The Romanian Rural Network connects rural areas to rural development policies, European funding and initiatives, contributing to the understanding and implementation of the RDP and is part of the European Network for Rural Development (ENRD).
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Steve Dolan is the CEO of Galway Rural Development, one of the largest local development companies in Ireland with a turnover of €11m and more 70 full-time staff. An MBA graduate of the University of Galway, Steve has been recognised with a Ministerial Award for promoting integration and social inclusion and a Presidential Commendation for
Valentina Carta is Technologist at Council for Agricultural Research and Economics – Research Centre for Agricultural Policies and Bioeconomy (CREA-PB) with more than ten years of experience in the field of programming, monitoring and evaluation of European and national policies. Her main domain is rural development policy with a focus on agricultural knowledge and innovation systems, farm advisory services and
Inge Van Oost is policy officer at the European Commission, Directorate General Agriculture and Rural Development (DG AGRI). She has been setting-up and supporting the implementation of the European Innovation Partnership “Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability” (EIP-AGRI), with responsibilities for the rural development programmes including strengthening linkages between research policy and rural development policy. As member
Ethan comes from a 5th generation arable farm and is passionate about connecting agriculture with technology that benefits farmers. For the last 20 years he has worked as a developer, designer, program manager, researcher, technology consultant and policy strategist across a range of industries including large multinationals, public sector to early stage start-ups. He is
South Europe Innovation Project ManagerEuropean Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) Food, Spain.
