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Fostering social entrepreneurship in rural areas - webinar
A Good Practice Webinar organised by the Rural Pact Support Office offered practitioners a range of inspiring initiatives fostering social entrepreneurship and provided an opportunity to discuss and explore them in depth.

Studies and research on rural NEET youth
The Rural NEET Youth Network published studies and policy briefs on challenges and opportunities for rural NEETs - young people not in formal education, employment and training.

Strengthening sustainable food systems: new Policy Insight
Strategic food policy insights are featured in the latest edition of our short-read, informative web article publications from the CAP Implementation Contact Point.
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CAP Implementation
As an integral part of the EU CAP Network, the CAP Implementation Contact Point supports and coordinates networking activities relating to the design and implementation of the CAP’s strategic plans.
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Innovation & knowledge exchange | EIP-AGRI
'Innovation & knowledge exchange | EIP-AGRI’'s role is to facilitate communication and cooperation between those with a keen interest in sharing knowledge and innovative ideas for sustainable agriculture, forestry and rural areas.
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The European Evaluation Helpdesk for the CAP provides tailored support to EU Member States and the European Commission in their evaluations of agriculture and rural development policy.
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LEADER
LEADER is a local development method which has been used for 30 years to engage local actors in the design and delivery of strategies, decision-making and resource allocation for the development of their rural areas.
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National CAP networks have a key role in steering and driving forward policy as well as promoting stakeholder engagement, knowledge sharing and capacity building for EU Member States and other actors.
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The LAG database allows Local Action Groups (LAGs) to get in touch, network and cooperate with each other.
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