Section title: Case studies on rural newcomers

Category: Case study

Country: Italy, United Kingdom, Spain, Netherlands, Hungary, Romania, Finland, Germany, France, and Poland

NUTS1 region: ITF South, UKC North East (England), ES4 Centre, NL1 North Netherlands, HU1 Central Hungary, RO1 Macroregion one, FI1 Continental Finland, DE2 Bavaria, FRD Normandy, and DE8 Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

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