Measure 16
RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME OF GREECE 2014-2022 Measure 16 – ‘Cooperation’
Structure of the Measure
1. Sub-measure 16.1 – 16.2 – Establishment and operation of Operational Groups (OPs) the European Innovation Partnership (EIP) for agricultural productivity and sustainability
Action 1 – Establishment of (potential) EIP Operational Groups on agricultural productivity and sustainability
The Operational Team is established which draws up an Action Plan
Action 2 – Implementation of the EIP Operational Group’s Operational Plan (project) for agricultural productivity and sustainability
The funding covers 100% of the costs and per project category:
- Local level: €145,000
- Inter-local: €295,000
- Transnational level: €445,000
2. Sub-measure 16.1-16.5 – Cooperation for environmental projects, environmental practices and actions for climate change, and current environmental practices
Action 1 – Creating partnerships to promote actions that demonstrate respect for environmental protection and adaptation to climate change
The Operational Team is established which draws up an Action Plan
Action 2 – Implementation of the Operational Plan (project) of collaborations in order to promote actions that demonstrate respect for environmental protection and adaptation to climate change
The funding covers 100% of the costs and per project category:
- Local level: €145,000
- Inter-local: €295,000
Objective of the Measure
The development of partnerships with the aim of connecting research with production through the pilot implementation of projects, as well as the creation of Operational Groups, with the aim of strengthening the sustainability and productivity of agriculture or the protection of the environment and adaptation to climate change are one of the priorities of the European Commission for the current and the next Programming Period.
Sub-Measures 16.1-16.2 and 16.1-16.5 of Measure 16 ‘Cooperation’ are inspired by partnerships that have already been developed in other member-states of the European Union. All these examples indicate that the ideas that farmers have about the use of their production or the problems they face on their farm, if they cooperate with research, scientific, or other bodies, can result in a reduction in production costs, an increase in added value, and, ultimately, an increase in their income.
Beneficiaries are cooperation schemes of entities (at least one must be active in the sectors of agriculture and/or livestock) at a local, inter-local, or transnational level, to achieve practical solutions to a specific problem or to take advantage of a technological or non-technological, organisational or social innovative solution in the agriculture, livestock, and food sectors (when these are a product of Appendix I of the Treaty).