EIP-AGRI in Rural Development Programmes (RDP)

Geographical scope	European Union
Keywords	Farming practice

How European regions will support farmers' innovative projects

118 out of 118 Rural Development Programmes have been approved as of 11 December 2015
106 Rural Development Programmes implement cooperation through Measure 16
On an average 1,7% of the RDP budget is spent on the cooperation measure
Out of these 106 programmes, 94 RDPs (24 member states) provide support to EIP Operational Groups
3205 Operational Groups are expected to be established under the approved RDPs (2014 – 2020)

Country	RDP	Expected number of Operational Groups	Share of cooperation measure in total RDP budget
Austria	National	50	1,0%
Belgium	Flanders	33	0,6%
Bulgaria	National	20	1,2%
Croatia	National	33	0,4%
Cyprus	National	40	1,2%
Czech Republic	National	20	3,6%
Finland	Mainland	10	2,8%
France	Aquitaine	10	0,3%
France	Auvergne	10	0,4%
France	Basse Normandie	5	1,6%
France	Bourgogne	8	1,8%
France	Bretagne	8	2,0%
France	Centre - Val de Loire	15	2,8%
France	Champagne - Ardennes	2	3,8%
France	Corsica	4	0,8%
France	Guadeloupe	4	4,9%
France	Guyane	5	7,0%
France	Haute Normandie	2	3,1%
France	Île de France	8	8,7%
France	Languedoc Roussillon	20	1,2%
France	Limousin	22	0,3%
France	Lorraine	20	1,4%
France	Martinique	10	8,8%
France	Mayotte	3	9,1%
France	Midi-Pyrenées	20	0,7%
France	PACA	25	2,0%
France	Pays de la Loire	20	0,7%
France	Picardie	11	0,9%
France	Poitou-Charentes	6	0,6%
France	Réunion	2	11,3%
France	Rhône-Alpes	65	2,3%
Germany	Baden-Württemberg	20	1,5%
Germany	Bavaria	8	0,1%
Germany	Berlin and Brandenburg	26	3,4%
Germany	Hesse	10	1,3%
Germany	Lower Saxony and Bremen	10	3,7%
Germany	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	12	0,5%
Germany	North Rhine - Westphalia	15	2,5%
Germany	Rhineland - Palatinate	12	1,8%
Germany	Saxony	10	0,9%
Germany	Saxony-Anhalt	6	1,2%
Germany	Schleswig - Holstein	38	2,9%
Germany	Thuringia	36	1,2%
Greece	Greece	435	2,1%
Hungary	National	70	1,3%
Ireland	National	10	0,2%
Italy	Abruzzo	8	3,3%
Italy	Basilicata	7	3,0%
Italy	Bolzano	6	0,5%
Italy	Calabria	9	1,6%
Italy	Campania	40	3,1%
Italy	Emilia-Romagna	116	5,3%
Italy	Friuli-Venezia-Giulia	9	4,8%
Italy	Lazio	165	3,2%
Italy	Liguria	18	3,8%
Italy	Lombardia	25	1,5%
Italy	Marche	28	4,9%
Italy	Molise	4	5,2%
Italy	Piemonte	40	3,2%
Italy	Puglia	8	4,0%
Italy	Sardegna	6	2,4%
Italy	Sicilia	50	1,9%
Italy	Toscana	10	3,6%
Italy	Trento	30	1,9%
Italy	Umbria	20	7,8%
Italy	Veneto	26	2,3%
Lithuania	National	7	1,3%
Malta	National	15	13,6%
Netherlands	National	60	3,6%
Poland	National	90	0,4%
Portugal	Azores	3	1,1%
Portugal	Madeira	5	0,4%
Portugal	Mainland	64	1,3%
Romania	National	24	0,3%
Slovakia	National	25	2,3%
Slovenia	National	9	1,9%
Spain	National	90	16,7%
Spain	Andalucia	250	1,4%
Spain	Aragón	90	6,1%
Spain	Asturias	8	4,0%
Spain	Canarias	100	4,4%
Spain	Castilla y León	8	1,0%
Spain	Cataluña	100	3,3%
Spain	Extremadura	18	0,7%
Spain	Galicia	108	2,7%
Spain	La Rioja	10	2,9%
Spain	Madrid	7	4,0%
Spain	Murcia	20	1,7%
Spain	País Vasco	40	4,6%
Sweden	National	80	3,6%
UK	England	20	1,9%
UK	Northern Ireland	5	0,6%
UK	Scotland	50	1,6%
UK	Wales	45	5,5%

Source: European Commission - update 11 December 2015 - This list only includes the 94 approved RDPs from 24 Member States which provide support to EIP Operational Groups.

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Operational Groups?

An Operational Group is a group of people who come together to work on concrete solutions to a practical problem or innovative opportunity and whose project is funded by the EU Rural Development policy. An Operational Group consists of several partners with a common interest in a specific, practical innovation project. The people involved in the Operational Group should bring in different types of practical, and where necessary, scientific expertise. They may include farmers, scientists, agri-business and many others.

Every country or region has the possibility to define specific national demands or restrictions on how to put together an Operational Group. Find out more in the EIP-AGRI brochure on Operational Groups together with the list of all Managing Authorities to contact your local authority for further information. The brochure on Operational Groups is also available in other languages such as German, Finnish, French, Greek and Italian.

Calls to set up Operational Groups soon to be launched

With all Rural Development Programmes has been approved, the managing authorities launch the calls for Operational Groups to enable farmers to turn their innovative ideas into real projects.

The first calls have been launched already and first OGs are being set up. In the meantime farmers can already start looking for partners such as researchers and advisors to refine their ideas to actual projects.

To be well prepared to apply as soon as the call for Operational Groups in their region or country is open. Joining the EIP-AGRI Network would be a good start. Through the website, the Network offers registered members inspirational ideas, information and results about research projects, and ways to connect to other co-workers in the EIP-AGRI Network. As an EIP-AGRI member, farmers can actively exchange and gather information that could be the start of an Operational Group.

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