Rural Initiatives

The Economic Development Office runs a range of projects to support Hampshire's rural economy. It has also recently commissioned with HEP, an update of the Hampshire Farming Study, primarily to monitor the impact of CAP Reform and the introduction of the Single Farm payment in 2005.

The Economic Development Office is also an active player in the county's leading rural partnership, the Hampshire Economic Partnership Rural Economy Partnership.

Details of some of the County Council's key rural projects follow.

• Hampshire Fare
• Supporting Local Food
• Farmers' Markets
• Market Towns
• Hampshire Food Heritage Research
• Rural Development Programme for England
• Public Sector Food Procurement
• Village Community Grant scheme
• Hampshire Farming Conference
  
  

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• Hampshire Rural Profile - report published

• Hampshire Farming Conference, 17 June 2010, Sparsholt College

• Rural Delivery Strategy