Beneficiaries 

Funding is available to suppliers who are able to organise information measures for those working in the agricultural, agri-food and forestry sectors, who are land managers and who have the right to: 

• design and present dissemination events with content related to the themes indicated in the submeasure;
• have people with proven skills and professionalism, consistent with the objectives of the initiative presented and with the issues indicated by the Measure.

Objectives 

Promoting the organization of informative events, of an innovative nature, dedicated to: 

• operators in the agricultural, agri-food and forestry sectors; 
• holders of forest areas.

Events have to deal must have: 

• sustainable increase of productivity, profitability and resource efficiency in agro-ecosystems, also through water saving; 
• soil functions and other ecological and social services of agriculture; 
• coordination and integration of supply chain processes and strengthening of the role of agriculture; 
• quality, typicality and safety of agricultural products and foodstuffs and healthy lifestyles; 
• sustainable use of biological resources for energy and industrial purposes. 

Selection principles 

The assessment of submeasure 1.2 requires a subdivision into macro-criteria, a minimum eligibility score of 35 and a maximum score of up to 100 points as defined for:

• type of operations activated, with a maximum score of 100 points, divided in turn into: 
  • quality of the project, in terms of completeness and adequacy of the same with reference to the objectives of the submeasure (minimum 14/max 40 points);
  • adequacy and quanti-qualitative consistency of the human resources employed with the objectives of the information activities project (minimum 8/max 20 points);
  • monitoring and verification capacity (in itinere, ex post) (minimum 5/max 15 points);
  • ability to involve suitable agricultural and forestry companies to ensure greater effectiveness of information activities for links with the production realities of the territory (minimum 4/max 10 points);
  • significance of the impacts of the project in terms of scope, extension, and diffusion on the territory (minimum 4/max 15 points.

The territorial scopes and the beneficiaries do not foresee in this case a relevance in the attribution of the score.

Eligible expenditure 

The financing covers the costs incurred for: 

• planning and implementing the publicity event; 
• hiring equipment and purchase teaching material; 
• designing and producing didactic and popular supports; 
• purchasing training consumables;
• renting and lease classrooms and educational facilities; 
• any general expenses.

Scope of support 

Funding covers 100% of eligible costs.