Experience of rural development policies. Spanish case (Leader approach)

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Experience of rural development
policies.Spanish case (Leader approach)

• MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FOOD
• Seminar on Implementation of Rural Development
  Programmes 2007-2013
• Brussels, 3 and 4 October 2007

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LEADER APPROACH 2000-2006

• 18 Leader programmes in Spain (154 LAGs)
• 1 Leader National Program supports Local Action
  Groups located in two or more autonomous regions
• 17 Leader Regional Programs local groups which
  total territory is situated within one region
• PRODER Spanish Leader type initiative (162 LAGs)
• Common support regime
• Identical methodology and networking instruments
• AGADER one autonomous region (Galicia) (10 LAGs)
• Only with national funds
• 10 groups

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DIFFERENCIES LEADER-PRODER

• LEADER
• Community Initiative
• 1 Specific programme per region
• 1 Management Committee per programme
• Independent financial management
• PRODER
• Included as a measure in the regional programmes
• Management of the measure in the framework of the
  programme Committee
• Financial management integrated in the whole
  programme

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Map. Spanish LAGs
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LEADER

• Local Action Groups (LAGs) selected by
  Committees for each region, formed by national,
  regional and local authorities
• Project selection carried out by LAGs
• Projects financed under regional programs joint
  approval by the regional authorities and the
  national authority (Spanish Ministry of
  Agriculture, Fisheries and Food - MAPA)
• Projects financed under national program
  approved by MAPA, consulted regional authorities

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LEADER

• Local Action Groups (LAGs)
• Nº LAGs 145
• Total area covered by LAGs 251.186 km2
• (50 of the national territory)
• Population 5.921.318
• (14 of the national population)

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LEADER

• Total projects approved 19.077

Main measures Nº
Small and medium-sized enterprises 3.286 17,22
Rural tourism 2.981 15,65
Enhancing the cultural and architectural heritage 2.585 13,55
Adding value to local agricultural products 1.945 10,20
Training and employment 1.668 8,74
Services 1.654 8,67
Natural heritage 1.298 6,80
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LEADER

• Public Funds EUR 804.563.052 (56,3)
• EU EUR 499.180.140 (62)
• Other public funds EUR 305.382.912 (38)
• Private Funds EUR 625.318.184 (43,7)
• Total Investment EUR 1.429.881.236

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LEADER

• Total funds EUR 1.585,37 million (without taking
  into account the n2 rule)

Main measures Public Funds Private Funds Total Funds
Rural tourism 126,24 294,52 420,76
Small and medium-sized enterprises 100,41 278,74 379,15
Adding value to local agricultural products 62,15 125,35 187,50
Enhancing the cultural and architectural heritage 92,46 52,14 144,60
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LEADER

• Employment
• 12.042 new jobs created
• 17.880 maintained
• 12.593 women (42,01)
• 15.973 young (67,07)
• (males and females under 40 years of age
  included)

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LEADER

• Training
• 3.772 training actions (seminars, courses,
  conferences, etc.)
• 77.891 participants
• 44.764 women (57,47)
• 52.241 young (67,07)
• (males and females under 40 years of age
  included)

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LEADER

• Enterprises
• 2.717 new small-sized enterprises
• 2.735 modernized

New Modernized
Tourism and hotel industry 1.561 648
Agroindustry 280 798
Other 876 1.289
TOTAL 2.717 2.735
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LEADER

• Natural heritage and Cultural and architectural
  heritage
• 1.675 singular or historic buildings restored
• 397.000 Has. natural landscape conserved/recovered
  
• 175 km rivers recovered/cleaned-up
• 5.429 km. of bicycle, trekking, riding routes
• 128 centers built

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LEADER

• Services
• 57 old-age residences
• 59 old-age day centers
• 77 child day-care centers
• 70 sport facilities
• 293 civic centers
• 191 rural museums
• 132 internet centers

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LEADER

• Promotion of the rural identity (natural
  resources, folklore, local cuisine,
  handicrafts,)
• 281 videos (16.000 copies)
• 16.200 CDs (69.000 copies)
• 1.154 books, magazines, brochures (2.300.000
  copies)
• 235 DVDs (125.700 copies)
• 385 web sites (4.000.000 visitors)
• 1.854 fairs or expositions 36.470 exhibitors
• 20.000.000 visitors

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LEADER

• Cooperation
• 212 projects (Total cost EUR 85.652.809)
• 131 inter-territorial cooperation projects (EUR
  50.697.443)
• 81 transnational cooperation projects (EUR
  34.955.366)
• 58 cultural and natural heritage
• 35 local products
• 33 tourism
• 19 environment
• 18 promotion

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PRODER

• 1994-1999
• Creation period 1994-1999 PRODER (Programa de
  Desarrollo y Diversificación Económica de Zonas
  Rurales)
• Similar objectives and characteristics to LEADER
• Rural areas not included in Leader II, due to the
  lack of EU funds for LEADER
• Included in the Objective 1 Community support
  framework
• More 11.000 projects (mainly rural tourism,
  small-sized enterprise, handicraft and
  development of local agricultural products)

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PRODER

• 2000-2006
• Integrated operational programme IOP - Objective
  1 regions
• Rural Development Programmes regions not
  covered by Objective 1
• Local Action Groups (LAGs)
• Nº LAGs 162
• Total area covered by LAGs 234.219 km2
• Population 7,6 million

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PRODER 2 (2000 2006)

• Public Funds EUR 797.611.218 (54,3)
• EU share EUR 495.392.492
• Other public funds EUR 302.218.726
• Private Funds EUR 670.870.953 (45,7)
• Total Investment EUR 1.468.482.172

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PRODER Advantages and risks

• Not n2 risks
• Increase of the civil society role in rural
  policies
• Delays in the implementation of the measures
  managed by LAGs
• Difficulties at the end of the programming
  period (level of execution)
• Complementarities between measures managed by
  Public Administrations and measures managed by
  LAGs

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• THANK YOU
• MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FOOD
• Seminar on Implementation of Rural Development
  Programmes 2007-2013
• Brussels, 3 and 4 October 2007