Challenges:

• Economic underdevelopment
• High level of unemployment
• Below average educational structure of the population
• Poor infrastructure and transportation connection
• Demographic endangerment
• Large number of members of vulnerable groups
• Motivation of the unemployed for developing activities in the rural areas

Opportunities:

• Offer of the programmes that contribute to the development strategy of the environment
• Training to increase competitiveness in the labour market
• Development of entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial skills and self-initiative
• Integration of organisations, associations and individuals into the partnership network
• Nature-friendly farming
• Unused natural resources
• Rich cultural heritage
• Connecting generations in the knowledge transfer