LEONARDO DA VINCI PROGRAM
“Educational Kit for Young Farmers in Candidate Countries”
Summary
The project aims at promoting the competitiveness of agriculture and the entrepreneurship among young
farmers in candidate countries and thus contributes to the restoring and enhancing the competitiveness of
rural areas and to the maintenance and creation of employment in those areas. It will achieve its aim by
providing the young farmers with critical knowledge and information on areas that, despite their important
role in the survival and modernization of agriculture they have not been covered before in such a holistic
approach. These areas are: a) European Union and the Common Agricultural Policy, b) Environment and
Agriculture, c) Occupational Health & Safety in Agriculture, d) Quality and Safety in food production and
e) Non-agricultural complementary economic activities. The target group of the project is young farmers
from 20-35 years old from candidate countries.
Objectives
The specific objectives that the project will strive to fulfill are:
a) the evaluation of existing educational material in the above mentioned areas and research of
existing literature and previous research project’s results,
b) the identification of the needs of young farmers in candidate countries for information on the
specific areas,
c) the development of an innovative educational kit that will meet the identified needs, aims and
objectives of the target group,
d) the testing of the developed educational kit through a series of training of trainers and training of
young farmers seminars,
e) the evaluation of these seminars and the adaptation of the educational kit according to the results
of this evaluation and
f) the dissemination of the final product to potential users.
The specific aims that the proposed project will strive to fulfill are:
a) the evaluation of existing educational material in the above mentioned 5 areas and research of existing
literature and previous research project’s results,
b) the identification of the needs of young farmers in candidate countries for information on the specific areas,
c) the development of an innovative educational kit that will meet the identified needs, aims and objectives
of the target group,
d) the testing of the developed educational kit through a series of training of trainers and training of young
farmers seminars,
e) the evaluation of these seminars and the adaptation of the educational kit according to the results of this
a) evaluation and
f) the dissemination of the final product to potential users.
The Educational Kit
The educational kit will include
a) Printed material for each one of the 5 areas to be covered in the form of
· Handbook
· Posters
· Brochures
b) CD-Rom,
· Presentations
· Posters for printing
· Comics comparing good examples and non-acceptable behavior (occupational safety, first aid, etc.)
· Tests and questions for self – control
· Short films
· Supporting materials for teachers and trainers
· List of resources for further information
The Educational Kit will be translated in all the 6 languages of the partners.
The Partners
· Research and Development Center – Intercollege (Contractor / Coordinator), Cyprus
· Agricultural Federation of Ammochostos, Cyprus
· Czech Republic of Agriculture in Prague, Department of Education
· Italian Agricultural Confederation
· Biopolitics International Organization
· University of Aegean, Department of Environmental Studies
· Technological Educational Institute of Kalamata, School of Agricultural Technology
· Institute for Buildings Mechanization and Electrification of Agriculture
· Institute for Sustainable Development
· Advanced Research Partnership
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