| Project Passport | | Project Title | Development of Latvian-Estonian network for demonstration of environmentally friendly farming practices | | Project Duration | October 2009 – September 2011 | | Beneficiary | Latvian Rural Advisory and Training Centre together with Latvian Fund for Nature and Estonian Fund for Nature | | Funding | Estonia – Latvia Programme 2007-2013 - 85% of total funding (888 554 eiro) | | Project Location | Latvia and Estonia (Kurzeme, Vidzeme, Riga and Riga district in Latvia and Hiiu, Jõgeva, Lääne, Põlva, Pärnu, Saare, Tartu, Valga, Viljandi un Võru districts in Estonia) | | Project manager | Gatis Eriņš, LFN | | Kontaktinformācija | | Phone | 67830999 | | Fax | 67830291 | | E-mail | gatis.erins@gmail.com | | Address | Dzirnavu Street 73-2, Riga | | LV-1011, Latvia | 
 
The Project objectives are: - To support LAT-EST cooperation in nature protection and to set up a core for network of demonstration farms in order to improve environmental education facilities and support environmentally friendly entrepreneurship.
- To ensure dissemination of project experience to networks of farmers, nature conservationists, policy makers, etc.
- To ensure the publicity of project results and integration of network in cross-border and national farmer education programs and tourism packages.
The main planned activities within the Project are: - Selection of demonstration farms;
- Evaluation of selected farms from environmental, nature protection, economic and demonstration aspects;
- Preparation of recommendations for integrated farming practices and demonstrations;
- Building the capacity of demonstration farms (demonstration tools; assistance with marketing of products and services; training (incl. basic language training));
- Experience exchange between farmers and experts;
- Dissemination of project information and attracting network farm visitors;
- Development of internet based farm management tool.
Expected results and planned outputs of the Project are: Support to environmentally friendly entrepreneurship provided by establishment of demonstration farm network with at least 20 participating farms in LAT and EST: - 20 farms constitute the network and farmers have received farm management plans and training support in starting environmentally friendly farming practices and demonstration for both LAT and EST visitors;
- At least 40 farmers from both countries have participated in cross-country farm visits and trainings;
- Set of recommendations provided for future farming and demonstration activities in LAT and EST, based on best experience in both countries;
- At least 300 visitors have visited the project demonstration farms, where at least 30% of them are cross-border;
- Project results and best experience disseminated during 2 national, 1 cross-country and 1 international seminar;
- Internet tool set up for use of any farmer for planning environmentally sound farming;
- Project results disseminated within at least 3 joint media campaigns in LAT and EST
The total funding of the project is 888 554 Euro, 85% of the funding is provided by the Estonian Latvian Cross-border Co-operation Programme under European Territorial Co-operation Objective 2007-2013. DEMO FARM NEWS |
