On June 12th, a training and information day will be held at Finca La Desa, in Miajadas, focusing on shared ownership, generational change, aid and subsidies aimed at the agricultural sector and innovation in entrepreneurship led by women in the region.
The objectives of this day are:
- To provide specific information on the incorporation of women into the economic activity of rural areas, promoting their incorporation and the entrepreneurial initiatives of rural women through the exchange of good practices.
- To disseminate among the rural population in general, and in particular among women who live and work in rural municipalities, the changes that have occurred with the entry into force of Law 35/2011, of October 4, on Shared Ownership of Agricultural Holdings, as well as other rural development measures.
- To promote the importance of incorporating women and young people into the agricultural and livestock activities of our municipalities.
- To publicize the opportunities offered by CAP instruments for the incorporation of women and young people into agricultural activity and access to the other measures of rural development programs.
- Report on women's access to governance bodies of professional agricultural organizations and cooperatives and other entities related to agricultural activity and rural development
- To increase public awareness and knowledge about the importance of the agricultural sector by highlighting good policies and good practices implemented by women.
- To inform unemployed women in rural areas about the job opportunities and employment prospects that exist, facilitating their access to the labor market, whether through employment or self-employment.
- To inform about women's access to new technologies and their use in rural areas and to promote good practices in their application.
PLANNED PROGRAM:
- 10:00 AM Opening of the day by Antonio Díaz Alías, Mayor of the Miajadas City Council, Isabel Ruiz Correyero, 2nd Vice President of Finance and General Administration of the Cáceres Provincial Council, Olga María Tello Muñoz, President of the ADICOMT Local Action Group, Oscar Llanos Pizarro, General Secretary of UPA-UCE Extremadura
- 10:30h Aid and subsidies for business creation and rural development: CAP and Leader Programme
- 11:10h Women's Access to Governance Bodies
- 11:40 a.m. Presentation of the book "Rural Women, 20 years advancing in equality"
- 12:00 Coffee break
- 12:15h CAP Public Financing Instruments and Shared Ownership of Agricultural Holdings
- 13:30h Screening of the Documentary "Women of Earth and Sky" Media on entrepreneurship, incorporation and maintenance of Women in the Economic Activity of the Rural Environment.
This activity is carried out by the Federation of Rural Women's Associations (FADEMUR) with funding from the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. For any questions, please contact extremadura@fademur.es