Agropuzzle 3. Erasmus Project

Project Title

Agropuzzle 3.

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 2016

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Rural development and urbanisation; International cooperation, international relations, development cooperation; Agriculture, forestry and fisheries

Project Summary

The project called Agropuzzle 3 was a successor of the two successful projects in the branch of farming. This project has been aimed to small family farms having a story. It allows us to enter in between the fields of rural development, agro-business, management of agriculture and environmental education. This project was aimed at exchange of experiences as well as increase of practical self-confidence, promotion of professional development and growth of the participants who worked together on the issue in selected small family farms, their stories and background. We wanted to identify examples of good practice for all six countries, while drawing inspiration which we can then forward to the people in our region as well as the local or regional community of seven partner organizations. We have continually supported the existing network of organizations, it means the network already arisen in two previous projects and then later developing and taking new partners. The project was generally aimed at keeping the topic of agriculture alive. Agricultural production provided us with our daily bread. It is really necessary to appreciate everyone who nowadays deals with real work that feeds all of us. It is really necessary to teach the next generation to follow those principles. The next generation was given the opportunity to learn about new trends and innovations from other EU countries so that the young people could compare these aspects and use the experience as inspiration for their own work. In Europe nowadays, the topic of agriculture (farming) was rather neglected. But it is still very important. In the era of globalization, we have really missed a story of families that jointly run their businesses and affect the rural community. There were also small farms timidly developing; those which allowed integration of disadvantaged groups of people who compensated their various forms of disabilities by being in the countryside (physical or mental disabilities). Inclusion of these people showed a good example of solidarity and tolerance of each community within the EU countries.The partner organizations (7) came from 6 states of EU – CZ (MSŠZe a VOŠ Opava – vocational secondary school – and Natura Opava – non profit organization for environmental education), PL (Chamber of Agriculture), ES, PT (Educational association for rural development), RO and BG (Universities of Agronomy). Portfolio of the partners allowed perfect linking of theory and practice.The project activities involved 5 mobilities aimed to presentation of small family farms and 4 local workshops related to additional farming activities. In addition to conventional outputs, such as the websites, FB profiles and articles in media, the electronic magazine which has been issued before and after mobilities is also considered as a product. In total, we prepared 10 numbers of the magazine, according to a previously determined structure. The magazine have included information about the project partners and program of each mobility as well as the news from the regions of partner organizations and information about Erasmus+. Professional elaborates of our students and contributions to professional journals (magazines) has been deemed as another output.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 121820 Eur

Project Coordinator

Masarykova strední skola zemedelská a Vyssí odborná skola, Opava, príspevková organizace & Country: CZ

Project Partners

• Natura Opava – Czech Republic
• RUDE – Associação de Desenvolvimento Rural
• Izba Rolnicza w Opolu
• UNIVERSITATEA DE STIINTE AGRONOMICE SI MEDICINA VETERINARA DIN BUCURESTI
• Asociación Escuela de Negocios del Pirineo
• UNIVERSITY OF RUSE ANGEL KANCHEV