Highly Qualified Human Resourses

Project name: CENTRO-04-3559-FSE-000151 - FoodLab

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Project code: CENTRO-59-2020-09

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Main goal: Support for the recruitment of highly qualified human resources (CoLAB)

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Region of intervention: Central Regional Operational Programme

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Beneficiary entity: Food4Sustainability - Association for Innovation in Sustainable Food

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Date of approval: 22.07.2019

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Start date: October 2020

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Completion date: March 2023 (30-month duration)

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Total eligible cost: €1.560.000

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European Union financial support: FSE - €1.326.000

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National/regional public financial support: €234.000

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Status: in execution

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Strategic goals:

1. Economic impact:

   • Increase of the employment rate;

   • To increase the population by encouraging the migration of entrepreneurs and farmers to rural areas (including the municipality of Idanha);

   • Increase foreign investment;

   • To create a sustainable regional economy.

2. Social impact:

   • Increase the attraction and fixation of talent, creating a new generation of agro-tech entrepreneurs and innovation opportunities;

   • Create greater awareness of the benefits of organic food consumption and production;

   • Enhance community cohesion by involving different stakeholders;

   • Promote education and development, creating a more informed community;

   • Improve communities' livelihoods.

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