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Tools4CAP experiences with stakeholder engagement presented at the EU-GAP Network workshop

How can rural stakeholders be effectively involved in the development of the National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRPPs)? This question was the…
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Save the Date – RegioWertGeBen project transfer workshop on 19 November 2026, 2.00–4.00 pm (online)

As part of this workshop, we would like to present findings and proposed solutions for bio-regional value chains in communal catering for vegetables.…
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Young People and Education in the Rhein-Hunsrück District: Results of the RUSTIK Living Lab published

On 29 September 2026, as part of the closing event of the RUSTIK Living Lab ‘Youth and Training in the Rhein-Hunsrück District’ at the…
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Are sustainability and resilience compatible? – A look back at the GNK Hessen networking event

To give a brief answer straight away: yes – because a local authority that is neither climate-resilient nor socially resilient will not be able to…
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Digital twins for resilient rural areas: TERRAE project launched

In early September 2026, the EU project "TERRAE – Digital Twins-Enabled Rural Resilience in Agriculture and forEstry" got underway. Over the next four…
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Digitalisation in rural areas: When small steps make a big difference

On 4 September, the regional stakeholder group involved in the INTERREG-Europe INSPIRE project set off on a discovery tour of the region with the…
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Good practices from Germany, Austria, Denmark, France and Italy – What can Ludwigsburg-Stuttgart and North Hesse learn about sustainable communal catering?

The BÖL project ‘RegioWertGeBen’ highlights innovative approaches to strengthening regional, organic community catering, using the vegetable sector as…
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More locally grown organic vegetables in communal catering – the final phase of the RegioWertGeBen project

On 25 and 26 August, the project partners of the RegioWertGeben project met in Gießen for their project meeting. The focus was on solutions for…
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Funding decisions for 17 new innovation and collaboration projects in Hesse

On 19 August 2026, Daniel Köfer, State Secretary at the Hessian Ministry of Agriculture and the Environment, Viticulture, Forestry, Hunting and Local…
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Circular Economy in Agriculture – The ReVaCy Newsletter #1 is here!

The first newsletter of the Erasmus+ ReVaCy project has been published. Entitled ‘Circular Economy and Regional Value Cycles in Agriculture’, it…
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Diversification opens up new opportunities for farms

A recent ad hoc study commissioned by the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Rural Affairs, Agriculture and Home Affairs shows that investments in…
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And the mountain calls forever – ‘Base Camp’ has achieved its target in the evaluation of the Young Farmers’ Support Scheme

On 8 and 9 July 2026, the meeting of the Monitoring Committee (BGA) for the ‘National CAP Strategic Plan (CAP-SP)’ took place against an alpine…
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