Institute for Rural Development Research
at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University of Frankfurt/Main
News
More than digitisation: Rural communities on the way to a 'smart village' - applications possible until May 05th, 2020!
Communities in rural areas looking for support and inspiration to become a 'smart village' can now apply for the EU-funded 'Smart Rural Project'. The...
Action urgently needed for more sustainability in EU agricultural policy
The European Union's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is about to undergo a further reform. As before any previous reform, there is a debate on what...
Reward regional social-ecological achievements of organic farming
Developing an awareness of the social-ecological services of organic farming, thereby creating appreciation and generating regional added value – this...
New application round for innovative agricultural projects in Rhineland-Palatinate
On November 20, 2019, the EAFRD Managing Authority launched the 3rd call for proposals for the establishment of Operational Groups (OG) under EIP-Agri...
Five new operational groups in Hesse can now also be discovered interactively
During the 65th Agricultural Week South Hesse in Gernsheim on January 27th, representatives of five so-called Operational Groups (OG) received...
How to strengthen sustainable management in biosphere reserves?
In the biosphere reserves Spreewald and South-East Rügen, the IfLS organised workshops on sustainable management together with the respective...
Launch of the SDG.imp project in the Bliesgau biosphere reserve
The implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) often poses a challenge for regional actors in large-scale protected areas. It begins...
Sustainability in the Pfälzerwald Biosphere Reserve: Eight municipalities commit themselves to the SDG
A panel discussion and a kick-off workshop with the selected model communities on December 4, 2019 provided key impetus for the launch of the project...
Rhineland-Palatinate aims for strong LEADER funding in the new funding period
On 26 November 2019, the representatives of the Rhineland-Palatinate Local Action Groups (LAGs), together with State Secretary for Agriculture Andy...
Working together towards successful conflict management
Cooperation in innovation and networking projects represents a very special situation. People from different fields, with different interests and...