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[[File:LEADER logo.svg|thumb|175px|Logo of the LEADER programme]]

The '''LEADER''' programme (an acronym in French – Liaison entre actions de développement de l'économie rurale – meaningIn English - ''Links between actions for the development of the rural economy'') is a [[European Union]] initiative to support rural development projects initiated at the local level in order to revitalise rural areas and create jobs. LEADER I ran from 1991 to 1993, LEADER II from 1994 to 1999, and LEADER+ from 2000 to 2006. In the current programming period (2014-2020), the LEADER method has been extended to cover not only rural but also coastal ([https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/fpfis/cms/farnet/ FARNET]) and urban areas under the banner of Community-ledEU Localmember Development (CLLD)countries.

* LEADER I ran from 1991 to 1993

== Operation and objectives ==

* LEADER II ran from 1994 to 1999

LEADER+ projects are managed by '''local action groups''' (LAGs). Each project must involve a relatively small rural area, with a population of between 10,000 and 100,000. In France, the whole country is eligible with the exception of urban areas with over 50,000 inhabitants. France has 140 local action groups.

* LEADER+ ran from 2000 to 2006

In the current programming period (2014-2020), the LEADER method was extended to cover not only rural but also coastal (FARNET) and urban areas under the Community-led Local Development (CLLD).

LEADER+ has three objectives:

* to encourage experiments in rural development

== Operation and objectives ==

* to support cooperation between rural territories: several LAGs can share their resources

LEADER+ projects are managed by '''local action groups''' (LAGs). Each project must involve a relatively small rural area, with a population of between 10,000 and 100,000. In France, the whole country is eligible with the exception of urban areas with over 50,000 inhabitants. France has 140 local action groups.

* to network rural areas, by sharing experiences and expertise in the development of rural areas by creating databases, publications and other modes of information exchange

== Methodology==

From 1991 until 2001 the LEADER [[methodology]] was developed with the support of the [[European Commission]]'s [[technical assistance]] contractor, [[AEIDL]]. LEADER developed seven principles of local development. [[File:LEADER's 7 principles.jpg|thumb|The 7 principles of the LEADER local development approach]]

These are:

#* '''Area-based:''' taking place in a small, [[homogeneous]] socially cohesive territory

#* '''Bottom-up:''' local actors design the [[strategy]] and choose the actions

#* '''Public-private partnership:''' LAGs are balanced groups involving public and private-sector actors, which can mobilise all available skills and resources

#* '''Innovation:''' giving LAGs the [[flexibility]] to introduce new ideas and methods

#* '''Integration:''' between economic, social, cultural and [[environmental]] actions, as distinct from a sectoral approach

#* '''[[Networking]]:''' allowing learning among people, organisations and institutions at local, regional, national and European levels

#* '''Co-operation:''' among LEADER groups, for instance to share experiences, allow complementarity or to achieve critical mass

==Funding==

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==Follow-up==

In 2013 the LEADER approach, which had developed in a rural context, was extended to apply to urban and coastal areas under the title of [https://enrd.ec.europa.eu/en/themes/clld Community-Led Local Development (CLLD)].

==References==

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* [http://www.elard.eu/ ELARD, the European LEADER association for Rural Development]

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160113154813/http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/rur/leaderplus/index_en.htm LEADER+]

* [https://enrd.ec.europa.eu/en/themes/clld Community-Led Local Development (CLLD)]

* [http://www.aeidl.eu/en/projects/territorial-development/leader.html LEADER European Observatory]

* [httphttps://webgate.ec.europa.eu/agriculturefpfis/rurcms/farnet/index_en.htm EU rural development policy 2000-06FARNET])

* [http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/rurdev/index_en.htm EU rural development policy 2007-13]

* [http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/rural-development-2014-2020/index_en.htm EU rural development policy 2014:20]

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