LOCATION: Directorate General for Rural Development and Forestry Policy. Gran Vía de San Francisco 4, 28005 Madrid

DATE: NOVEMBER 2016.

DURATION: 50 hours online

NUMBER OF STUDENTS: 100

Coordination:

Miguel Ángel Mena Garrido. Email: mamena@magrama.es Telephone: +34 91 347 37 22

General Subdirectorate of Farm Modernization

Goals:

Complete the training of trainers and technicians in their work supporting farmers and ranchers in meeting the environmental requirements established by Community and Spanish regulations.

Provide methodological training to participants to increase their effectiveness as advisors in the field of environmental consulting.

Addressed to:

Trainers and technicians from various administrations, Rural Development Networks and Groups, Professional Agricultural Organizations, Cooperatives and Associations in rural areas, workers in the field of advising agricultural farms and rural business owners and/or entrepreneurs, and Local Development Agents.

CONTENT:

• Management of the web platform to support the course and completion of practical cases
• Updating environmental advisory experiences in agricultural, livestock and forestry operations.
• Update on environmental advisory services and the obligations in this area of the CAP 2014-2020.

• Interesting experiences in the agricultural, livestock, forestry, and agri-food sectors
• Experiences of interest in the water, energy, and biodiversity sectors.
• Innovation in environmental consulting in rural areas. The European Innovation Partnership.
• Use of social media in environmental consulting. Interesting experiences and case studies.

A web-based platform will be available to support the course, offering the following features: videoconferencing, documentation, and work forums.

Course attendees may form work teams to develop practical cases.