Section title: SECTION THREE CASE STUDIES ON RURAL NEW COMERS

Sub-section/paragraph: IT5C

Highlights: Informative discussion on who has which responsibilities in Midden-Noord-Brabant

Category: Case study

Country: Italy

NUTS1 region: ITF South

Type of region: Predominantly rural

RUR actor group: Newcomers

Local authority role: Providing funding, Implementing policy, Providing consultancy, and Coordinating

Civil society organisation role: Implementing policy and Providing consultancy

Single persons role: Entrepreneur

Politician role: Implementing policy and Coordinating

Rural development pathway: Smart Specialisation and Multifunctional Agriculture

Access to land pathway: Steering land control towards specific uses

Rural development topic adressed: Lack of jobs or quality jobs, Lack of economic diversity, Mobilisation of financial resources, Stakeholder empowerment, Local food supply, Human capital, Social inclusion, Other types of equalities (racial, social...), Lanscape preservation, Environmental conservation, and Dreams of the youth

Type of action: Policy (policy recommendation, political support, political capital), Community and knowledge sharing, Producer-consumer partnership, short supply chain, alternative sales channel, Territorial marketing, Agroecology, Diversification: Food production & processing, and Diversification: Agritourism & recreation