This ENRD seminar (Brussels, 3 July 2019) was an opportunity for participants to share practical experiences and discuss the opportunities offered by the current RDPs and potential of CAP Strategic Plans to support rural bioeconomy value chains.

Plenary sessions and working groups focused on different aspects related to the bioeconomy including: how to build a bio-based value chain, rural climate action through bio-based initiatives, building rural bioeconomies through Smart Villages, challenges to policy coherence, and regional approaches.

The participants discussed the recently published briefs on policy and tools for bioeconomy and recommendations on the use of RDPs and CAP Strategic Plans, developed by the ENRD Thematic Group on 'Mainstreaming the Bioeconomy'.