The development of bio-refineries has become a relevant topic in the EU's agenda. However, the promotion of a new industry in rural areas is typically hindered by the scarcity of human capital, lack of information, infrastructures, and competing interests. In this context, public support is...

The CFCA (French Confederation of Farming Co-operatives) has developed since 1998 a number of works on co-operative social balance adapted to farming co-operative companies, following the reflection initiated by the CJDES. The co-operative social balance, an innovative self-assessment procedure...

A holistic perspective of various energy stakeholders regarding the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOTs) of the energy sector in Macedonia is utilized as baseline to diagnose the current state and to sketch future action lines towards sustainable energy development. The...