Ute Vieting LEADER Programme, Hesselberg, Germany

Leader and Networking in Bavaria Scottish Rural Gathering 25th September 2009 Perth Racecourse, Scotland Dipl.Ing. Ute Vieting, Regional Manager

EUROPE Region Hesselberg

Bavaria 58 Rural aereas in Bavaria within 7 districts with 7 LEADER-Managers in the administration 63 Mio. european financial support In total: 155 Mio

Bavaria Regionalmanagement Ministry of Economic Affairs Supports about 38 regional managements on the level of Counties with 10 Mio

Bavaria bottom-up, informal Network of Regionalmanagements in Bavaria Bayern regional about 40 Regionalmanagements 5 professional groups 240 years of rural management experience in practice

Rural Impressions Region of Hesselberg picture: Jürgen Abt

Rural Impressions

Bavaria 7 districts Region Hesselberg: Middle Franconia Region of Hesselberg Inhabitans 24 municipalities 10 years of experience

Our Philosophy economy Social stability /society ecology

Organisations structure

Regional Network Members of steering group: Management of the company Management of the accossiation Project Managers Represantatives of the adminitration (LEADER-Manager) mayors

Growth of a Network 20 new network partner

Growth of a Network 20 new network partner (points) with more an more local acters

Talent for cooperation spirit of Innovation Award for cooperation of municipalties in Hesselberg region

Visit of OECD Delegation in 2006 Zukunft ländlicher Räume future perspectives of rural aereas

Regionalmesse Best practice

Classroom in nature 14 thematic stations Education and qualification

Juli 2003 Road of Franconian Must natural orchards and production of unfiltered applejuice in regional Circuits - Valorisation of natural potencials Network of nature protection, regionale economic cycle, education, tourism and native elation

Fränkische Moststraße Moststation am Kappelbuck in Ehingen mit Backhaus und Bierkeller Hochwertige Hesselberger Säfte und Seccos aus heimischem Streuobst. Foto: Jürgen Abt Foto: Kurt Pachl

Regionalmesse Allfra GmbH Regional Fruitjuce accociation

Regionalmesse Landschaftspflegeverband und Kommunen

Retail Challenge Schmalzmill - Cheese Gesundheits- und Erlebnisbauernhof Käseprob´und Käseseminare Foto: Kurt Pachl

Regionalmesse Farmers, Fruit- und Gardening Ernte, Mostereien Pflanz- und Pflegemaßnahmen Zahlreiche Feste: Apfelblütenfeste Mostfeste

Industry & Craftwork Foto: Gerhard Rieß

Region Hesselberg Thank you for listening

Foto: Bernd Beyerl Abendstimmung am Hesselberg