Remote rural areas
Good practice case study
Terre del Sosio Leader+, Sicily, Italy
The Terre del Sosio Leader+ GAL in Sicily is developing the regions archaeological heritage to promote tourism and stimulate feelings of a shared cultural heritage. It was created in 1991 and activities are mainly aimed at local businesses, local residents and local public bodies.
The consortium, among other tasks, provides consultancy activities focused on supporting enterprises, particularly through enhancing networks of local producers, and promotes the region and its entrepreneurial context.
Key lessons:
- State aid and sporadic interventions in favour of enterprises in rural areas do not culminate in concrete and lasting processes. There is a need to intervene with a combination of measures that take into account the higher costs and managerial challenges that characterise enterprises in rural areas.
- It is essential to fully involve the project beneficiaries in the socio-economic partnership.
Case study
Terre del Sosio Leader+ [pdf, en, 16kb]
