Serbia: Sustainable Tourism for Rural Development

This Joint Programme's goal is to reduce poverty and emigration in rural areas of Serbia by supporting the  development of rural tourism as a means of boosting economic activity and increasing employment.

Programme interventions are being implemented at the national and local levels, and include:

i) Developing a national policy framework necessary for diversifying rural economies through tourism;

ii) Strengthening local stakeholders' capacity for service delivery and production; and

iii) Defining local products and strengthening local capacity for planning in this field.