1 COOPERATION BETWEEN CLLD PARTNERSHIPS AND SIMILAR GROUPS OUTSIDE EUROPE (LEADER AND EMFF) TRANSFERRING THE LEADER METHOD TO NORTH AFRICA November 7, 2013 Yves CHAMPETIER
Agenda 2 WHY? FROM LEADERMED TO ENPARD THE BENI KHEDACHE EXAMPLE SOME LESSONS AND QUESTIONS
WHY? 3 THE ORIGIN OF LEADER SOLIDARITY LEARN TOGETHER THE OMC DISCUSSION : GREEN BOX MULTIFONCTIONALITY OF AGRICULTURE
LEADERMED in 2004 4 Requested by the Ministers of Agriculture of Mediterranean countries Prepared by CIHEAMM/IAMM. Strong LEADER inspiration, For the south and east mediterranean countries, with cooperation between North and South areas. In spite of strong interest from DG Agri, no agreement from the Commission But LEADERMED has inspired Pilot Initiatives
ENPARD in 2012 5 European Neighbourhood Programme for Agriculture and Rural Development Aim : to make agriculture/rural development a focal sector in the cooperation of Mediterranean countries with the EU. Strong Leadermed inspiration
ENPARD 6 Assistance in preparing long-term agricultural and rural development strategies with all the relevant stakeholders, and in building necessary institutional capacities at national and local levels. Strong focus on civil society and sector stakeholders participation
ENPARD 7 Preparatory phase: January 2012 to June 2012 Start-up phase: July 2012 to June 2014 : Setting up of working programme, workshops, trainings, seminars to define and support national and regional priorities. Pilot programs A third phase of implementation could start for the period 2014-2019 through a multi-annual programme based on two pillars: investment support on the one hand and means for technical assistance on the other hand
8 BENI KHEDACHE MEDENINE PROVINCE SOUTH EAST TUNISIA
BENI KHEDACHE 9 Halfway between Djerba and the Tunisian desert Arid and mountainous area Around 27000 inhabitants Mainly small agriculture Important emigration to Médenine town, to the coastal areas, outside Tunisia
JESSOUR AND KSOUR 10 BENI KHEDACHE PROJECT Four development priorities : Tourism : creation of a specific offer linked with local heritage Local agricultural products Handicrafts Management of water with the support of Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Montpellier and the cooperation of a Leader Group near Montpellier
Some figures 11 13 years of support by the IAM and the LEADER group More than 1MILLION Investments 50% in the frameword of the cooperation between the french and tunisian governments 50% public and private tunisian fundings. Support also from the canadian and swiss cooperation Program managed locally by ADD Médenine, a local association concerned by sustainable development
12 Trekking About 40 kms of trails created
13 Ksar Jouamaa rural tourism a capacity of around 100 beds created in the area
14 Ksar Jouamaa rural tourism Linked with heritage
15 House of Handicraft in Beni Khedache Around 20 jobs
16 Handicraft
Some lessons and questions (1) 17 Area based, Local, territorial development Creation of jobs, creation of activities, new image for the area Community led, Community driven, but who is the «Community»? Participation, Empowerment : what is the reality? Is there a real will?
Some lessons and questions (2) 18 Inster institutional concertation sectorial approach is no more sufficient Decentralisation, local government Territorial fracture A long process Pilot initiatives and learning process for the local actors, but also for the regional, national administrations
Some lessons and questions(3) 19 Dissemination of ideas, local resources, adding value, niche markets, alternative tourism, quality Legitimization of initiatives Networking for learning together Importance of regional approach Long, cold, stormy spring : what impact on CLLD? But after spring, the summer...