The association
The operations for Leader Skåne Mitt Nordväst are based on public, private, and non-profit actors coming together around a development strategy that has been developed in dialogue through broad democratic processes. The strategy will be used to guide the board's work with prioritization and selection of applications, as well as communication and other development work in the area. All projects applying for support are assessed against the strategy's focus areas and goals.
Our vision
”In Leader Skåne Mitt Nordväst, we have a countryside that carries what is
required to meet the demands placed on sustainable, vibrant, and resourceful rural areas”
Four goals
We are working towards four goals, which together will contribute to making the area even more attractive. With the goals as a starting point and Leader as a functioning method, we want to highlight and support initiatives to create local and sustainable growth in the countryside:
- An inclusive countryside – with creative and cross-border meeting places and networks
- Growth – through balanced resource management for businesses and green industries
- Attractive experiences – with nature and culture in sustainable balance
- Communication development – for accessibility and competence in our rural areas
Three focus areas
- Resource management for sustainability
- Local attractiveness
- Communication development
Program period 2023-2027
In the program period 2023-2027 Sweden has chosen to apply Leader through the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (Ejflu). The goals within the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development are formulated in three general goals:
- Promote a smart, resilient, and diversified agricultural sector for food security.
- Support environmental care and climate actions and contribute to the union's environmental and climate-related goals.
- Improve the socio-economic structure in rural areas.
The general goals will be achieved through the following specific goals, where the role of the Leader measure is to develop the countryside by:
”Promoting employment, growth, social inclusion, and local development in rural areas, including the bioeconomy and sustainable forestry.”
Since the strategy's focus should reflect the needs identified in the area, other specific goals within the fund may also be relevant. The strategy should also strive in all its parts for the overarching principles that apply within the EU. This concerns fundamental rights and accessibility, but also sustainable development.
Projects can, for example, contribute to
Efforts aimed at reduced climate impact
New methods, working methods, or processes For example, new production processes, new logistics solutions, or new organizational forms
Efforts that promote recreational fishing
New management plans for species conservation
Companies collaborating in a project to achieve common results. For example, a new product
New employment
Project participants experiencing improved health
New or restored sections with visible and accessible hiking, cycling, riding, or snowmobile trails
Projects that work with inclusion by people with a functional variation, or people who have moved here from another country
New meeting places
Smart rural strategies
New ways to work in companies or other organizations For example, new production processes, new logistics solutions, or new organizational forms
New transport solutions The solution can be digital or physical, the important thing is that it helps individuals to transport themselves more easily in the area
Fimproved access to services and infrastructure
New service solutions where new methods are tested or introduced to achieve improved local service
New digital services
Our 13 municipalities
Click on the municipality's name, to go to the municipality's website.
Welcome to apply for membership in our association!
Both individuals and legal entities, such as organizations, associations, companies, etc., can apply.
What does Membership Benefit concretely mean?
Leader Skåne Mitt Nordväst creates targeted information, for example through emails or newsletters only to members, which includes environmental monitoring and aims to enhance competence around locally led development and rural development.
What does it cost to be a member per year?
100 SEK for individuals and non-profit organizations.
Become a member of our association!
Leader Skåne Mitt Nordväst is a non-profit association. We work with rural development by granting project support based on the leader method.
How are we financed?
Our association and the leader support we distribute are financed by funds from the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development, the Swedish state through the Swedish Board of Agriculture, and our 13 municipalities.
In Sweden, there are 40 geographically defined leader areas. Leader Skåne Mitt Nordväst is one of them. Each leader area has a local development strategy that forms the basis for development in the area.
Our operational area includes Bjuv, Båstad, Eslöv, Helsingborg, Hörby, Höganäs, Höör, Klippan, Landskrona, Svalöv, Åstorp, Ängelholm, and Örkelljunga.
For whom?
With us, companies, associations, and other organizations can apply for support for projects that lead to development and align with our development strategy. During the period 2023-2027, we have approximately 50 million SEK to work with.