With over 60 % of the population in the 27 Member States of the EU living in rural areas, which cover 90 % of the territory, the strengthening of rural development has become an overall EU priority. Women farmers and their production of locals specialities can be a “treasure” for European culinary culture and diversity. However, inadequate marketing skills do not use this potential.

Therefore MikroMarkt aims at:

• empowering women farmers in their professionalisation as producers of local specialities and  to increase their competences in marketing
• developing a structured internet based self learning programme and a toolbox for a holistic marketing approach
• demonstrating of best practice examples,
• designing the materials in a user friendly form and a focus on sustainable and long-term optimisation in the marketing approach
• sustaining the availability of marketing tools through the web site for at least  five years after the end of the project.

Leonardo da Vincci – Lifelong Learning Programme
Project Number: 142398-AT-LMP
Project duration: December 2008 until March 2011