In front of the partner consortium, Network for  Rural Developmen of Serbia has completed the selection of project proposals that will be implemented on the territory of the Republic of Serbia within the call "Support to civil society organizations within the NAGE project - Networking and Advocacy for Green Economy".

Out of a total of 31 received project proposals from civil society organizations, 6 projects were approved for funding, as follows:

In the period from June 16th to 18th, 2020, the Network for Rural Development of Serbia held a program-specific training "Green Economy and Entrepreneurship". The training was realized in Mala Remeta on Fruška Gora in the restaurant “Lugarnica” within the Networking and Advocacy for Green Economy project (NAGE) which is financed by the European Union, where the Network for rural development of Serbia is one of the partners.

Within the project "Empowering Smallholders and Family Farms for Improved Rural Livelihoods and Poverty Reduction" implementing by UN FAO, a study entitled "Smallholders and family farms in Serbia" was published.

You can download the study at: http://www.fao.org/policy-support/resources/resources-details/ar/c/1271107/ or from our website.

Social Innovation in Marginalised Rural Areas (SIMRA) is a project funded by the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme.

SIMRA seeks to advance understanding of social innovation and innovative governance in agriculture, forestry and rural development, and how to boost them, particularly in marginalised rural areas across Europe, with a focus on the Mediterranean region (including non-EU) where there is limited evidence of outcomes and supporting conditions.

Two very important documents were prepared within the project:

Network for rural development of Serbia, in front of a partner consortium, announces a call for civil society organizations (CSOs) for launch and implement green entrepreneurship projects within the project „NAGE – Networking and Advocacy for Green Economy“ funded by the European Union, and implemented by 7 partner organizations from the Balkan (Rural Development Network of North Macedonia (lead partner), Croatian network for rural development, Network for Rural Development in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Network of Organizations for Rural Deve

In the period from 13^th to 15^th March 2020 in the hotel "Liders" in Vrnjacka Banja was held a program specific training on the topic "Green economy and entrepreneurship ".

The training was conducted within the Networking and Advocacy for Green Economy project (NAGE) which is financed by the European Union, where the Network for rural development of Serbia is one of the partners.

National training “Rural youth and women employment, based on the social entrepreneurship and collective short supply chain” was held on 25th and 26th October 2019 in Demir Kapija, North Macedonia. 

Training was organized through the project “Innovative Support to employment of Rural marginalized groups – SyneRgi” supported by Visegrad International Fund.

On training, youth and women from short supply chains developed capacities about social entrepreneurship, role of LAGs in short supply chains development and short supply chains.

National training “Rural youth and women employment, based on the social entrepreneurship and collective short supply chain” was held on 25 and 26 October 2019 in Kraljevo, Serbia.

On training, youth and women from short supply chains developed capacities about social entrepreneurship, role of LAGs in short supply chains development and short supply chains.
Trainers were selected by Network for rural development of Serbia from participants of the trainings of trainers organized in earlier phase of the project.

On 23 and 24 October 2019 in Sokolac, Bosnia and Herzegovina, was held national training on the topic “Rural youth and women employment, based on the social entrepreneurship and collective short supply chain”.

Training was organized through the project “Innovative Support to employment of Rural marginalized groups – SyneRgi” supported by Visegrad International Fund.

Participants (youth and women from short supply chains) were able to gain knowledge about:

-    Short Food Chains as a chance for employment of rural marginalized groups