The Harvest project aims to raise the competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises in the food & drink sector and associated industries through the creation of language training resources. The project lasts from October 2006 to March 2008.

Funded under the European Commission's Leonardo scheme and match funded by four European partners, the project's three key work packages aim to audit up to 300 companies' language resource requirements, develop and test materials to meet these needs, and to create an on-line 'roadmap' which guides companies through language & culture resources and support available. Materials pilot testing shall involve up to 80 companies across the partnership.

Project partners are the East of England Development Agency (lead partner), the Malapolska Regional Development Agency (southern Poland), the Bacs-Kiskun Chamber of Agriculture (central Hungary) and the Bulgarian Association of Regional Development Agencies (focussing on activity in southern Bulgaria).

The specific sectors targeted are food ingredients & agriculture, food processing, food machinery, agro-tourism and supplies to the food & drink sector. Project results are disseminated through a range of organisations in the four member countries.

For more information, contact davidowen.uktradeinvest@eeda.org.uk

Download the Harvest Brochure
Harvest Language Materials
Use the RLN Roadmap