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Register now for the 4th Forum on Best Practices in the Agri-Food Supply Chain
The 4th Farm to Fork Forum, a key annual event for all food supply chain actors in the EU, will focus on how producers can increase returns by actively participating in the value chain.
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LEADER creates jobs in Poland from healthy convenience food
Local Action Group support for a Polish businesswoman has helped her to create new jobs by expanding her company’s supply of healthy convenience food that promotes better nutrition.
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Animating LEADER local development action in rural Austria
LEADER Local Action Groups in Austria benefit from strong cooperation at national level, which is animated through coordinated actions by the country’s National Network and LEADER Forum.
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Policy Insights - Preventing food waste with CAP Strategic Plans
EU actions on reducing food waste risks support global ambitions to create sustainable food systems. Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) funding from the EU countries’ CAP Strategic Plans can help to implement improved ways of preventing food waste.
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Assessing the effectiveness and efficiency of CAP income support instruments
The guidelines on how to assess CAP income support instruments offer a comprehensive evaluation framework, including judgment criteria and technical guidance for quantitative analyses.
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Evaluation of the promotion of investments in the processing and marketing of agricultural products
The evaluation offers an overview of the challenges and strengths in the agricultural and food sector in North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany, specifically on competitiveness.