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Program for Rural Entrepreneurship
Start date: Oct 1, 2016, End date: Dec 31, 2017 PROJECT  FINISHED 

The Republic of Macedonia is a country with an unemployment rate that is around 25-30%. This is particularly prevalent among youth, the rural population and less educated people, hence one of the main challenges for the RM is to create employment. These challenges can only be addressed by new jobs creation, and increased entrepreneurial activities of the people will have significant impact. The proposed project aims to strength rural economic development by stimulating the entrepreneurial attitude of rural population and providing adequate learning program. Entrepreneurial learning is extremely important because globally there is a fundamental shift towards students being supported to become job creators and not just job seekers. In the development of learning program two organizations will be involved, the first from Ireland and the second from Greece. They will transfer knowledge and experience related to stimulation of entrepreneurial spirit among rural population and develop learning program. In addition on-line tool will be design and posted on the project web page.The project’s approach is market-oriented and participatory and it involves three phases of flexible duration, depending on how the process advances. Each phase has a specific objective, a set of activities and a closing event where results are presented to and discussed with a wider group of stakeholders.3 steps project methodology will be applied in this project:-observation in the first project phase-solutions in the second and-implementation in the third project phase.In the first phase research i.e. context analysis will be carried out in order to identify agri businesses that shown biggest market potential. For each identified agri business fact sheets will be elaborated, including agronomic, economic data and quality assessment information, and make this information available to the wide public (including use of on – line tool)Phase 2- Concrete activities to enhance entrepreneurship among rural population and strengthening of business and technical skills are undertakenActivities:•Selection of trainers, training for trainers in Ireland to strength entrepreneurial, business skills and training for trainers in Greece to strength technical/agricultural skills•Development of draft training program for entrepreneurship and 3-5 training modules for identified agri businesses •Selection of 3-5 pilot farms in MK and mutual visits of foreign experts from Greece and Ireland to mentor and coach future trainers and pilot training modules• Development of e-learning on line tool Program for Rural Entrepreneurs - PRE Phase 3 Consolidation of activities and creation of awareness for rural entrepreneurshipActivities:•Provide support to selected farms to create business plan and start own business•Establish and facilitate cooperation between farms and supermarkets •Verify training program and training modules in Adult education CenterExpected results can be also presented by project phases. In the first project phase expected results are:•Context Analysis; 3-5 agribusiness selectedExpected results for the second phase: • Training program and training modules for selected agri businesses are developed •Web i.e. on line tool is designed Expected results in the third phase: •Different innovations in place: new products as on line tool, new way of cooperation among farms and partners involved as Agricultural and Forestry School Gjorce Petrov and youth organization Mladiinfo as well as between farms supermarkets. Some of these innovations are shared between countries.•Open learning on line tool / portal on agriculture and rural entrepreneurship, including the learning program and modules developed and tested during the project is fully operational.•Training program and modules are verified and offered to wider audience. •Public awareness about the rural entrepreneurship.In total 50 participants will be directly involved in the project, 10 - as lecturers and researchers, project coordinator, 15 participants in the training and future trainers and other 25 as VET learners. Indirectly through dissemination sessions additional 100 farmers will be trained.Proposed project is in line with the Entrepreneurial learning strategy of and will further contribute in accomplishing of its goals. Entrepreneurial knowledge generally leads to economic growth and job creation. There is theoretical and empirical evidence that relates entrepreneurial knowledge with business, management and economy. Entrepreneur plays a pivotal role not only in the development of industrial sector of a country but also in the development of agriculture and Macedonian has huge potential in agriculture which unfortunately is not enough utilized. This project should convince rural population that there are a lot of entrepreneurial opportunities in agriculture.
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