Netherlands Rural Network - Netwerk Platteland

Rural topic(s): Development of rural territories

City: Utrecht

Country: Netherlands

Web site: http://www.netwerkplatteland.nl

The National Rural Network (member of ENRD) is created at national level, in the framework of the Rural Development Regulation. It provides an important link at Member State level between the national administrations, organisations, and the Local Action Groups. Its main role is to support the implementation and evaluation of rural development policy but it also brings together a variety of rural stakeholders, to ensure a good level of communication both at regional, national and European level.

Scale of intervention : National

Keywords: rural policy, agricultural policy, innovation, integrated rural development, local food systems, public-private partnership, Leader approach, conservation and management of natural resources, young farmers set up, water management

Places: Netherlands

Actors: official rural development network or structure

Methods: networking, facilitation, information diffusion, debate, experience exchange