Encouraging Collective Farmers Marketing Initatives

Against the background of the ongoing reform of the EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) the research project “Encouraging collective farmers marketing initiatives” (COFAMI) has aimed to identify the social, economic, cultural and political factors that limit/enable the formation and development of collective marketing initiatives. The research activities has involved an assessment of the positive and negative effects of existing policy and support measures, and has determined what is the most appropriate level of policy formulation and implementation for supporting COFAMIs (EU, national, regional, local level). More generally, the project aims to contribute to the development of a European Research Area in the field of study of collective marketing approaches, and their role in promoting sustainable rural development and safe and quality food production.

 

Conference announcement

Encouraging Collective Farmers Marketing Initiatives – Insights in contexts and impacts of farmers’ collective action. Brussels, 8th of May 2008

The conference presents key results from the COFAMI project that has been carried out since September 2005. Conference topics are among others:

• The role of COFAMIs within the European Model of Agriculture
• Diversity and challenges of COFAMs across Europe
• Limiting and enabling factors for the development of COFAMIs
• Contribution of COFAMIs to sustainable rural development
• Policies and support strategies to enhance COFAMI performance
• Round table discussion on Support strategies for COFAMIs

The conference will take place on May 8, from 9 – 17 in the Room Félicien Cattier, University Foundation, rue d'Egmont 11, 1000 Brussels. A detailed conference programme is available >> here.

The conference is free of charge, but the number of participants is limited to 100. Please register before April 30 by sending an email to Ms Heidrun Moschitz (E-Mail) entering “COFAMI registration” in the subject line.

 

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