Written Question · S3W-23612 · Session 3
Whether the crofting development function of Highlands and Islands Enterprise will be administered as part of the Scottish Government’s com…
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the crofting development function of Highlands and Islands Enterprise will be administered as part of the Scottish Government’s community account management approach and whether it will outline what community account management is and what benefits this approach will bring to crofting.
The answer
Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE)''s approach to crofting community development has two components: Community Account Management, and Crofting Sector Development, which form part of its new Growth at the Edge approach.
Community Account Management will assist communities with the development and delivery of a Community Growth Plan, prepared by the community in a holistic and integrated manner, which addresses the community''s development opportunities. Where crofting is a significant and important activity, Community Growth Plans will include a crofting development statement. Crofters and Grazings Committees will be encouraged to assist in the preparation of the crofting development statement. Crofters may also develop social enterprises or micro-business developments which are supported under other branches of the Growth at the Edge approach.
HIE will work with Community Planning Partnerships to identify communities with the most credible potential for growth. The aim of HIE is to target up to 42 communities in its fragile areas over the next three2 years through Community Account Management. HIE''s fragile areas correspond closely with areas where there is a high level of crofting. A Crofting Development toolkit will be developed to assist other crofting communities not benefiting directly from Community Account Management.
Crofting Sector Development will include activity such as skills development programmes for crofters and the integration of crofting into promotional and development activities in two of HIE''s key growth sectors “ Food and Drink and Tourism.
Community Account Management will assist communities with the development and delivery of a Community Growth Plan, prepared by the community in a holistic and integrated manner, which addresses the community''s development opportunities. Where crofting is a significant and important activity, Community Growth Plans will include a crofting development statement. Crofters and Grazings Committees will be encouraged to assist in the preparation of the crofting development statement. Crofters may also develop social enterprises or micro-business developments which are supported under other branches of the Growth at the Edge approach.
HIE will work with Community Planning Partnerships to identify communities with the most credible potential for growth. The aim of HIE is to target up to 42 communities in its fragile areas over the next three2 years through Community Account Management. HIE''s fragile areas correspond closely with areas where there is a high level of crofting. A Crofting Development toolkit will be developed to assist other crofting communities not benefiting directly from Community Account Management.
Crofting Sector Development will include activity such as skills development programmes for crofters and the integration of crofting into promotional and development activities in two of HIE''s key growth sectors “ Food and Drink and Tourism.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S3W-23612 by reference.