Farmer Training by Lithuanian Agricultural Advisory Service

Dijana RuzgieneHead of Plant Production Department

7-8 June, 2011

NNew Directive ew Directive iis a s a NNew ew CChallengehallenge

All new requirements obligate farmers to make changes – they are not happy.

The tools necessary to encourage and facilitate this process of adjustment are knowledge, information and advice.

Farm Advisory SystemFarm Advisory System in Lithuaniain Lithuania2007 – 2013, advisory accreditation is needed for:Measure of Rural Development Programme

“Use of Advisory Services” Advisory services in meeting the statutory management

requirements and good agricultural and environmental conditions (Cross compliance);– 3 institutions with 114 advisers are certified (of which - LAAS 69 adv.)

Advisory services on agri-environmental issues for farmers who intend to participate in agri-environmental measures;– 27 institutions with 197 advisers are certified

Advisory services in farm book keeping questions;– 71 institutions with 296 advisers are certified

Advisory services for forest owners– 17 institutions with 61 advisers are certified

The leading company involved in farmers’ training and consulting is the Lithuanian Agricultural Advisory Service (LAAS).

The Lithuanian Agricultural Advisory Service has already been accredited to consult the farmers on farm management, environment, health of society, animals and plants.

LAAS activities area LAAS activities area Mission and VisionMission and Vision

Training MTraining Methods ethods UUsed: sed:

Organizing of training according to the programs certified by the Ministry of Agriculture.

Establishing of demonstration field trials.Provision of individual advice and services.Disease and pest forecast.

Special Attention to Advisers’ Qualification

LAAS organize theoreticaland practical trainings for

Advisers in everage 100 hour/year.They are ready to provide service or be a lecturer.

Trainings Organized in 2009-2011Eil. Nr.

Mokymo programos pavadinimas, kodas, trukmė Mokymų skaičius

Dalyvių skaičius

1 Kursai „Augalų sveikata“(augalų apsaugos priemonių naudotojų mokymo programa), 16 val., kodas 296162003

330 4794

2 Kursai „Kompleksinio paramos susiejimo reikalavimai“ (Valdymo reikalavimai), 10 val.., kodas 296162023

388 5472

3 Kursai „Agrarinė aplinkosauga ir kraštovaizdžio gerinimas“, 18 val., kodas 296185007

178 2553

4 Kursai „Saugos ir sveikatos užtikrinimas ūkininko ūkyje“, 16 val., kodas 296186202

190 2687

5 ,,Ekologinio ūkininkavimo pagrindai” (pradedantiesiems), 24 val., kodas396185007

60 840

6 ,,Naujausios technologijos ekologinės gamybos ūkiuose“, 16 val., kodas 296185008

70 980

Establishing of Demonstration Field Trials

PURPOSE – move research to the farmers’ fieldsPartnership: researcher, adviser, farmer

Advice and Service related with IPM

Advice on plant cultivation. Advice on plant protection. Service to prepare report on used plant protection products.

Independent and neutral opinionIndependent and neutral opinion!!

Prices for LAAS Prices for LAAS SServiceservices

Diseases and pests forecast

Objective – timely identification of disease and pest spreading and timely use of chemical protection means.

Monitoring of plant disease and pest spreading in field Assessment of potential damage to yields by pests,

provision of independent consultations Graphic dynamics and visual materials of harmful

organism spreading – in www.agroakademija

Use of Meteorological Data for Disease and Pest Forecast

Temperature, precipitation, wind direction and speed have great influence on disease and pest spreading.

Metpole establishes the mentioned parameters for a specific territory and relate them with disease forecasting modules

Our Experience...

Our Experience...

Essential element in successful consulting is partnership with client: voluntary attendance, confidentiality, impartiality.

Farmers are surrounded by informational noise – to many trainings.

Most effective method to transfer information and to implement IPM or requirements is an individual advice on farm.

To encourage implementation of IPM or new requirements – nesecary to propose support, assistance, promotion means

Responsibilities

Adviser Farmer Controler

Responsible for quality of advice

Responsible for farming actions

Responsible for control of meeting

requirements, ensures society’s

rights to clean environment

Advising and control must be separated. Farmer is responsible for his (her) actions.

Responsibilities

Wish you

Fresh airClean waterHigh yields