Rural development
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Austrian Rural Development Programme 2014-2020 - Programme text after its 5th amendment-version 6.1
The fifth application for an amendment to the Austrian Rural Development Programme 2014-2020 was approved by the European Commission on 23 August 2019.
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Networking agency "Zukunftsraum Land LE (Rural development) 14-20”
The rural "Zukunftsraum Land" network was established to support the optimal implementation of the Austrian Rural Development Programme 2014-2020.
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Partnership Agreement - STRAT.AT 2020 (Europe 2020 Strategy)
The Partnership Agreement, concluded between Austria and the European Commission and adopted by the latter on 17 October 2014, is entitled "STRAT.AT 2020".
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Austrian Agri-environmental Programme in 2019
In 2019, the Austrian Agri-environmental Programme, ÖPUL, paid EUR 450.43 million to 90,795 holdings. That equates to 84.5 percent of all IACS farms. The average subsidy per holding amounted to EUR 4,961.
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ÖPUL 2015 - the Agri-environmental Programme until 2020
Environmentally compatible management of agricultural areas through the promotion of an agriculture which is appropriate to the environment, extensive and protective of natural Habitats.
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Environment and economy in harmony – ÖPUL measures in a nutshell
ÖPUL 2015, Austria's agri-environmental programme, pays considerable attention to the sparing use of natural resources and long-term climate protection.
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Organic farming remains attractive
Organic farming is a key component of the Agri-environmental Programme ÖPUL 2015 and has been particularly promoted and developed by the new Programme.
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Support for the tending of our mountains and alpine pastures
Mountain farmers work for healthy, safe food. They tend the alpine landscape and make an important contribution to natural hazards control.
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Less favoured agricultural areas
In these areas, farmers manage their farms under more difficult production, conditions. In Austria this means above all steep land, high altitude
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Diversification to include non-agricultural activities
Especially in periods of volatile agricultural prices and markets, small-structured holdings benefit from being able to rely on several sources of income. Deliberate diversity enhances competitiveness and ensures forward-looking, crisis-proof development.
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Farm holidays
Austria’s farms are located in Austria’s most scenic holiday areas. Farm holidays represent an attractive offer - especially for families.
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Green Care - Social services offered in agriculture and forestry
Green Care is a joint project of the Austrian Chambers of Agriculture. It adds the social component to the competences of farmers.
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New investment aid for agricultural holdings
Compared to the previous period, the upper limit for costs eligible under the subsidy scheme has been substantially raised.
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Strengthening the regions
The new Rural Development Programme further enhances the self-reliance of the LEADER regions.
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Training and advisory support as the basis of rural development
Training measures contribute significantly to the strengthening of rural areas. Therefore, they are an additional programme Focus.
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The responsibilities of the innovation broker in EIP-AGRI
EIP AGRI ist the Innovation Partnership 'Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability'.
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The European Innovation Partnership 'Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability'
The European Innovation Partnership 'Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability' (EIP-AGRI) is an initiative for the promotion of agriculture and forestry
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Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) 2014-2020 Monitoring and Evaluation Framework
Changes have been made to the Common Agricultural Policy's monitoring and evaluation requirements for the 2014-2020 programme period.
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New Rural Development Programme
Agreement on the details of the Rural Development Programme for the period 2014 to 2020.
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Common Strategic Framework
The European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) is in line with the new Common Strategic Framework.
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Full Text of the Austrian Rural Development Programme 2007-2013
The Austrian Rural Development Programme for the period 2007-2013 was approved by the European Commission on 25 October 2007.
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Review: the path to the master plan
Austria’s demographic development is characterised by a marked growth of the big cities and simultaneous population decline in peripheral rural areas. Every year, rural areas lose over 5,000 well-educated people to the Vienna area alone. If this trend continues, this will bring about a brain drift of over 50, persons in the next ten years.
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Agri-environmental programme - ÖPUL 2015
The new and meanwhile fifth ÖPUL (available since 2015) offers a broad variety of targeted measures. The new ÖPUL measures form a solid basis, ensuring ecological and area-wide agriculture in Austria, which supplies us with food of the highest quality. At present, we are witnessing a growing awareness in our socie-ty of environmentally sound agricultural production, which we have been seeking to address with ÖPUL measures for many years.
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