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SUMMARY:Supporting Small Livestock Farms through Rural Development and Community Engagement
DESCRIPTION:Supporting Small Livestock Farms through Sustainable Solutions\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nCourse format: Onsite\n\n\n\nType of program: Outreach programme\n\n\n\nTarget group: Students\n\n\n\nLanguage: English\n\n\n\nAvailable places: 18\n\n\n\n\nShort Description\n\n\n\nA three-day international student outreach programme bringing together students\, academic staff and experts from across Europe to explore sustainable practices and innovative solutions for small livestock farms. \n\n\n\nThrough field visits\, practical training\, collaborative workshops and on-farm testing\, participants explored sustainable livestock practices\, farm diversification\, business models and strategies to address socio-economic challenges in rural areas. The programme combined experiential learning with international collaboration\, enabling students to develop practical solutions and actionable roadmaps to support more resilient and sustainable rural communities. \n\n\n\nContent\n\n\n\n\nSocio-economic challenges faced by small livestock farms\n\n\n\nSustainable livestock farming and eco-friendly practices\n\n\n\nRural development and community engagement\n\n\n\nField visits to local livestock farms and interaction with farmers\n\n\n\nDevelopment of business models\, marketing ideas and value-added products\n\n\n\n\nProgamme\n\n\n\nDay 1 – Community Engagement and Problem Identification\nTheme: Understanding the Social and Economic Challenges of Small Livestock Farms \n\n\n\n\n\n09:00 – 09:30 \n\n\n\n\n\nWelcome\, Orientation\, and Team Formation \n\n\n\n\nIntroduction to the outreach mission\n\n\n\nPresentation of project goals\n\n\n\nFormation of interdisciplinary student team\n\n\n\nAssignment of mentors and local farm contacts\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n09:30 – 11:00 \n\n\n\n\n\nIntroductory Session: Challenges Facing Small Livestock Farms \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n11:00 – 11:30 \n\n\n\n\n\nCoffee Break \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n11:30 – 13:00 \n\n\n\n\n\nField Visit 1: Local Small Livestock FarmsStudents visit selected farms to observe: \n\n\n\n\nfarm operations\n\n\n\ncurrent income sources\n\n\n\nexisting gaps\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n13:00 – 14:00 \n\n\n\n\n\nLunch with FarmersInformal discussions to understand farmers’ daily realities and expectations. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n14:00 – 16:00 \n\n\n\n\n\nCommunity Problem Mapping WorkshopStudents work with farmers to identify: \n\n\n\n\nmajor income bottlenecks\n\n\n\nunderused local resources\n\n\n\nopportunities for value-added products\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n16:00 – 17:00 \n\n\n\n\n\nReflection SessionEach student presents key observations and priority problems. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nDay 2 – Student Lab and Solution Design\nTheme: Building Practical\, Inclusive\, and Future-Oriented Solutions with the Community \n\n\n\n\n\n09:00 – 10:30 \n\n\n\n\n\nTraining Session: Sustainable Livestock and Eco-Practices \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n10:30 – 11:00 \n\n\n\n\n\nCoffee Break \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n11:00 – 12:00 \n\n\n\n\n\nStudent Design Sprint: Farm Diversification IdeasStudent teams co-create practical solutions \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n12:00 – 13:00 \n\n\n\n\n\nLunch with Farmers \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n13:00 – 15:30 \n\n\n\n\n\nOutreach Activity: Working with Local Youth \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n15:30 – 17:00 \n\n\n\n\n\nPrototype Development WorkshopTeams prepare pilot concepts including: \n\n\n\n\nbusiness model sketches\n\n\n\noutreach campaigns\n\n\n\nexpected social and economic outcomes\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDay 3 – Pilot Testing\, Community Presentation\, and Action Roadmap\nTheme: Turning Student Ideas into Local Action \n\n\n\n\n\n09:00 – 10:30 \n\n\n\n\n\nPilot Testing on FarmsStudents return to farms to validate proposed solutions with farmers. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n11:00 – 11:30 \n\n\n\n\n\nCoffee Break \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n11:00 – 12:00 \n\n\n\n\n\nCommunity Co-Creation Session \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n12:00 – 13:00 \n\n\n\n\n\nVirtual Thematic Discussion: “Socio-economic challenges in rural areas and livestock farming in the context of sustainable development.”- discussion on key priorities with different expects from UNIgreen Alliance HEIs \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n13:00 – 14:00 \n\n\n\n\n\nLunch Break \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n14:00 – 16:00 \n\n\n\n\n\nFinal Outreach Presentations \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n16:00 – 16:30 \n\n\n\n\n\nClosing Ceremony and Certificates
URL:https://unigreen-alliance.eu/event/supporting-small-livestock-farms-through-rural-development-and-community-engagement/
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