Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE) 2007 – 2013

Introduction

emda is delivering the socio-economic elements of the Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE) 2007 – 2013.

Funded by Defra and the European Union, emda has approximately £60m available for projects in the East Midlands until 2013.

RDPE will mainly target land-based businesses in the East Midlands including farmers, foresters, horticulturists.

The criteria for projects to be eligible for grant funding includes:

• Adding value to agricultural, horticultural or forestry products – including the development of new products, processes and technologies
• Improving co-operation and collaboration between businesses to improve efficiency – including infrastructure and equipment investments
• Promoting diversification in the rural economy.

Use the links on the left to find out more about RDPE, including:

• Background and budget
• Eligible activity for the Core programme
• Livestock industry allocation
• Skills development and vocational training.
• £12m LEADER Approach

 

Please follow the links below for further information RDPE from the Defra website
http://www.defra.gov.uk/rural/rdpe/index.htm
and from the European Commission website.
http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/rurdev/index_en.htm

 

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