Special targeted support for atypical rural SMEs

Abstract

In FLIARA interviews and events, female entrepreneurs from farming and rural sector emphasized that women are often engaged in operations that are relatively small scale and need a better recognition in regulations and CAP subsidy options. In addition, these kinds of exceptional rural SME economies are often seasonal and bound to natural harvest seasons or annually and seasonally varying weather conditions, and because of this, their needs of additional or seasonal workforce is hard to anticipate. These kind of often small-scale rural operations would benefit flexible and simplified hiring procedures of fixed term seasonal and short-term temporary work force.