<< Objectives >>EU-DARE aims to provide a methodology for small farmers in rural areas, who are threatened by climate change to which they themselves contribute. To achieve this, EU-DARE offers a highly practical course based on agro-ecological practices that rethink the whole way communities relate to the land they inhabit. EU-DARE will be an entirely online course to meet learners' needs.<< Implementation >>EU-DARE is divided into two macro actions. First: research of best practices of farmers in rural areas who have adopted agroecology; the course contents will also have a theoretical part explaining how agroecology can support farmers' income, e.g. through cooperation. Second: Guidance for VEt providers and OERs.<< Results >>The OERs platform, which will be available for desktops, tablets and smart devices, will also serve as a forum where learners can exchange best practices, advice, and forge generative links. We expect that many farmers will learn agro-ecological practices that will contribute to reducing the impact of climate agriculture, and lead to a rethinking of the relationship between people and the environment.

"Agricultural markets and farming business changed considerably over recent decades. EU Farmers are facing a need to improve their economic and socio-economic situation. From entrepreneurial view financing is an important task for the farmer besides production and marketing. Decisions in financing - may it be ""traditional"" or innovative - have long term influence on the farm, its liquidity and its income.Especially for young farmers taking over the business of their parents or simply aiming at business development it is very important to have a solid financial basis for their agricultural businesses.Financing affects the sustainability of the single farm (together with effects on and importance for income security) as well as it addresses sustainable development of rural areas as a whole.Innovative financing exists on niche level, but a lot of possibilities are not widely known. To make good decisions in the field of innovative financing farmers need to be equipped with more skills, knowledge and competence, and with experience from successful practice. It is a huge challenge for the farmers to:(1) Keep the business running in a profitable & sustainable way.(2) Respect societal demands towards agricultural production which are increasing constantly.(3) Get financed in adequate and sufficient dimension.There are possibilities to fulfill all 3 aspects at the same time.With FARMINFIN project, we aim at developing a training programme that is going to equip farmers with the needed competences for the implementation of innovative financing means tailored adequately for his own farm, entrepreneurial approach and personal circumstances.In addition to this, we also aim at reaching the following objectives:- Foster professional handling of innovative financing means by farmers.- Strengthen economic and socio-economic viability of family farms.- Deliver added value to rural development.These objectives will be achieved by providing to young farmers a training programme based on the OER approach and on case studies about sustainable and innovative financing ways for farming sector enterprises.The training system will be made of:- A guide about alternative ways of financing in the farming sector.- A set of 12 case studies gathering best practices related to alternative ways of financing in the farming sector in the involved countries;- Training curriculum and training modules providing the knowledge needed to successfully implement a sustainable business initiative in the farming sector.The training materials (in English, Swedish, Czech, German, Spanish, Italian and French) will be fully available free of charges on the project training platform and will be also uploaded on OER repositories (such as www.oercommons.org) making them available to an even wider audience.The FARMINFIN consortium is made of the following partners:CEJA (BE): CEJA is the voice of Europe's next generation of farmers, representing some 2 million young people through a membership comprised of 32 recognized national member organizations in 23 EU member states and an associate member organisation from Serbia.HuL (DE): HuL is an independent private body focused on agricultural family enterprises. HuL is consulting in Germany in all types of agricultural business: crop cultivation as well as animal husbandry, production and processing of biomass for food and feed as well as for energetic or industrial purposes. OnP (ES): OnP is a consulting enterprise specialized in project managing, monitoring and evaluation. Its staff has a wide experience in ERASMUS+ projects and in the development of VET materials in the farming and rural development sector.FU (SE): FU is an adult educational association that offers a wide range of adult education all over Sweden. FU has a broad open educational program in a variety of subjects; it also runs schools in higher vocational education, labour market education and further education and training for working life. AèV (IT): AèV is a Vocational Training Centre. Its main objectives are: to promote and stimulate the social-cultural and civic development and training, at any level, of all the citizens, and more specifically farmers, in many economic and social sectors (agriculture, food industry, administrative and advanced services).APF_CR (CZ): APF_CR is a voluntary professional organization of private farmers in the Czech Republic. Defending the economic, social and professional intents of the Czech private farmers in the Czech Republic and abroad is the fundamental activity of APF_CR.COAG (ES): COAG is a professional farming organisation which operates in the Jaén province, in Andalusia. It provides a wide range of services from the defense of farmers interests to training, information and technical advising, R+D, dissemination of technical improvements, rural development, etc."

<< Objectives >>HydroVET project aims to develop a Vocational Education and Training program that responds to green skills and create opportunities for integration into labor market as well as build a network to exchange good practices by addressing modern training needs according to EU priorities regarding economic growth decoupled from resource use. HydroVET will contribute to improve educational outcomes and relevant skills in the European region, focusing on employability, entrepreneurship and innovation.<< Implementation >>In the context of Hydro VET, taking into consideration the fields of expertise and added value of each partner in the consortium, will be implemented activities such as (1) best practices, applied initiatives, and policies analysis on the field; (2) exploration of existing VET training, courses and job opportunities in vertical hydroponic farming; (3) target group’s needs-identification; (4) working group’s meeting; (5) development of the HydroVET curricula and its e-platform; (6) policy briefs<< Results >>HydroVet results include the development of VET curricula and e-platform. At the local level, the project will create opportunities for labour market integration and establish the conditions for human capital capacity development for agriculture workers and entrepreneurs. At a European level, the project will foster a greater propensity to approach hydroponic farming, accelerating transition to this future-oriented type of farming and leading to improvements and emergence of new approaches.

<< Objectives >>The main project goal is to increase the level of agritourism and rural tourism as a way of sustainable and eco-friendly way of travelling in Europe through upskilling farmers and rural entrepreneurs. The complexity of the FARMS' CHARM project is expected to contribute to improving educational outcomes and relevant skills in Europe, focusing on climate protection, sustainable development, local and regional employability, small and medium-sized entrepreneurship and innovation.<< Implementation >>The planned activities of the FARMS' CHARM project consist of the development of Digital Content OERs – Insight Educational Guidelines for mentors in agritourism, Creative Micro-learning Videos for farmers and agritourism service providers, Inspirational Case Studies of currently existing agritourism farms and, finally, the complex target-specific Training Platform. Furthermore, 2 international training activities will be organised.<< Results >>FARMS' CHARM results include the development of training opportunities and self-education in the areas of agritourism and rural tourism. At the local level, the project will enable farmers, agriculture workers and entrepreneurs to diversify their incomes while helping to develop distant rural areas. At the European level, the project will foster providing an eco-friendly alternative to massive tourism and enable a transition to this future-oriented type of travelling in a sustainable way.

<< Objectives >>Climate smart agriculture is a new approach combining different technics and methods in order to transform the food system from a greenhouse gas emitting sector to a climate neutral or event climate negative sector.<< Implementation >>The project is developing learning modules on climate smart agriculture and innovation management skills. Additionally, inspiring case studies provide first-hand experiences. The results are complementary and enable farmers to implement new, innovative processes at their farms.<< Results >>The project will provide learning materials on Climate Smart Farming and the successful transformation of agricultural businesses. Participants and national and European networks of the partner organisations will make themselves familiar with the concept of Climate Smart Farming. As an outcome, more farms are applying sustainable and resilient farming techiques contributing to the diversity and viability of the agricultural sector.