NEXT DESTINATION BALKANS: AGRITOURISM LANDSCAPES DEVELOPMENT Erasmus Project

Project Title

NEXT DESTINATION BALKANS: AGRITOURISM LANDSCAPES DEVELOPMENT

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 : Capacity Building in higher education

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2017

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics:

Project Summary

Agriculture is ingrained in the community‘s history and plays an important economic and cultural role. This sector has influenced the development of the regions across Europe and is one of the key sectors of rural development. Agritourism has been seen core means to diversify the income of farmers. Many regions throughout the world have used their culinary and farm experiences to develop tourism products. The purpose of this project is to understand the opportunities provided by agritourism operations to the tourism sector in the region of Western Balkans.The approach to agritourism development and promotion is seen through:1.Enhancing cooperation of multi-sectoral actors at local level led by college HEIs in the field of tourism, agriculture, and management, 2 Regional Development Agencies in Serbia and 2 regional development agencies in Bosnia&Herzegovina and regional NGO;2.Increased agritourism professional/adults training courses offer (with focus on ICT-based courses)3.Increased teachers/other stakeholders training opportunities with reference to EU CAP and IPARD in Bosnia&Herzegovina and transversal competences in agritourism sector in both Serbia and B&HWith assistance of reputable EU partners – Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia and Greece, major deliverables are prepared as:a.Situational Analysis: understanding of the agritourism sector and agritourist, review of local initiatives, courses, results of the stakeholder consultation, identification of product development and area potentials.b.Agritourism toolkits: in order to provide necessary information to farmers and other stakeholders seeking to become agritourism operators, project team will develop a website and introduce Moodle platform with pertinent information, professional course catalogue in agritourism topics and in transversal competencesc.Boosting agritourism activities across the Western Balkans in mid term run bringing its landscapes closer to the EU

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 780854 Eur

Project Coordinator

ACADEMY OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES SOUTH SERBIA & Country: RS

Project Partners

• GEOPONIKO PANEPISTIMION ATHINON
• UNIVERZA NA PRIMORSKEM UNIVERSITA DEL LITORALE
• UNIVERZITET U BANJOJ LUCI
• UNIVERZITET DZEMAL BIJEDIC U MOSTARU SA SUPSIDIJARNOM ODGOVORNOSCU SASJEDISTEM U MOSTARU
• UNIVERZITET U SARAJEVU
• REGIONALNA RAZVOJNA AGENCIJA ZLATIBOR DOO UZICE
• WESTERN BALKANS INSTITUTE UDRUZENJE