Viability of small farms managed by young farmers under new “farm-to-fork” strategy Erasmus Project

Project Title

Viability of small farms managed by young farmers under new “farm-to-fork” strategy

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 higher education

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2020

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Agriculture, forestry and fisheries; Youth (Participation, Youth Work, Youth Policy) ; Rural development and urbanisation

Project Summary

The aim of the presented project is to strengthen cooperation in the field of innovation of pedagogical activities between selected higher education institutions and professional organisations with regard to strengthening the competencies of small farms managed by young farmers in the context of value creation, agricultural cooperation and the emerging “Farm-to-Fork” strategy.

The content of the project will be the characteristics of s small farms managed by young farmers, the definition of their functions (economic, production, technical, social, cultural and ecological), the evaluation of the position of farms at the national and international level, the characteristics of critical points and mitigation strategies. The impact of agricultural policies and legislative changes on the functioning of individual entities will be simulated by a software solution. The chosen strategy to support farm viability is cooperation / collaboration between farmers, farmers and other parts of the food supply chain. Two outputs are prepared for the development of this strategy: examples of good practice and a virtual price comparison tool.

The prepared outputs will be used in the teaching process of agricultural students and will also serve as a background tool for science and research. Outputs will be mostly prepared in English and languages of partner institutions (CZ, HU, LT, PL, SK).
Other outputs will be three conferences organised as multiplication events and one workshop.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 299564 Eur

Project Coordinator

Česká zemědělská univerzita v Praze & Country: CZ

Project Partners

• SZEGEDI TUDOMANYEGYETEM
• SPOLECNOST MLADYCH AGRARNIKU CESKEREPUBLIKY ZS
• VYTAUTO DIDZIOJO UNIVERSITETAS
• Zdruzenie mladych farmarov na Slovensku – ASYF
• UNIWERSYTET PRZYRODNICZY W POZNANIU
• SLOVENSKA POLNOHOSPODARSKA UNIVERZITA V NITRE
• Zwiazek Mlodziezy Wiejskiej