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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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New LAG directory launched and LEADER added value showcased
The EU CAP Network website helps make connections with a new directory of LEADER Local Action Groups for 2023-2027 and shares new Good Practice stories highlighting LEADER’s added value.
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Highlights report - 2nd meeting of the Thematic Group on Supporting the Mental Health of Farmers and Farming Communities
The second Thematic Group (TG) meeting allowed members to exchange experiences, review insights from previous TG activities, develop action-oriented recommendations to improve farmers' mental health support, and replicate successful approaches.
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Policy Insights - Mental health policy for EU farmers
The understanding of some of the specific mental health care needs for farmers is increasing across the EU and clear advantages can derive from tailor-made policy approaches to protect the agricultural community’s well-being.
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Results and effects of European Innovation Partnership support
The ongoing evaluation of the Rural Development Programme (RDP) focuses on the results and impact of the European Innovation Partnership (EIP) support in Brandenburg, Germany.