The Pedraforca mountain (Berguedà Regional Council)
Associació pel Desenvolupament Rural de la Catalunya Central
Area: Berguedà: Avià, Bagà, Berga, Borredà, Capolat, Casserres, Castell de l’Areny, Castellar 2 de n’Hug, Castellar del Riu, Cercs, l’Espunyola, Fígols, Gironella, Gisclareny, Gósol, Guar- 2.119 km diola de Berguedà, Montclar, Montmajor, la Nou de Berguedà, Olvan, la Pobla de Lillet, Puig-reig, la Quar, Sagàs, Saldes, Sant Jaume de Frontanyà, Sant Julià de Cerdanyola, Population: Santa Maria de Merlès, Vallcebre, Vilada and Viver i Serrateix. 75.382 inhabitants Osona: Alpens, Lluçà, Muntanyola, Olost, Oristà, Perafita, Prats de Lluçanès, Sant Agustí de Lluçanès, Sant Bartomeu del Grau, Sant Boi de Lluçanès, Sant Martí d’Albars, Santa Population density: Cecília de Voltregà, Santa Eulàlia de Riuprimer and Sobremunt. 35,57 inhab./km2 Moianès: Calders, Castellcir, Castellterçol, Collsuspina, l’Estany, Granera, Moià, Monis- Number of municipalities: trol de Calders, Sant Quirze Safaja and Santa Maria d’Oló. 61 municipalities Bages: Gaià, Mura, Navàs, Sant Feliu Sasserra, Súria and Talamanca. The territory Contact details
The Associació pel Desenvolupament Rural de la Catalunya Central is located in the regions of Berguedà, Osona, Moianès and Bages. These central regions occupy the plains from Central Offices Depression and Vic Plain until the mountains of Pre-Pyrenees, around the mid and high lands of Llobregat and Ter rivers. It is a vast territory with great contrasts, with a rich variety of Associació pel Desenvolupament landscapes within an environment with a great biodiversity. This territory has, moreover, a Rural de la Catalunya Central rich natural and cultural heritage and important protected areas. Edifici del convent de la Colònia de Cal Pons The territory, with the exception of the regional capitals, is characterised to be rural, with Pl. Sant Josep, s/n large areas, mostly agrarian, forestry and mountainous; where the influence of the primary 08692 Puig-reig sector is very important. The management of the forest resources represents a challenge, Phone (+34) 93 821 42 25 mainly due to the increasing abandonment of the human and livestock farming activities. In the recent years, there has been a tertiarisation of the economy, due to the growing impor- Consorci per a la Promoció dels tance of the tourist sector, especially connected to rural tourism. The influence of the Metro- Municipis del Lluçanès politan Region of Barcelona is also significant due to the considerable improvement, in the C. Vell, 3 recent years, of the communications network. 08515 Santa Creu del Jutglar Phone (+34) 93 888 00 50
Consorci per a la Promoció dels The strategy Municipis del Moianès C. De les Joies, 11-13 The Association establishes in its strategy to become a territorial model in rural develop- 08180 Moià ment, with the mission of uniting and coordinating other actors, assuming a leading role and Phone (+34) 93 830 14 18 providing the basis to encourage the rural development within its area of territorial interven- tion. www.catcentral.cat [email protected] The strategy has a vision: “CATCENTRAL: smart rural territories”, with the aim to achieve C facebook.com/asscatcentral that Central Catalonia becomes a smart rural territory based on efficient and innova- L @ADRCatCentral tive methodologies of work and management. Thus, it incorporates an efficient, smart and worthwhile system for the administrative processing, and the implementation of an online platform that allows the electronic processing of Leader grants, as a pilot project both in Catalonia and Spain.
With this objective, the Association is willing to generate a competitive and specialised network of business, particularly in the quality agrifood sectors, in energy and forestry resources, in quality tourism and in pilot or demonstrative industrial projects or services, especially in emerging or leading sectors.
In order to achieve it, the strategy is based on eight pillars. The most innovative initiatives or those having a larger impact in the previously mentioned emerging and leading sectors will be especially supported. All key stakeholders will be included in the strategy: enterprises, public administration, social agents and universities and research centres. Technology transfer and support to existing clusters will be promoted as a method of innovation. The generation of an entrepreneur ecosystem will also be promoted where opportunities for those who want to start a new business will be addressed, together with the existing grants and the financing sources. Also, and with the same aim, the Association will lead the achievement of a strategy and Leader to become a complicity tool in different projects, by using the consensus and co- operation between the different actors involved in the territorial development. Circular, social and solidary economy will be promoted. Strategic model projects will be promoted, including those pioneer experiences, examples of best practices and having territorial scope. And finally, it will be promoted the strategy itself to allow the Leader area to opt to other funds or grants.
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• Business innovation • Entrepreneurship • Financing resources • Policies of talent • Energy and resources • Encouraging local products • Sustainable tourism The Merlès River (Consorci per a la Promoció dels Municipis del Lluçanès)
The Harvest festival (Berguedà Regional Council)