The Seminar is part of the ENRD work on ‘Smart and Competitive Rural Areas’ where the main objective is to ‘To maximise the impact that RDPs have on supporting farms and rural firms in accessing emerging markets’.

The main focus for the activity has been on cooperation and investments which increase the competitiveness of sustainable products and services from farms, firms and other rural actors with particular attention to their links with urban areas. Opportunities are provided within the RDPs through the integration of measures such as Cooperation, Farm and Business development, Quality Schemes, Investment, Producer groups, Organic Farming, Advisory Services, Leader, Knowledge Transfer, Basic Services and Village Renewal.