Measures relating to improving agricultural resources (agriculture, fisheries, forestry, rural development) focus on three main aspects: protection and conservation of the rural environment, promotion of forestry (reafforestation, forest roads, support for commercial forestry) and rural development (agricultural diversification, farm tourism, farmer services, fishing ports, assistance to small businesses, road infrastructures in rural areas, which are partfinanced by the ERDF and vocational training).
Σημειωτέον ότι οι ελληνικές αρχές προβλέπουν για το 1991 αύξηση των δαπανών όσον αφορά το περιφερειακό σκέλος, το οποίο ξεκίνησε καθυστερημένα.