Cordinator: Dr. Kotsopoulos S .

Research Unit: ΕΘ.Ι.ΑΓ.Ε. - Ι.Χ.Τ.Ε.Λ.

Supervisor: Dr. Alexios I .

Project Type: INTERREG II

Research Team: Dr. Kotsopoulos Sp . , PhD . Alexios I . , PhD . Toulios Av . , PhD . Kalfoutzos D . , PhD . Noulas Chr . Dr. Father D .

Start - End: April 2004 - April 2007

Funding Actor: National contribution, 25 %, EU 75 %

Participants: Department for Agro-industrial and SMEs Policies – Italy, (leader partner); Council Department of Productive Activities and Agriculture ; University of Padua; Mountainous district of Pordenonese– Italy; Technological Education Institute of Kavala- Greece; Regional Development Agency Nova Gorica- Slovenia; Ministry of Agriculture and Agro food Industry- Moldova.

Budget Of Project: 435.005,00 €

Budget ΕΘ.Ι.ΑΓ.Ε. - ΙΧΤΕΛ: 108.751,25 €

The project aims to promote the sustainable development of rural areas by incorporating an integrated framework of activities undertaken by small and medium enterprises located in these regions in order to achieve diversification of the economic structure and stable social development of these areas . The project intends to give a specific application with various models of the concepts a) sustainability, b ) integration, c ) multifunctional