Engaging farmers in social farming plus Erasmus Project

Project Title

Engaging farmers in social farming plus

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Strategic Partnerships for vocational education and training

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2020

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses

Project Summary

The overall objective of SoEngage Plus is to support farmers learn about and engage in social farming and to promote their social farm services for the economic benefit and sustainability of the farm and the rural community.

The aim is to inspire farmers to engage in social farming by sharing podcasts and digital videos of best practice social farm case studies from other regions to generate ideas which can be adapted and transferred to their farm to generate economic benefit. This will add value to the local economy, at the national level with the view that this will impact at regional and European levels through widespread dissemination.

Social Farming, also known as Care Farming or Farming for Health is an innovative multifunctional activity which offers farmers the opportunity to use their agricultural expertise and resources to promote therapy, rehabilitation, social inclusion, education and social services for entrepreneurial and economic benefit. The farm remains a working farm where people who need care support can benefit from participation in farm activities in a non-clinical environment.

SoEngage Plus will produce:
– Learning resources (Handbook and tutorials) to enable social farmers to produce digital videos to promote their social farm services
– Digital videos of social farm case studies to support farmers learn about, generate ideas and develop the skills needed to deliver a professional social farm service
– Podcasts of social farm experts from each region to promote the benefits of social farming and support available.
– Online Learning Resources: Handbook & Tutorials, Digital Videos & Podcasts: to enhance training materials on the SoEngage learning Platform and dedicated YouTube channel.

Sharing best practice in social farming will boost skills and employability one of the Erasmus+ programme overall objectives.

Social inclusion is an important element of SoEngage Plus project which will engage all types and ranges of farms, farmers, farm families and other types of social farming organisations. Social farming services are made available to a wide range of clients will a range of skills and abilities.

The project will encourage the establishment of networks that enable the social farmers and those considering engaging in social farming to engage and communicate to share knowledge and expertise mutual benefit.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 259900 Eur

Project Coordinator

The Rural Centre & Country: UK

Project Partners

• CPIP-COMUNITATEA PENTRU INVATAREA PERMANENTA
• Leitrim Integrated Development Company Company Limited by Guarantee
• Rural Support
• GROWTH COOP S.COOP.AND
• STOWARZYSZENIE ARID
• Hof und Leben GmbH