Building National Rural Network in Poland

Michał MarciniakDirector of the Rural Development Department

Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development

Contents of the presentation

• Introduction on Poland

• National law background

• Objectives of NRN

• Structure of NRN

• Members of NRN

• Network’s structure

• Network management

Main information on Poland• European Union Member

State since May 1st, 2004• Area of 312.679 km2

– 7,3% of total EU-27 area;– 6th place within the European

Union.

• 38,1 millions of inhabitants – 7,7% of the total EU-27

population in 2007;– 6th place within the European

Union.

Rural areas in Poland

• Rural areas: 93,4% of country area

• 38,9% of the total Polish population in 2008 was a rural population

• Increasing share of the rural population in a total population (2003 – 38,4%)

Agriculture in Poland

• Agricultural land - 60,7% of the total country area in 2008

• Agriculture based on family farming

• 1,81 millions of farms over 1 ha in 2008

• Average farm in 2009: 10,15 ha– 3,8 ha in Małopolskie voivodship– 30,15 ha in Zachodniopomorskie voivodship

Agricultural population• Agricultural population: 15,9% of the total

population• Economically active population in

agriculture: 8,3% of total population• Agricultural income: 69,1% of the average

salary in the whole Polish economy• Family farming income: 57.5% of the

average salary in the whole Polish economy

Rural Development Programme 2007-2013

• Total budget : 17 417 472 995 EUR

• Axis 1: 7 486 199 222 EUR (42,98 %)

• Axis 2: 5 377 112 631 EUR (30,87%)

• Axis 3: 3 500 061 142 EUR (20,1 %)

• Axis 4: 787 500 000 EUR (4,52%)

National Rural Network in Poland

National legislation

• The Law of 7 March 2007 on support for rural development through co-financing by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD)

• Regulation of the President of the Council of Ministers of 18 March 2009 on the National Rural Development Network.

Objectives of NRDN• Support for implementation and evaluation of rural

development policy;• Activation of organisations and administrative

structures engaged in rural development;• Identification, analysis, dissemination and exchange

of information and knowledge of rural development among all stakeholders at local, regional, national and Community levels;

• Dissemination of knowledge about rural development strategy,

• Enhancement of effectiveness of measures implemented under RDP 2007-2013.

Defined measures in the Action Plan• Identification and analysis of good practices in rural

development that can be transferred and transmission of information thereon;

• Transfer of good practices, innovative proects and organisation of the exchange of experiences and know-how;

• Preparation of training programmes for LAGs under creation, including the exchange of experiences between LAGs;

• Network management;• Technical assistance for inter-regional and trans-national

cooperation;• Support for inter-institutional cooperation , including

international cooperation;• Exchange of knowledge and evaluation of rural development

policy

Structure of NRN• NRN National Network Unit (Secretariat) -

the Unit in the structure of Rural Development Department, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development;

• 16 Regional Network Units – established in the Marshall Office of each voivodship;

• Working group.

Partners of NRN• Over 1380 partners

– Government administration

– Local self-governments

– Branch and cooperative organisations

– Agricultural chambers

– Institutes reporting to ministries and research centres

– NGOs and LAGs

– State agricultural advisory units

– Schools of secondary and tertiary education

– Economic entities

– Individuals

Leader

• Working subgroup on Leader

• 333 Local Action Groups in database

• LAGs act on about 93% of the area with the Leader access

Interregional LAGs

16 regional coordinators

Unit in the Marshall’s office (Regional Secretariat)

National coordinator - NNU

Unit in the Department of Rural Development,

Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (Central Secretariat)

Beneficiaries

Potential beneficiaries

Information flow scheme

Legend:

Exchange of the information, consultation and other relationships

ENRD

Payment Agency (ARMA)

Central institutions

Research institutes

Agricultural Advisory Center

National Council of Agricultural Chambers

Other trade organizations

Municipality offices

County offices (starostwo powiatowe)

LAGs NGOs

Action plans

• Prepared for 2 year long periods

• In December 2009 implementation of the first action plan for 2008-2009 was finished

• Currently the new action plan for 2010 and 2011 is implemented

Measures for reaching the objectives of NRN

• Webpage - www.ksow.gov.pl

• Meetings, seminars, conferrences, fairs, trainings;

• Expert network;

• Thematic working groups;

• Publications

• NRN Bulletin (Biuletyn KSOW)

Webpage www.ksow.gov.pl

• 2 language versions (PL, EN)

• Another 2 – available soon (DE, FR)

• Database of partners• Database of good

practice• Database of LAGs

NRN Bulletin • In 2010 the structure of a

Bulletin changed• Now it is a quarterly journal

divided into two parts• One part is devoted to different

aspects of functioning of the NRDN (problematic papers of different authors)

• Second part is devoted to current activities of partners/regional secretaries etc.

Natural Education Center connected with renewal of old manorial farm in Mniszki

„„Friendly village” competitionFriendly village” competition

SPO – ROLMeasure: „Village

renewal”

It promotes old occupations and is a place of different events. The autumn plum marmalade cooking is one of them. Pupils from the whole region visit this place regularly. It is also popular between the citizens of the municipalities nearby and members of different NGOs.

Winning project from Wielkopolska Region

Model organic farm in Chwałowice(Mazowieckie region)

• Established by Agricultural Advisory Center in Brwinow – Branch in Radom in 2006

• Specialized in organic production of beef cattle (Hereford, Limousine), cereals (i.e. spelt) and vegetables

• The farm got the organic certificate in 2008

• Oriented on educational activity

• Trainings for agricultural advisors who work with farmers

• Unique equipment proper for organic production

• Spelt flour production• About 300 species of plants

kept in the research part of the farm

Model organic farm in Chwałowice(Mazowieckie region)

Thank you for your kind attention

Michał MarciniakDirector of the Rural

Development Department

Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development

30, Wspólna Str00-930 Warsaw

michal.marciniak@minrol.gov.pl