Objective The new EU Member States have already undergone substantial sector restructuring and socio-economic transformation during pre-accession. Nevertheless, a great number of them still display tremendous disparity in most structural and socio-economic indicators as compared to the EU15 average. The adoption of the aquis communautaire and the introduction of community convergence policies should reduce these disparities and contribute to the European Employment and the Lisbon Strategy.The objectives of this project are:(1) to analyse the agricultural sector restructuring process and rural socio-economic transformation in the NMS12, with a particular focus on five countries;(2) to analyse the patterns behind rural "success stories" in the EU15 during previous enlargements to identify and codify best practices and draw recommendations for the NMS.In addition, the project:(a) supports policy design by providing policy-makers and the scientific community with scientific single- and cross-country analyses and pol icy recommendations based on up-to-date information;(b) realises objectives of the European Research Area by networking and developing common scientific reference andc) stimulates international co-operation and qualification.Methodologically, the first objective will be addressed by comparative multi-country farm surveys, which will be econometrically analysed with a specific focus on themes that are of utmost relevance for the agricultural sector and rural livelihoods (farm structure evolution, subsistence farming, co-operation among farmers, rural labour markets, income diversification and pluriactivity). This will be complemented by an analysis of structural changes in the farm sectors of two selected regions with the agent-based simulation model AgriPoliS, taking special account of demographic changes. The second objective will be based on semi-structured expert interviews among relevant stakeholders in selected regions of five established MS. Fields of science agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculturesocial scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and managementemployment Keywords EU accession agent agent-based modelling agricultural structural change based modelling diversification farm structure rural development rural labour market rural livelihood subsistence farming Programme(s) FP6-POLICIES - Policy support: Specific activities covering wider field of research under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006. Topic(s) POLICIES-1.1 - The modernisation and sustainability of agriculture and forestry Call for proposal FP6-2005-SSP-5-A See other projects for this call Funding Scheme STREP - Specific Targeted Research Project Coordinator LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE (IAMO) Address Theodor-lieser-strasse 2 Halle (saale) Germany See on map Links Website Opens in new window EU contribution € 0,00 Participants (9) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN Belgium EU contribution € 0,00 Address Oude markt 13 Leuven See on map Links Website Opens in new window UNIVERSITY OF NATIONAL AND WORLD ECONOMY Bulgaria EU contribution € 0,00 Address Student's town "christo botev" Sofia See on map Links Website Opens in new window CORVINUS UNIVERSITY OF BUDAPEST Hungary EU contribution € 0,00 Address Fovám tér 8. Budapest See on map Links Website Opens in new window AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS RESEARCH INSTITUTE Hungary EU contribution € 0,00 Address Zsil u. 3/5 Budapest See on map Links Website Opens in new window WARSAW UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SCIENCES Poland EU contribution € 0,00 Address Krakowskie przedmieoecie 26/28 Warsaw See on map Links Website Opens in new window BANAT'S UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND VETERINARY MEDICINE TIMISOARA Romania EU contribution € 0,00 Address Calea aradului 119 Timisoara See on map Links Website Opens in new window UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA Slovenia EU contribution € 0,00 Address Kongresni trg 12 Ljubljana See on map Links Website Opens in new window THE UNIVERSITY OF KENT United Kingdom EU contribution € 0,00 Address The registry,the university of kent Canterbury, kent See on map Links Website Opens in new window UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE United Kingdom EU contribution € 0,00 Address 6 kensington terrace Newcastle upon tyne See on map Links Website Opens in new window
