Inventory of exchange schemes for young farmers

List of abbreviations Abbreviations and explanation AALP Advanced Agricultural Leadership Program ACC Accident Compensation Corporation ACW AgriCulture Worldwide AIAB Italian Associatio

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Inventory of exchange schemes for young farmers

Annex II.1 to the Pilot project: Exchange

programmes for young farmers

Client: European Commission, Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development Rotterdam, 25 September 2015

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Inventory of exchange schemes for young farmers

Annex II.1 to the Pilot project: Exchange programmes for young farmers

Client: European Commission, Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

Marie-Jose Zondag (Ecorys Netherlands) Carolien de Lauwere (LEI-Wageningen UR) Peter Sloot (Aequator Groen & Ruimte) Andreas Pauer (Ecorys Brussels)

Rotterdam, 25 September 2015

Disclaimer: The information and views set out in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official opinion of the Commission The Commission does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this report Neither the Commission nor any person acting on the Commission’s behalf may be held responsible for the use which may be made of the information contained therein

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Table of contents

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11 Ireland 61

16.1 Banat University Training and Internship Agricultural Exchange Programmes 87

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19.4 Future Growers Trainees and Apprenticeships 102

19.10 Sainsbury’s Agricultural and Horticultural Graduate Scheme 114

21.1 Academia de lideranca do agronegocio (Agribusiness Leadership Academy) 145

21.7 IAESTA - International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical

22.5 Canadian Total Excellence in Agricultural Management (CTEAM) Programme 165

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24 Israel 171

30.11 Multinational Exchange for Sustainable Agriculture, Inc (MESA) 205

30.12 National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service ATTRA 206

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30.17 Worldwide Farmers Exchange 209

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List of abbreviations

Abbreviations and explanation

AALP Advanced Agricultural Leadership Program

ACC Accident Compensation Corporation

ACW AgriCulture Worldwide

AIAB Italian Association for Organic Farming

AIAE Association of International Education

CEJA Conseil Européen des Jeunes Agriculteurs

(European Council of Young Farmers)

CISI Cultural Insurance Services International

CLEO Commission ‒ the Cellule Leonardo

COYF Canada's Outstanding Young Farmers'

Program

CRAFT Collaborative Regional Alliance for Farmer

Training

CSC Contemporary Scholars Conference

CSR Corporate social responsibility

CTEAM Canadian Total Excellence in Agricultural

Management

CVET Continuing Education and Training

CYFF Canadian Young Farmers Forum

CYL Cattlemen's Young Leaders

DBV Deutscher Bauernverband

DG AGRI Directorate-General for Agriculture and

Rural Development

EC European Commission

ECVC European Coördination Via Campesina

EEN European Enterprise Network

EFTA The European Free Trade Association

EHEA European Higher Education Area

EI Experience International

EIFL Electronic Information for Libraries

ENRD European Network for Rural Development

EPI Ecole Paysanne Indépendante

FFA Future Farmers of America

FoWo The Federation of WWOOF organisations FSC Forest Stewardship Council

FUGEA La Fédération Unie de Groupements

d’Eleveurs et d’Agriculteurs GAWA Grow Abroad World Alliance GCSE General Certificate of Secondary EducationGFP Phillips Seeds Ltd and Gibson & Faulding GLEN Global Education Network of Young

Europeans

GM crops Genetically Modified crops GMO Genetically Modified Organisms

HE Host Entrepreneur IAPAL International Association of Programs for

Agricultural Leaders ICOS The Irish Co-operative Organisation

Society IEPUK International Exchange Programme UK IFYE International Farmers Youth Exchange ILP International Landwirtschaftliches

Praktikum INEX Internet Neutral Exchange Association IOs Intermediary Organisations IRE International Rural Exchange ISO International Organization for

Standardization

IT Information Technology ITO Industry Training Organisations JUF Jordbrukare Ungdomens Förbundq LLC limited liability company

LTO Land- en Tuinbouw Organisatie LUA Latvia University of Agriculture LYFC Latvian Young Farmers Club MAP Mouvement d'Action Paysanne MAST Minnesota Agricultural Student Trainee MESA Multinational Exchange for Sustainable

Agriculture MOSES Midwest Organic and Sustainable

Education Service

MS Member States NAJK Nederlands Agrarisch Jongeren Kontakt NAKVI Nemzeti Agrárszaktanácsadási Képsézi és

Vidékfejlesztési Intézet NCAT National Centre for Appropriate Technology

NE New Entrepreneur

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NFU National Farmers Union NFYFC National Federation of Young Farmers'

Clubs NGO Non-governmental organisation NOFA/NY Northeast Organic Farming Association of

New York NYCO New York Certified Organic NYF National Young Farmers NYFC National Young Farmers Coalition NZDC New Zealand Dairy Careers OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation

and Development PEFC The Programme for the Endorsement of

Forest Certification PLIP Public Library Innovation Programme RDS Roger D Semerad

RENZ Rural Exchange New Zealand R-ETA Rural Exchange Training Abroad ROI Rural Ontario Institute

SFEDI Small Firms Enterprise Development

Initiative SIRYE Short-term International 4H Youth

Exchange SMEs Small and medium-sized enterprises

SO Support Office SUSP Stichting Uitwisseling en Studiereizen voor

het Platteland SWOT Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities,

Threats T2F Travel to Farm TAO Technical Assistance Office UKCES UK Commission for Employment and Skills WEP World Education Programme

WFE Worldwide Farmers Exchange WWOOF World Wide Opportunities on Organic

Farms YFC Young Farmers Club

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1 Introduction

Objective of the Pilot Project study on young farmers

The “Pilot Project: Exchange programmes for young farmers” has been commissioned by the

European Commission, Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development (DG AGRI) to

identify the needs of young farmers, get an overview of the existing exchange schemes for young

farmers and develop a guide to establish or improve exchange schemes for young farmers (DG

AGRI, Tender No AGRI-2012-Eval-03) The study has been implemented by Ecorys in cooperation

with LEI and Aequator Groen & Ruimte in 2014-2015

The aims of this study were:

 To provide a comprehensive assessment of the specific needs of young farmers across the EU;

 To describe and assess existing schemes and initiatives for the exchange of young farmers;

 To identify specific results of exchange schemes and specific support measures that have

proved to be effective and efficient;

 To provide recommendations on the design, implementation and delivery of exchange

programmes and schemes

This inventory of exchange schemes for young farmers

This report presents the inventory of exchange schemes for young farmers in the European Union

(EU-28) and several countries outside the EU.1

The inventory contains an overview of all exchange schemes for young farmers that exist (in 2014)

and for which data could be collected The information has been collected through experts and

desk research To our knowledge this is the first time that an inventory of exchange schemes for

young farmers has been put together Although we have tried to be complete and have checked the

information collected as thoroughly as possible, some details could have missed our attention

The report is targeted at anyone interested in learning more about existing exchange schemes for

young farmers

The data presented are intended for general reference and give an overview of the large variety of

exchange schemes for young farmers The contact data and website references offer the possibility

for further reading A detailed analysis of a selection of these exchange schemes may be found in

the main report of this study

Where to find more information

The following documents can be found on the DG AGRI website:

 The Analysis on the needs of young farmers (report I);

 The Inventory and Analysis of exchange schemes for young farmers in EU-28 and a selected

number of OECD countries (report II) Together with contact details of around 200 exchange

schemes and case studies of 22 exchange schemes;

 A guide for successful exchange schemes for young farmers (report III)

All reports can be found at: http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/external-studies/index_en.htm.

1 Actively searched in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Israel, New Zealand, Turkey

Passively searched in Mexico, Norway, Russia, South Africa, Switzerland

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2 Overview of the exchange schemes

2.1 Inventory per country

The table below provides an overview of all exchange schemes, arranged by the location of their

headquarters This is the office through which outbound participants usually leave their country

Many schemes also have regional offices in the countries (EU-28 and OECD) where participants

arrive; these offices are not fully covered in the list below

Table 2.1 Exchange schemes per country

Country Scheme name

EU-28

(covering all

Member

States)

 Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs

 Grundtvig - Lifelong Learning, ‘Access to land’ and ‘Agroecology’ (now Erasmus+)

 Erasmus and Erasmus Mundus (now Erasmus+)

 Leonardo da Vinci (now Erasmus+)

 European Voluntary Service

 Youth ECVC

Austria

 IFYE International Jugendaustausch Austria

 Internationales landwirtschaftliches Praktikum

 World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms (WWOOF)

Belgium

 EPI Ecole Paysanne Indépendante

 Farm Stay - boerderijprogramma

Bulgaria  World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms (WWOOF)

Croatia  World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms (WWOOF)

Czech Rep  World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms (WWOOF)

Denmark

 AgriVenture - Agriculture and horticulture

 Travel to Farm

Estonia  World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms (WWOOF)

Hungary

 AGRYA Rural Adventure Professional

 ERASMUS LLP and ERASMUS+ traineeships

 NAKVI

 Rural Exchange Training Abroad (R-ETA Ltd.)

 Smart region EUREKA - eRDi Network

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Ireland

 Equipeople Agricultural Work Experience - Ireland

 Farm Relief Services Memorial Scholars

 FBD Young Farmer Springboard to Successful Learning

 ICOS Leadership Training

 RDS Scholarship

 Stephen Cullinan Scholarship

 Development forum for Rural Youth ‘Solis’(Step)

 ENRD ‘Knowledge Exchange Scheme’

 ENRD ‘Network of high technology farms’

 INEX Centre Ltd agricultural practices

Lithuania  World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms (WWOOF)

the Netherlands

 Agriterra Missies, toer de boer

 Baltic Deal Programme - farm visits

 BLCHP Bi-Lateral Cooperation Hungary Poland

 ENRD Concordia

 Erasmus and Erasmus Mundus Programmes

 Polish - Swiss education and exchange

 SGGW trainee programme

Portugal  World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms (WWOOF)

Romania

 Banat University Training and Internship Agricultural Exchange Programs

 Our Agro Bio Diversity

 Rural Development through Entrepreneurship

 Sabatica Granjas de Dinamarca, Holanda, Irlanda

Sweden

 AgriVenture Dairy, Cropping, Sheep, Horticulture, Pigs

 JUF / IRE - Rural International Exchange

United Kingdom

 Agri Academy Junior Programme

 AgriVenture Beef, Dairy, Mixed Farm, Agri-Tourism

 EDGE Apprenticeships

 Farmers Apprentice

 Future Growers Trainees and Apprenticeships

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 Get Mentoring in Farming

 HelpX

 Llyndy Isaf Scholarship

 NFYFC Discovery Programme

 Nuffield Farming Scholarships

 Sainsbury’s Agricultural and Horticultural Graduate Scheme

 Tesco Future Farmer Foundation

Australia

 Agricultural Exchange Program - Canada

 Agricultural Experience Abroad

 AgriVenture Cropping, Livestock and Cropping, Dairy

 IRE Agriculture

 Nuffield Farming Scholarship

 PICSE - Industry Placement Scholarship

 Semex/Holstein Australia Canada Youth Fellowship

 Study Tour

 Woolworths Agribusiness Scholarship

 Young Dairy Network Australia

 Young Farming Champions

Brazil

 Academia de lideranca do agronegocio (Agribusiness Leadership Academy)

 CNA Jovems de lideranca (CNA Youth for Leadership)

 Embaixadores da Soja (Ambassadors of soy)

 Farm Internship

 Future Producers of Mato Grosso

 IAESTA - International Ass for Exchange of Students for Technical Experience

 Intercambio da Juventude Rural Brasileira (Brazilian Rural Youth Exchange)

 Jovem CAPAL

 Profissionais do futuro (future professionals)

Canada

 Advanced Agricultural Leadership Program Ontario

 AgriVenture Cropping, Mixed farming (Beef & Crop), Dairy

 Atlantic Agricultural Leadership Program

 Canada's Outstanding Young Farmers' Program

 Canadian Total Excellence in Agricultural Management (CTEAM) Program

 Canadian Young Farmers' Forum

 Cattlemen's Young Leaders Development Program

 Arava Centre for Sustainable Agriculture

 Arava International Centre for Agriculture Training (AICAT)

 Israeli Dairy School Dairy Seminar

 MIGAL Extension Farms for Agricultural Training

 Netafim Drip Technology Training Centre

 Orchard & Vineyard Research and Training Centre

 The Regional Training Centre (RTC)

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New Zealand

 AgriVenture Dairy, Sheep, Cropping, Horticulture

 New Zealand Dairy Careers

 Nuffield International

 Rural Exchange New Zealand

Norway

 AgriVenture Cropping and Livestock

 Norwegian Agricultural Extension Service

 Working on Organic farms in Norway

 Eskişehir Osmangazi State University

 Ordu Aybastı District Directorate of Agriculture

USA

 AgriVenture Cattle Ranching, Dairy, Cropping, Custom Harvesting

 Angelic Organics learning Centre Stateline farm beginnings

 California Agricultural Leadership Programme

 Communicating for Agriculture Education Programs (CAEP)

 CRAFT

 Experience International

 The Farmers Guild

 Future Farmers of America

 International Farm Youth Exchange (IFYE)

 Mast International

 Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service (MOSES)

 Multinational Exchange for Sustainable Agriculture, Inc (MESA)

 National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service ATTRA

 National Young Farmers Coalition

 New York Certified Organic

 NOFA/NY Mentorship Program

 The Ohio Programme

 Worldwide Farmers Exchange

Worldwide  Grow Abroad World Alliance (GAWA)

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2.2 Inventory per type of scheme

The table below provides an overview of the exchange schemes, as classified in this study

Classic exchange schemes

1 Agricultural Exchange Programme - Canada 28 IFYE Jugendaustausch Austria

2 Agrimpuls 29 INEX Centre Ltd agricultural practices

3 Agriterra Missies, Toer de Boer 30 International Rural Exchange Canada

4 AgriVenture 31 Internationales Landwirtschaftliches Praktikum

(ILP)

5 AgriVenture Australia 32 IRE Agriculture Worldwide

6 AgriVenture Canada 33 JUF Jordbrukare Ungdomens Förbund

7 AgriVenture Denmark 34 New Zealand Dairy Careers

8 AgriVenture Germany 35 NFYFC Discovery Programme

9 AgriVenture Japan 36 Odyssée Agri

10 AgriVenture New Zealand 37 Praktikantenaustausch

11 AgriVenture Sweden 38 Puro Mundo

12 AgriVenture UK 39 Rural Exchange New Zealand

13 AgriVenture USA 40 Rural Exchange Training Abroad (R-ETA Ltd)

15 Agro Academy Junior Programme 42 Sabatica Agricultura Australia

16 Agroverde Training Programme in Switzerland 43 Sabatica Agricultura Canada

17 Australian Experience 44 Sabatica Agricultura Nueva Zelanda

18 Communicating for Agricultural Education

Programme (CAEP)

45 Sabatica Enología

19 CAEP Australia 46 Sabatica Granjas de Dinamarca

20 CAEP Brazil 47 Sabatica Granjas de Irlanda

21 CAEP Canada 48 Sabatica Granjas/empreses alimentacion

Holanda

22 Experience International USA 49 Sabatica Programme USA

23 Expérience internationale France 50 Semex/Holstein Australia Canada Youth

Fellowship

25 Huizing Harvest 52 Study Tour

27 IFYE International Farm Youth Exchange - USA 54 Travel to Farm

Classic exchange schemes for organic farming

1 Multinational Exchange for Sustainable

Agriculture, Inc (MESA)

16 WWOOF Ireland

2 World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms

(WWOOF)

17 WWOOF Israel

3 WWOOF Australia 18 WWOOF Italy

4 WWOOF Austria 19 WWOOF Lithuania

5 WWOOF Belgium 20 WWOOF New Zealand

6 WWOOF Bulgaria 21 WWOOF Norway

8 WWOOF Croatia 23 WWOOF Portugal

9 WWOOF Czech Republic 24 WWOOF Romania

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10 WWOOF Denmark 25 WWOOF Spain

12 WWOOF France 27 WWOOF Switzerland

13 WWOOF Germany 28 WWOOF Turkey

15 WWOOF Hungary

Leadership & mentoring schemes

1 Academia de lideranca do agronegocio (Agribusiness Leadership Academy)

17 ICOS Leadership Training

2 Advanced Agricultural Leadership Program 18 Jovem CAPAL

3 Atlantic Agricultural Leadership Program 19 Llyndy Isaf Scholarship

4 California Agricultural Leadership Programme 20 Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education

Service

5 Canada's Outstanding Young Farmers' Program 21 National Young Farmers Coalition

6 Canadian Total Excellence in Agricultural Management (CTEAM) Programme

22 NOFA/NY Mentorship Programme

7 Cattlemen's Young Leaders Development Program

23 Nuffield Australia

8 CNA Jovems de lideranca (CNA Youth for Leadership)

24 Nuffield Brazil

9 EDGE Apprenticeships 25 Nuffield Canada

10 Embaixadores da Soja (Ambassadors of soy) 26 Nuffield Farming Scholarships

11 Farm Relief Services Memorial Scholars 27 Nuffield France

12 Farmers Apprentice 28 Nuffield International

13 Future Growers Trainees and Apprenticeships 29 Profissionais do futuro (futre professionals)

14 Future Producers of Mato Grosso 30 RDS Scholarship

15 Get Mentoring in Farming 31 Stephen Cullinan Scholarship

16 Grains in Action 32 Young Farming Champions

Exchange schemes with specific business focus

2 Angelic Organics learning Centre Stateline farm beginnings

7 Tesco Future Farmer Foundation

3 Netafim Drip Technology Training Centre 8 Woolworths Agribusiness Scholarship

4 Orchard & Vineyard Research and Training Centre

9 Young Dairy Network Australia

5 Sainsbury’s Agricultural and Horticultural Graduate Scheme

Web-based exchange schemes

1 Agriquality 5 National Sustainable Agriculture Information

Service ATTRA

2 Canadian Young Farmers' Forum 6 New York Certified Organic

3 EIFL (Electronic Information for Libraries) 7 Pro-Chile

4 FBD Young Farmer Springboard to Successful Learning

8 The Farmers Guild

Group-based exchange schemes

1 Brazilian Rural Youth Exchange 3 FORMAR (Fostering agrarian development)

2 Development forum for Rural Youth ‘Solis’ (Step) 4 NAJK

EU and governmental schemes

1 Baltic Deal Programme - farm visits 16 European Voluntary Service (EVS): Poland

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2 BLCHP Bi-Lateral Cooperation Hungary Poland 17 Farm Stay – Boerderij programma

3 ENRD ‘Knowledge Exchange Scheme’ 18 Grundtvig ‘Access to land’ (now Erasmus+)

4 ENRD ‘Network of high technology farms’ 19 Grundtvig ‘Agro ecology’ (now Erasmus+)

5 EPI (Ecole Paysanne Indépendante) 20 Grundtvig (now Erasmus+)

6 Erasmus and Erasmus Mundus Programmes

(now Erasmus+): Poland

21 Grundtvig Visits and Exchange (now Erasmus+)

7 Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs Alzira 22 Leonardo da Vinci (now Erasmus+)

8 Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs Granada 23 NAKVI

9 Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs Madrid 24 Ordu Aybastı District Directorate of Agriculture

10 Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs Murcia 25 Our Agro Bio Diversity

11 Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs Oviedo 26 Polish - Swiss education and exchange

12 Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs Sabadell 27 Rural Development through Entrepreneurship

13 Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs Tenerife 28 SMART Region (EUREKA - eRDi Network)

14 Erasmus LLP traineeships (now Erasmus+):

Hungary

29 Youth ECVC

15 EU-28 - Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs

Student exchange schemes

1 AGRYA Rural Adventure Professional 9 IAESTA - International Association for the

Exchange of Students for Technical Experience

2 Arava Centre for Sustainable Agriculture 10 Israeli Dairy School Dairy Seminar

3 Arava International Centre for Agriculture

Training

11 Mast International

4 Banat University Training and Internship

Agricultural Exchange Programmes

12 MIGAL Extension Farms for Agricultural Training

5 CRAFT 13 PICSE - Industry Placement Scholarship

6 Eskişehir Osmangazi State University 14 SGGW trainee Programme

7 Farm Internship 15 The Ohio Programme

8 Future Farmers of America 16 The Regional Training Centre (RTC)

General exchange schemes

1 Equipeople Agricultural Work Experience

2 HelpX

Other

GAWA Grow Abroad World Alliance

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3 EU

3.1 EU-28 - Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs

Scheme name Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs

Country of ‘headquarters’ EU-28, Belgium

Intermediary organisations are organised in European partnerships bringing together several partners from different EU Member States Each partnership cooperates with its counterparts all over the EU Their main task is to facilitate successful relationships between NEs and HEs and to offer match-making services (such as promotion, information, induction, validation of applications, arranging contacts, issuing contracts, logistical support, etc.) Every

relationship between the host and the visiting entrepreneur needs two intermediary organisations as the host and the visiting entrepreneur must be from different countries

EUROCHAMBRES, from 2014 on EASME plays also an important role

 Exchanges of experience and information between entrepreneurs on obstacles and challenges to starting up and developing their businesses;

 To enhance market access and identification of potential partners for new and established businesses in other EU countries;

 Networking by building on knowledge and experience from other European countries

Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs is a cross-border exchange programme

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which gives new or aspiring entrepreneurs the chance to learn from experienced entrepreneurs running small businesses in other participating countries The exchange of experience takes place during a stay with the experienced entrepreneur, which helps the new entrepreneur acquire the skills needed to run a small firm The host benefits from fresh perspectives on his/her business and gets the opportunity to cooperate with foreign partners or learn about new markets

Other activities

The typical activities include:

 Matching an eligible New Entrepreneur (NE) with an appropriate Host Entrepreneur (HE);

 Facilitation of contacts between the visiting entrepreneur and the hosting entrepreneur by intermediary organisations (IOs) active in different countries;

 Coordination of the activities of the intermediary organisations by the Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs Support Office (SO);

 Agreement of the parties involved (i.e the selected NE, the HE and the IOs responsible) on the conditions for the stay abroad: the Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs commitment, business/work/learning plan, tasks, responsibilities, financial conditions and legal implications;

 Duration of the stay abroad: 1 to 6 months, with the possibility to divide the stay into slots of a minimum of 1 week spread over a maximum of 12 months;

 Assessment and evaluation of the outcomes by the IOs responsible;

 Establishment of an alumni network

Any sector of the private economy can participate in the programme

Entrepreneurs participating in the project must come from a micro, small or medium-sized enterprise

In practice: The majority of new entrepreneurs are under 40 years old (89%), while experienced entrepreneurs are mostly under 50 (74%)

4% are from the agricultural sector

Male female distinction One third of the participants are women

Number of participants

10 000 applications received; 6 124 (61%) are from new entrepreneurs and 3

937 (39%) are from experienced entrepreneurs 7 800 (78%) applicants have been successfully accepted to the programme of which 4 713 (60%) are new entrepreneurs and 3 087 (40%) are host entrepreneurs (2009-2014)

Recruitment Firms have to register/apply National intermediary organisations are

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responsible for advertising in their own countries

Home country

 EU-28;

 EFTA countries: Iceland;

 Enlargement countries: the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Turkey, Serbia, Albania, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina;

 Eastern neighbourhood countries: Moldova

The scheme exists since Since 2009

Duration of an exchange 1-6 months The average duration of the stay abroad is 3 ½ months

Budget The pilot initiative had a budget of EUR 5 000 000 per year and has completed

80 exchanges between February 2009 and April 2010

Costs covered for host None

Costs covered for visiting

farmer

Financial support to the visiting entrepreneurs is to contribute towards travel costs to and from the country of the stay and subsistence costs (in particular for accommodation) during the visit The amount of the financial support and related details are subject to an agreement between the visiting entrepreneur and the intermediary organisation The visiting entrepreneur receives financial support from the intermediary organisation with proof of expenditure (lump sums) Per country there are some guiding amounts: between EUR 530 and EUR 1 100 per month depending of the country of stay, this is including travel costs

Publicity strategies

The promotional strategy developed by the Support Office ensures a common visual identity for the programme via a variety of promotional material which can be used and adapted according to each country's specificities Based on the material offered to IOs, each European partnership is responsible for planning its own dissemination strategy

Website, EU level and in MS:

 Central website www.erasmus-entrepreneurs.eu provides all the necessary information about the programme

Other internet activities

A web-based database linked to the website allows hosting and visiting entrepreneurs to submit applications and offers to participate in the programme

Newsletters Brochure, leaflet (centrally developed in all EU languages)

Practical arrangements

The visiting entrepreneur should participate in a pre-departure introduction course which will include information on the mobility scheme and important EU related business subjects, such as the internal market, European law issues (particularly regarding business and contract law) and support services,

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including the European Enterprise Network (EEN) and SOLVIT The intermediary organisation in the hosting country should ensure that it has sufficient up-to-date information about the relationship (i.e objective(s) of the stay, activity plan, expected outcomes, etc.) and, when possible, a meeting between hosting and visiting entrepreneur and the intermediary organisation

of the hosting country should be held at the beginning of the stay Right at the beginning of the stay, the hosting intermediary organisation should via a meeting or phone call contact the visiting entrepreneur to introduce him/herself

to the organisation, the staff in charge of the relationship and the support services available to him/her during the stay Upon arrival, the visiting entrepreneur should receive a Welcome Pack prepared by the hosting intermediary organisation, which should include information about the host country (cultural information) and also on how to address practical questions (housing, transport, insurance, etc.) The hosting intermediary organisation should inform the hosting and visiting entrepreneur about the need to alert both intermediary organisations in case of problems that might hinder progress or the satisfactory completion of the exchange and about the consequences of a failed relationship

Selection of farmers (guests) and hosts Done by the implementing national structures

Assistance in travel etc None

Other conditions

Visiting:

 Be a permanent resident in one of the participating countries;

 Have a concrete project or business idea, reflected in a business plan;

 Be motivated and committed to collaborating during your stay with an experienced entrepreneur from another participating country;

 Be prepared to contribute to the development of the host entrepreneur's business and make your skills and competences available;

 Be ready to complement the programme funds as needed to cover the costs of your stay abroad

Visiting entrepreneurs are required to:

Draft and sign a ‘Commitment to Quality’ which ensures the smooth working relationship between you and your host entrepreneur Among others, it sets out the objectives of the stay and a proposed plan of activities during the stay.Sign an agreement with your local contact point for the payment of the grant for your stay, specifying the tasks, responsibilities, financial conditions and legal implications of the project within the agreed timetable

Hosting:

 Permanent resident in one of the participating countries;

 More than 3 years’ experience running a company, be an owner/manager

or directly involved in entrepreneurship at SME board level and willing to share knowledge and act as mentor

Hosting entrepreneurs:

 Ensure the high quality of the learning experience and overall working relationship with your new entrepreneur, who must gain insight to help

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ensure a viable business start up;

Sign a ‘Commitment to Quality’ document

Feedback after return

 A final report from the visiting entrepreneur describing the activities/work performed, the skills and knowledge acquired and what the NE has learned for the development of his/her own business;

 A brief from the hosting entrepreneur on ‘what has been achieved’ and

‘what should be done better next time’

Both are subject to confidentiality

In each Member State there are contacts for the EYE programme Here only several offices

in Spain are included as an example For a full list, please refer to

http://www.erasmus-entrepreneurs.eu/page.php?cid=5

Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs Tenerife

Country of ‘headquarters’ EU-28

Exchange objectives For New Entrepreneurs:

http://www.erasmus-entrepreneurs.eu/page.php?pid=057#.VDOvIvl5OVM For Host Entrepreneurs: http://www.erasmus-entrepreneurs.eu/page.php?pid=058#.VDOvA_l5OVM

Target groups New Entrepreneurs (less than 3 years’ experience) and Host entrepreneurs

(over 3 years’ experience)

Male female distinction No

Number of participants Over 50

Geographical extent European Union and associated countries

Duration of an exchange From 1 to 6 months

Social media Official channels, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn

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Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs Murcia Scheme name Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs Murcia

Exchange objectives Improvement of young entrepreneurs’ management capacity

Group determination There is no age limit The only requirement is to be a new entrepreneur

In Murcia The main sectors are agriculture, tourism and new technologies

Number of participants 10 participants per year

The scheme exists since 2010

Communication strategy They publish material on their website and social media

Social media Twitter and Facebook (but they use a general account, there isn't a specific

one for this programme)

Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs Oviedo Scheme name Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs Oviedo

Group determination There is no age limit All sectors

Communication strategy Through EC web page

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Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs Alzira

Scheme name Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs Alzira

The exchange of experience takes place during a stay with the experienced entrepreneur, which helps the new entrepreneur acquire the skills needed to run a small firm

Group determination No limits of age and sector

Number of participants

Through the City Council of Alzira 20 entrepreneurs from Spain has participated in the programme and 28 Entrepreneurs from the EU has participate in Spain

Duration of an exchange 1 to 6 months

Informal sessions at the City Council about the programme

Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs Granada

Scheme name Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs Granada

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Scheme name Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs Granada Exchange objectives Improvement of young entrepreneurs’ management capacity

Group determination All sectors No age limit

Number of participants Four (three abroad and one in Spain)

Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs Madrid Scheme name Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs - Spain

Exchange objectives Improvement of young entrepreneurs management capacity

Group determination All sectors and there is no age limit

Communication strategy LinkedIn, Facebook, website

Communication Contacts with other organisations that can spread the information (Madrid

Network, universities, etc.)

Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs Sabadell Scheme name Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs Sabadell

Contact details Vapor Llonch - Promoció Econòmica de l'Ajuntament de Sabadell

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Scheme name Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs Sabadell

Exchange objectives To host 12 entrepreneurs and to send 13 entrepreneurs to other EU countries

Target groups New entrepreneurs running a company and entrepreneurs with 3 years’

experience running a company

Group determination No limits regarding age, sector etc

The scheme exists since 24 months

3.2 Grundtvig (now Erasmus+)

Grundtvig Visits and Exchange

Scheme name Grundtvig Visits and Exchange

Country of ‘headquarters’ Belgium

Organising institute National Agencies, Grundtvig

Exchange objectives Persons at any stage in their career who are already working on a part-time or

full-time basis in any part of the adult education sector

Other activities Action is part of a broader programme Grundtvig Visits are only one strand of

the programme as a whole Visits to conferences are part of the visit strand

Organisation environment

Other strands under Grundtvig are: mobility of individuals’ multilateral projects,

as referred to in Article 5(1)(e), aimed at improving adult education systems through the development and transfer of innovation and good practice

Partnerships of experts and organisations Grundtvig learning partnerships (for organisations)

Historical aspects Part of the programmes of the EC since 2000, later part of Lifelong Learning

Programme and now of Erasmus+

Group determination

Persons at any stage in their career who are already working on a part-time or full-time basis in any part of the adult education sector (formal, non-formal or informal), including volunteer staff as well as those who are formally employed

Geographical extent

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Croatia and Switzerland

Scheme exists since … Launched in 2000 Between 2007and 2013 part of the overarching Lifelong

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Scheme name Grundtvig Visits and Exchange

Learning Programme Since 2014 part of Erasmus+

Time frame of a single

Financial administration National Agency

Costs covered for host None

Costs covered for visiting farmer

The grant available for a Grundtvig visit is intended as a contribution towards total expenditure for the visit, including ‒ as appropriate ‒ preparation costs; travel (real costs); subsistence (flat rate); conference/seminar fee (real costs); special needs (real costs); linguistic, cultural and pedagogical preparation, flat rate up to EUR 500 euro)

Organisation

EC is responsible for the policy, National Agencies are contracted for the implementation in their own country and so the selection, monitoring and financial management

Selection of farmers (guests) and hosts

Done by the National Agencies on criteria (clear plan and learning objectives, added value for the EU)

Assistance in travel etc None

Other conditions Eligibility criteria: from countries covered by the programme, professional in

adult education, etc

Feedback after return Report to be provided by participant

Grundtvig ‘Agro ecology’

Scheme name Grundtvig ‘Agro ecology’

Number of participants 50 to 100

Destination(s) Next: Spain and last one in 2015 in Belgium

The scheme exists since Autumn 2013‒spring 2015

Duration of an exchange 4 days

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Grundtvig ‘Access to land’

Scheme name Grundtvig ‘access to land’

Organising institute Terre-en-Vue, Terre de Liens, Germany

Exchange objectives International exchange on the issue of access to land

Number of participants 20 to 40

Geographical extent France, Belgium, Portugal, Germany

The scheme exists since 2012-2014

Duration of an exchange Four exchanges over 4 days

3.3 Erasmus (now Erasmus+)

Erasmus LLP traineeships: Hungary

Scheme name ERASMUS LLP and ERASMUS+ traineeships

Country of ‘headquarters’ Hungary

Organising institute University of Debrecen Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences and

Environmental Management

Exchange objectives University students go on a 3 to 10 month internship to an enterprise or an

organisation The aim of the placement is to help students acquire new competences which are relevant in the labour market and to understand the culture of the host country

Target groups Students from agricultural faculty

Group determination 20-25 year old students

Number of participants 3-5 students per year

Destination(s) Romania, Netherlands, Germany, United Kingdom, Austria

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Scheme name ERASMUS LLP and ERASMUS+ traineeships

Communication Presentations at university events

Other internet activities Facebook

Other communication means

Cooperation with ESN (Erasmus Student Network)

Erasmus and Erasmus Mundus Programmes: Poland Scheme name Erasmus and Erasmus Mundus Programmes (since 2014 covered by

‘Erasmus+’)

Country of ‘headquarters’ Poland

Organising institute Most of universities in Poland cooperate under Erasmus and Erasmus Mundus

Programmes

University (Szkoła Główna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego -SGGW)

Exchange objectives Erasmus for European students: This exchange scheme is not related to

agriculture specifically but it can cover courses in this area It is open for all kind

of students from all kinds of universities in Poland Through this exchange scheme students are allowed to study in different European countries and engage in courses related to their primary subject Students from schools of agriculture in Poland can study all around Europe and engage in courses related

to agriculture that will help them to extend their theoretical knowledge In addition to Erasmus, there is also Erasmus Mundus that provides study exchanges for European students who want to study outside Europe, and for students from outside Europe who want to study in Europe

Group determination University students

Number of participants Depends on the agreement between universities

Destination(s) Erasmus ‒ any European country Erasmus Mundus ‒ any country from outside

Europe

Duration of an exchange Up to 1 year

Communication Official website, information on university websites involved in the programme,

newsletter, conferences, events, printed guides/books and promotion materials, education materials, workshops

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3.4 Leonardo da Vinci (now Erasmus+)

Scheme name Leonardo da Vinci

Organisation environment

The Leonardo programme is extremely complex in its formulation and in its implementation Many of these complexities are embedded in the Council Decision establishing the programme, while others are related to the management systems of the European Commission A large proportion of the administrative work was externalised to a Technical Assistance Office in Brussels and to National Coordination Units in the participating countries

During the course of the programme there were a number of events which culminated in the closure of the TAO and the transfer of its functions to a unit within the Commission: the Cellule Leonardo (CLEO)

Historical aspects

The Leonardo da Vinci programme was adopted for 5 years in December

1994 and had a key objective in supporting the development of policies and innovation action in the Member States by promoting projects in the context of transnational partnerships which involve different organisations with an interest in training

Geographical extent

Leonardo was open to the 15 Member States and countries from the rest of the European Economic Area (Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway), plus Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia, Romania, Poland, Bulgaria, Slovenia, and Slovakia

Practical arrangements http://www.adam-europe.eu/adam/homepageView.htm#.VL98RdKG-ls

Legal status of the

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3.5 European Voluntary Service (EVS): Poland

Scheme name European Voluntary Service (EVS)

Organising institute The main organisations that manage the EVS in Poland are: Fundacja

Rozwoju Systemu Edukacji, Narodowa Agencja Programmeu ‘Erasmus+’ Foundation for Development of Education System in Poland, National Agency for a Programme ‘Erasmus+’, since 2014 ‘Erasmus+ Youth Programme’

service_en.htm

for a Programme ‘Erasmus+’, since 2014 ‘Erasmus+ Youth Programme’

Internet address http://www.mlodziez.org.pl www.erasmusplus.org.pl www.frse.org.pl

Exchange objectives  To increase youth participation in European Voluntary Service with an

Asia-Europe dimension which will serve as an entry point to address issues like global environment, climate change and fight against poverty and marginalisation;

 To strengthen the capacity of both Asian and European youth trainers on volunteer management in local and international context by integrating the principle of global education and intercultural learning in Europe-Asia dimension into the training curriculum;

 To facilitate and enhance the development of a youth-responsive training curriculum for Asia-Europe volunteers which will increase the relevance and quality of B7EVS projects;

 To establish a platform of resources for Asian and European youth, youth workers and volunteers in order to promote Asia-Europe volunteering and provide resources to increase quality of the projects;

 To create a network of NGOs working in the area of volunteering from Europe and Asia in order to implement high quality EVS projects The detailed description of the objectives in form of the logical framework of the project can be found in the following pages:

http://www.bevolunteer.net/objectives#sthash.3I3610cg.dpuf

Group determination All young people aged 17-30

Number of participants Depends on agreement between sending and host organisations, based on

primary agreement with EC

Communication Official website, information on websites of organisations involved in the

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Scheme name European Voluntary Service (EVS)

programme, newsletter, conferences, events, printed guides/books and promotion materials

Other internet activities Information on websites of organisations involved in the programme,

information on various NGO websites

Other communication Conferences, events, printed guides/books and promotional materials

3.6 Youth ECVC

Organising institute European farmer organisations (FUGEA, MAP, Confédération paysanne,

YABL, ARI, AIAB, …)

Group determination Farmers or future farmers

Number of participants Three meetings a year, 20 to 30 participants

Destination(s) Depends from the leader organisation (changing every time)

The scheme exists since September 2008

Duration of an exchange 2 or 3 days

Communication strategy Mailing list

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4 Austria

4.1 IFYE Jugendaustausch Austria

Scheme name IFYE International Jugendaustausch Austria

Type of Scheme Classical exchange schemes involving longer stays

Country of ‘headquarters’ USA / Austria

Organising institute Österreichische Landjugend/ Young & International

Exchange objectives To experience foreign countries and cultures

Group determination Members of the Landjugend between 18-30

Destination(s) USA, United Kingdom, Scotland, Finland, Estonia, Switzerland, Canada,

Northern-Ireland, Norway, Australia

The scheme exists since 1947 (originally funded through Marshall Plan)

Duration of an exchange Varies per country: 3-12 weeks

Other communication Direct contact via Landjugend

4.2 Internationales Landwirtschaftliches Praktikum (ILP)

Scheme name Internationales Landwirtschaftliches Praktikum (ILP)

Type of Scheme Classic exchange schemes involving longer stays

Country of ‘headquarters’ Austria

Organising institute Österreichische Landjugend / Young & International

Exchange objectives Knowledge exchange (apprenticeship)

Other activities The ILP also organises multiple activities beyond the scope of the exchange

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Scheme name Internationales Landwirtschaftliches Praktikum (ILP) Historical aspects The society was established in 1977 as an overarching organisation for all ILP

organisations in the Federal States

Cultural aspects The organisation seeks to promote team spirit, gender equality, democracy,

tolerance, sustainability and social commitment

Sociologically relevant aspects

The ILP is a diverse, active community of young people aged between 14 and

35, in which everyone can contribute their personal ideas The society aims to include young people and to have fun

Group determination Young farmers interested in a particular sector in a particular country and

eligible for Erasmus+ (minimum age varies between destination countries)

Male female distinction The promotion of gender equality is a founding principle of the ILP

Destination(s) Europe: Denmark, Switzerland, Ireland, France, Germany (Bavaria), Norway

(Overseas via the International Farm Youth Exchange (IFYE)

Duration of an exchange Varies per country: 1 to12 months

Budget

The budget for exchanges and the management of the exchange scheme is entirely arranged via Erasmus+ The office and other infrastructure are provided by the Austrian Agricultural Chamber

Financial administration Covered by Erasmus+

Costs covered for host Not provided by the ILP

Costs covered for visiting

Communication strategy Annual marketing plan

Practical arrangements The ILP can arrange the exchange via the partner organisations If necessary,

the ILP can also help with arranging flights

Selection of farmers (guests) and hosts

Via partner organisations They are best placed to ensure legal compliance, minimise risks for the exchange students and undertake regular evaluations

Insurance

Participants are offered a private health and accident insurance in addition to their obligatory health and accident insurance that provide only limited coverage abroad The ILP also offers liability insurance for participants during working time

Assistance in travel etc Yes

Language conditions English language skills are obligatory

Other conditions Age (depending on destination), professional knowledge and experience,

motivation

Feedback after return Yes, a report within 2 weeks of returning is obligatory in order to receive

Erasmus+ funding

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