Rural services
The Connecting Scotland Programme is now inviting ‘fast track’ applications from organisations working with people at risk of social isolation and loneliness, who can deliver devices in November and December.
The deadline for applications is 5pm on Friday 12th November.
Social enterprise, community enterprise and Third Sector organisations are increasingly viewed as an important source of economic growth, a vital source of support for vulnerable communities and a critical path of the reform of public services in Scotland. One area this was highlighted in during the pandemic was in the use of food banks throughout Scotland with some enterprises reporting a 10-fold increase in demand.
- Read more about Inclusive Innovation webinar - Moray FoodPlus Innovative solution to tackle food poverty
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Proposals to end the need for food banks as a primary response to food insecurity have been published.
Views are being sought on the Scottish Government’s draft national plan, which is supported by food bank operators, including the Trussell Trust and Independent Food Aid Network.
- Read more about National plan to end need for food banks
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Researchers from the James Hutton Institute and the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research are calling on arable farmers from across Scotland to help them develop a greater understanding of attitudes towards making risky decisions, as part of an international study.
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Do you care where your food comes from? Share your ideas on what more can be done to create a future where all can enjoy locally produced food.
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Are you a farmer or crofter considering diversification but not sure where to start? Are you in the tourism, hospitality or the food and drink business and keen to benefit from the growth of agritourism in Scotland? Or just curious to find out more?
- Read more about Agritourism Conference - last chance to book
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The second year of Aberdeenshire Council’s Coastal Communities Challenge Fund (CCCF) programme has been launched.
- Read more about Aberdeenshire Council launches new round of grant funding for coastal communities
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