Austrian Rural Network - Netzwerk Zukunftsraum Land

Rural topic(s): Development of rural territories

City: Wien

Country: Austria

Web site: http://www.zukunftsraumland.at

The National Rural Network (member of ENRD) is created at national level, in the framework of the Rural Development Regulation. It provides an important link at Member State level between the national administrations, organisations, and the Local Action Groups. Its main role is to support the implementation and evaluation of rural development policy but it also brings together a variety of rural stakeholders, to ensure a good level of communication both at regional, national and European level.

Keywords: agricultural policy, innovation, woodland management, integrated rural development, territorial project, local food systems, public-private partnership, Leader approach

Places: Austria

Actors: official rural development network or structure

Methods: networking, facilitation, information diffusion, debate, experience exchange