Inventory of exchange schemes for young farmers

Inventory of exchange schemes for young farmers Annex II.1 to the Pilot project: Exchange programmes for young farmers Client: European Commission, Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development Rotterdam, 25 September 2015 Inventory of exchange schemes for young farmers Annex II.1 to the Pilot project: Exchange programmes for young farmers Client: European Commission, Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development Marie-Jose Zondag (Ecorys Netherlands) Carolien de Lauwere (LEI-Wageningen UR) Peter Sloot (Aequator Groen & Ruimte) Andreas Pauer (Ecorys Brussels) Rotterdam, 25 September 2015 Disclaimer: The information and views set out in this report are those of the authors and not necessarily reflect the official opinion of the Commission The Commission does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this report Neither the Commission nor any person acting on the Commission’s behalf may be held responsible for the use which may be made of the information contained therein About Ecorys At Ecorys we aim to deliver real benefit to society through the work we We offer research, consultancy and project management, specialising in economic, social and spatial development Focusing on complex market, policy and management issues we provide our clients in the public, private and not-for-profit sectors worldwide with a unique perspective and high-value solutions Ecorys’ remarkable history spans more than 85 years Our expertise covers economy and competitiveness; regions, cities and real estate; energy and water; transport and mobility; social policy, education, health and governance We value our independence, integrity and partnerships Our staff comprises dedicated experts from academia and consultancy, who share best practices both within our company and with our partners internationally Ecorys has an active CSR policy and is ISO14001 certified (the international standard for environmental management systems) Our sustainability goals translate into our company policy and practical measures for people, planet and profit, such as using a 100% green electricity tariff, purchasing carbon offsets for all our flights, incentivising staff to use public transport and printing on FSC or PEFC certified paper Our actions have reduced our carbon footprint by an estimated 80% since 2007 ECORYS Nederland B.V Watermanweg 44 3067 GG Rotterdam P.O Box 4175 3006 AD Rotterdam The Netherlands T +31 (0)10 453 88 00 F +31 (0)10 453 07 68 E netherlands@ecorys.com Registration no 24316726 W www.ecorys.nl NL0625962 Table of contents 9  List of abbreviations 1  Introduction 2  Overview of the exchange schemes 13  2.1  Inventory per country 13  2.2  Inventory per type of scheme 17  3.1  EU-28 - Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs 21  3.2  Grundtvig (now Erasmus+) 29  3.3  Erasmus (now Erasmus+) 31  3.4  Leonardo da Vinci (now Erasmus+) 33  3.5  European Voluntary Service (EVS): Poland 34  3.6  Youth ECVC 35  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  11  21  EU 37  Austria 4.1  IFYE Jugendaustausch Austria 37  4.2  Internationales Landwirtschaftliches Praktikum (ILP) 37  5.1  EPI (Ecole Paysanne Indépendante) 39  5.2  Farm Stay – Boerderij programma 39  39  Belgium Denmark 43  6.1  43  Travel to Farm 47  Finland 7.1  IFYE Finland 47  7.2  SIRYE 47  49  France 8.1  Communicating for Agriculture Education Programmes 49  8.2  Expérience internationale 49  8.3  Geco-Glen 2014 50  8.4  Odyssée Agri 50  Germany 53  9.1  Praktikantenaustausch 53  10.1  AGRYA Rural Adventure Professional 55  10.2  NAKVI 55  10.3  Rural Exchange Training Abroad (R-ETA Ltd) 56  10.4  SMART Region (EUREKA - eRDi Network) 59  10  Hungary 55  Inventory of exchange schemes for young farmers 11  Ireland 61  11.1  Equipeople Agricultural Work Experience 61  11.2  Farm Relief Services Memorial Scholars 63  11.3  FBD Young Farmer Springboard to Successful Learning 64  11.4  ICOS Leadership Training 64  11.5  RDS Scholarship 65  11.6  Stephen Cullinan Scholarship 66  12  Italy 69  12.1  EIFL (Electronic Information for Libraries) 69  12.2  Slow Food 70  13  Latvia 73  13.1  Development forum for Rural Youth ‘Solis’ (Step) 73  13.2  ENRD ‘Knowledge Exchange Scheme’ 74  13.3  ENRD ‘Network of high technology farms’ 75  13.4  INEX Centre Ltd agricultural practices 75  14  The Netherlands 14.1  Agriterra Missies, Toer de Boer 77  14.2  AgriXperience 77  14.3  Huizing Harvest 78  14.4  NAJK 79  14.5  SUSP 80  15  Poland 83  15.1  Baltic Deal Programme - farm visits 83  15.2  BLCHP Bi-Lateral Cooperation Hungary Poland 84  15.3  Polish - Swiss education and exchange 85  15.4  SGGW trainee Programme 86  16  Romania 87  16.1  Banat University Training and Internship Agricultural Exchange Programmes 87  16.2  Our Agro Bio Diversity 87  16.3  Rural Development through Entrepreneurship 88  17  Spain 89  17.1  Puro Mundo 89  17.2  Sabatica 90  18  Sweden 18.1  95  JUF Jordbrukare Ungdomens Förbund 19  UK 77  95  99  19.1  Agro Academy Junior Programme 19.2  Edge Apprenticeships 100  19.3  Farmers Apprentice 101  Inventory of exchange schemes for young farmers 99  19.4  Future Growers Trainees and Apprenticeships 102  19.5  Get Mentoring in Farming 103  19.6  HelpX 105  19.7  Llyndy Isaf Scholarship 106  19.8  NFYFC Discovery Programme 106  19.9  Nuffield Farming Scholarships UK 107  19.10  Sainsbury’s Agricultural and Horticultural Graduate Scheme 114  19.11  Tesco Future Farmer Foundation 115  19.12  World Wide opportunities on Organic Farms (WWOOF) 117  20  Australia 135  20.1  Agricultural Exchange Programme - Canada 135  20.2  Australian Experience 135  20.3  IRE Agriculture Worldwide 137  20.4  PICSE - Industry Placement Scholarship 140  20.5  Semex/Holstein Australia Canada Youth Fellowship 140  20.6  Study Tour 140  20.7  Woolworths Agribusiness Scholarship 141  20.8  Young Dairy Network Australia 142  20.9  Young Farming Champions 142  21  Brazil 145  21.1  Academia de lideranca agronegocio (Agribusiness Leadership Academy) 145  21.2  Brazilian Rural Youth Exchange 145  21.3  CNA Jovems de lideranca (CNA Youth for Leadership) 147  21.4  Embaixadores da Soja (Ambassadors of soy) 147  21.5  Farm Internship 148  21.6  Future Producers of Mato Grosso 149  21.7  IAESTA - International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience 149  21.8  Jovem CAPAL 150  21.9  Profissionais futuro (future professionals) 150  22.1  Advanced Agricultural Leadership Program 153  22.2  AgriVenture 154  22.3  Atlantic Agricultural Leadership Program 163  22.4  Canada's Outstanding Young Farmers' Program 164  22.5  Canadian Total Excellence in Agricultural Management (CTEAM) Programme 165  22.6  Canadian Young Farmers' Forum 165  22.7  Cattlemen's Young Leaders Development Program 166  22.8  Grains in Action 166  22.9  International Rural Exchange Canada 167  22  Canada 153  23  Chile 23.1  169  169  Pro-Chile Inventory of exchange schemes for young farmers 24  Israel 171  24.1  Agriquality 171  24.2  Agrostudies 171  24.3  Arava Centre for Sustainable Agriculture 173  24.4  Arava International Centre for Agriculture Training 174  24.5  Israeli Dairy School Dairy Seminar 174  24.6  MIGAL Extension Farms for Agricultural Training 176  24.7  Netafim Drip Technology Training Centre 177  24.8  Orchard & Vineyard Research and Training Centre 177  24.9  The Regional Training Centre (RTC) 178  FORMAR (Fostering agrarian development) 181  25  Mexico 25.1  181  26  New Zealand 26.1  New Zealand Dairy Careers 183  26.2  Rural Exchange New Zealand 185  27  Norway 187  27.1  Norwegian Agricultural Extension Service 187  27.2  Working on Organic farms in Norway 187  28  Switzerland 189  28.1  Agrimpuls 189  28.2  Agroverde Training Programme in Switzerland 190  29  Turkey 191  29.1  Eskişehir Osmangazi State University 191  29.2  Ordu Aybastı District Directorate of Agriculture 191  30  USA 183  193  30.1  Angelic Organics learning Centre Stateline farm beginnings 193  30.2  CAEP 193  30.3  California Agricultural Leadership Programme 196  30.4  CRAFT 197  30.5  Experience International USA 197  30.6  The Farmers Guild 200  30.7  Future Farmers of America 200  30.8  IFYE International Farm Youth Exchange-USA 201  30.9  Mast International 203  30.10  Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service 204  30.11  Multinational Exchange for Sustainable Agriculture, Inc (MESA) 205  30.12  National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service ATTRA 206  30.13  National Young Farmers Coalition 207  30.14  New York Certified Organic 208  30.15  NOFA/NY mentorship Programme 209  30.16  The Ohio Programme 209  Inventory of exchange schemes for young farmers 30.17  209  Worldwide Farmers Exchange 31  Worldwide 213  31.1  213  Grow Abroad World Alliance GAWA Inventory of exchange schemes for young farmers ... implementation and delivery of exchange programmes and schemes This inventory of exchange schemes for young farmers This report presents the inventory of exchange schemes for young farmers in the European... YFC Young Farmers Club Inventory of exchange schemes for young farmers Introduction Objective of the Pilot Project study on young farmers The “Pilot Project: Exchange programmes for young farmers ... Africa, Switzerland Inventory of exchange schemes for young farmers 11 Overview of the exchange schemes 2.1 Inventory per country The table below provides an overview of all exchange schemes, arranged