers biodivers declin object laid direct ec european parliament council octob establish framework commun action field water polici kyoto protocol target climat chang mitig order meet prioriti member state encourag focu support kei action kei action includ promot environment servic anim friendli farm practic european citizen expect farmer respect mandatori standard agre farmer remuner sign commit deliv servic market provid focus specif resourc import context agricultur forestri water soil ii preserv farm landscap forest europ valu rural environ product agricultur sustain land manag practic reduc risk link abandon desertif forest fire favour area farm system preserv landscap habitat rang wetland dry meadow mountain pastur area import part cultur natur heritag attract rural area place live work iii combat climat chang agricultur forestri forefront develop renew energi materi sourc bioenergi instal agricultur forestri practic contribut reduct greenhous ga emiss preserv carbon sink effect organ matter soil composit adapt impact climat chang iv consolid contribut organ farm organ farm repres holist approach sustain agricultur respect contribut environment anim welfar object reinforc encourag environment econom win win initi provis environment good agri environment measur contribut ident rural area food product form basi growth job provid tourism provis rural amen link diversif tourism craft train food sector vi promot territori balanc rural develop programm make vital contribut attract rural area ensur competit knowledg base economi sustain balanc urban rural area maintain combin programm ax land manag measur make posit contribut spatial distribut econom activ territori cohes improv qualiti life rural area encourag diversif rural economi commun strateg guidelin resourc devot field diversif rural economi qualiti life rural area axi contribut overarch prioriti creation employ opportun condit growth rang measur axi promot capac build skill acquisit organis local strategi develop ensur rural area remain attract futur gener promot train inform entrepreneurship women young peopl older worker consid order meet prioriti member state encourag focu support kei action kei action includ rais econom activ employ rate wider rural economi diversif growth employ sustain develop rural area contribut territori balanc econom social term tourism craft provis rural amen growth sector region offer opportun farm diversif agricultur develop micro busi broader rural economi ii encourag entri women labour market rural area inadequ childcar provis creat specif barrier local initi develop childcar facil facilit access labour market includ develop childcar infrastructur potenti combin initi encourag creation small busi relat rural activ local servic iii put heart back villag integr initi combin diversif busi creation invest cultur heritag infrastructur local servic renov contribut improv econom prospect qualiti life iv develop micro busi craft build tradit skill introduc compet combin purchas equip train coach help promot entrepreneurship develop econom fabric train young peopl skill need diversif local economi tap demand tourism recreat environment servic tradit rural practic qualiti product vi encourag diffus ict diffus ict essenti rural area diversif local develop provis local servic promot inclus economi scale achiev villag ict initi combin equip network skill train commun structur initi greatli facilit local farm rural busi adopt busi commerc full advantag possibl afford internet broadband commun support region programm structur fund overcom disadvantag locat vii develop provis innov renew energi sourc contribut creat outlet agricultur forestri product provis local servic diversif rural economi viii encourag develop tourism tourism major growth sector rural area build cultur natur heritag increas ict tourism book promot market servic design recreat activ improv visitor number length stai link smaller facil encourag agri tourism ix upgrad local infrastructur member state signific invest undertaken major telecommun transport energi water infrastructur come year consider support structur fund rang tran european network develop connect busi scienc park multipli effect fulli realis term job growth small scale local infrastructur support rural develop programm plai vital role connect major invest local strategi diversif develop agricultur food sector potenti build local capac employ diversif commun strateg guidelin resourc devot axi leader contribut prioriti ax axi plai import role horizont prioriti improv govern mobilis endogen develop potenti rural area support axi offer possibl context commun led local develop strategi build local strength combin object competit environ qualiti life diversif integr approach involv farmer forest rural actor safeguard enhanc local natur cultur heritag rais environment awar invest promot specialti product tourism renew resourc energi order meet prioriti member state encourag focu support kei action kei action includ build local partnership capac anim promot skill acquisit mobilis local potenti ii promot privat public partnership leader continu plai import role encourag innov approach rural develop bring privat public sector iii promot cooper innov local initi leader support diversif plai essenti role connect peopl idea approach encourag innov entrepreneurship promot inclus provis local servic line commun dissemin knowledg exchang good practic innov rural product servic iv improv local govern leader foster innov approach link agricultur forestri local economi help diversifi econom base strengthen socioeconom fabric rural area ensur consist program commun strateg guidelin work nation strategi member state ensur synergi ax maximis potenti contradict avoid develop integr approach reflect account eu level strategi action plan organ food farm commit increas renew energi resourc develop medium long term eu strategi combat climat chang anticip effect farm forestri eu forestri strategi action plan deliv growth employ sustain object prioriti set sixth commun environ action programm laid decis ec european parliament council prioriti identifi requir themat environment strategi soil protect protect conserv marin environ sustain pesticid air pollut urban environ sustain resourc wast recycl mean eu member state level improv govern polici deliveri technic assist build european nation network rural develop platform exchang practic expertis aspect polici design manag implement stakehold inform public ensur earli involv actor consid prepar nation strategi work stage implement complementar commun instrument commun strateg guidelin synergi structur employ rural develop polici encourag context member state ensur complementar coher action financ european region develop fund cohes fund european social fund european fisheri fund eafrd territori field activ main guid principl demarc line coordin mechan action support fund defin nation strateg refer framework nation strategi plan infrastructur invest scale intervent guid principl invest transport infrastructur member state region subregion level cohes polici instrument local level basic servic measur axi ensur link local region level develop human capit support rural develop target farmer econom actor involv diversif rural economi popul rural area receiv support part integr bottom approach action field implement full complianc object european employ strategi set integr guidelin growth job coher action nation reform programm framework lisbon process educ train work programm seek achiev educ train side lisbon goal lifelong learn heart programm appli level type educ train includ agricultur forestri agrifood sector report system regul ec forese strateg monitor commun nation strategi basi report progress common framework monitor evalu establish cooper member state framework provid limit number common indic common methodolog supplement programm specif indic reflect charact programm area common set indic aggreg output result impact eu level assess progress achiev commun prioriti baselin indic defin start program period assess initi situat form basi develop programm strategi evalu activ place ongo basi compris programm level ant mid term post evalu evalu activ consid improv programm manag impact accompani themat studi synthesi evalu commun level activ european network rural develop platform exchang capac build evalu member state exchang good practic share evalu result contribut significantli effect rural develop respect european network plai central role facilit contact presid conclus european council luxembourg decemb berlin march brussel octob oecd definit base share popul live rural commun inhabit km nut iii region extend impact assess sec internation recognis definit rural area case fulli account popul live dens popul rural area peri urban zone context guidelin statist descript purpos measur gdp purchas power pariti presid conclus european council brussel march presid conclus european council brussel june work stand committe agricultur research account context oj direct amend decis ec oj presid conclus european council brussel march presid conclus european council brussel march oj