Rural Tayside Strategy and Business Plan
Rural Tayside Strategy and Business Plan
The Rural Tayside LEADER programme is based on the Local Development Strategy and Business Plan. These documents and the Area Profile underpin the rationale, operation and management of the Programme.
The overall aim of the strategy is to:
"identify, develop and implement potential solutions to enable sustainable economic development in Rural Tayside".
The strategy focuses on three objectives:
- To generate a more diverse and sustainable rural economy and support entrepreneurial activities
- To strengthen and support local communities and interest groups to develop positive actions and stronger more inclusive communities
- To enhance the many natural and cultural assets of the area
The strategy aims to benefit in particular the following target groups:
- Women
- Young people
- Migrant workers
- Economically inactive
The strategy is based on two themes:
- Revitalising Communities
to build community capacity to help local communities to identify and develop appropriate solutions which will help overcome the barriers preventing community development - Progressive Rural Economy
to build a strong, diverse and competitive economy by supporting start-ups and small businesses, community/social enterprises in different sectors such as agriculture, forestry, food and drink and tourism
The Business Plan sets out the wider administrative arrangements for delivering the programme including: Local Action Group procedures, budget profiles, project selection criteria and monitoring.
The Area Profile provides further information about rural Tayside: the place, the people, the economy and employment.
