LEONARDO DA VINCILEONARDO DA VINCI

The common programme The common programme for action in the for action in the professional education professional education for the promotion of the for the promotion of the EU education policy EU education policy

Regierungspräsidium Chemnitz, Department of Agriculture

Regierungspräsidium ChemnitzDistrict Government Board Chemnitz

Project Partner P 7 in the ACC – Agriculture Advisor´s Competencies

Agriculture in Saxony - modern, competitive, environmetal-

friendly, lastingly

EU-Project A A C EU-Project A A C

AAgriculture griculture AAdvisor´s dvisor´s CCompetencies – ompetencies – Kompetenzbildung landwirtschaftlicher Kompetenzbildung landwirtschaftlicher BeraterBerater

Project management and Project management and partnerpartner

Project managementProject management:: Institute of Agriculture and Food Information,Institute of Agriculture and Food Information, Prag, Prag,

CzechCzech Republic Republic

Project partner:Project partner: Agroinstitut NitraAgroinstitut Nitra, Slovakia, Slovakia The Agricultural Advisory Centre in Brwinow, PolandThe Agricultural Advisory Centre in Brwinow, Poland Szent Istvan University, Gödölö, HungarySzent Istvan University, Gödölö, Hungary Educational and Advisory Institute of the Ministry of Educational and Advisory Institute of the Ministry of

Agriculture and Rural Development, Budapest, Agriculture and Rural Development, Budapest, HungaryHungary

Triesdorf Consult GbR, Triesdorf, Bavaria, GermanyTriesdorf Consult GbR, Triesdorf, Bavaria, Germany Regierungspräsidium Chemnitz, Saxony, GermanyRegierungspräsidium Chemnitz, Saxony, Germany Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment

and Water Management, Wien, Austriaand Water Management, Wien, Austria

Content and TasksContent and Tasks

uniform organisation of an agricultural advice uniform organisation of an agricultural advice system system

a newnew conceptconcept ofof thethe commoncommon agricultural agricultural policypolicy shallshall advanceadvance thethe developmentdevelopment ofof thethe ruralrural area andand thethe safeguardingsafeguarding ofof aa multifunctionalmultifunctional farmingfarming starting from 20072007

member states are obliged to guarantee a member states are obliged to guarantee a piece of advice on such a scale as of 2007 piece of advice on such a scale as of 2007 that the farms are in the state to make those that the farms are in the state to make those measures come true which are connected measures come true which are connected with the new conceptwith the new concept

from 01.10.2005 to 30.09.2007from 01.10.2005 to 30.09.2007

standardization of the professional qualification, the standardization of the professional qualification, the certificates and the education certificates and the education

agricultural consultation hashas takentaken herher ownown developmentdevelopment inin everyevery countrycountry andand herher organisation,organisation, formform ofof thethe financingfinancing andand thethe demandsdemands afterafter thethe relevantrelevant competencecompetence ofof thethe advisersadvisers andand their certificationcertification in member statesmember states is veryery different. different.

member states have to provide services with member states have to provide services with agricultural enterprises in the field of the welfare, the agricultural enterprises in the field of the welfare, the food safety and the correct management -- Cross food safety and the correct management -- Cross Compliance, CC. It is necessary to develop a reliable Compliance, CC. It is necessary to develop a reliable information system.information system.

EU-Project A A CEU-Project A A C

PhasesPhases

Phase 1: Study of the agricutural advice Phase 1: Study of the agricutural advice systems (6 month)systems (6 month)– 1. meeting in Prag – Czech Republic (14.-15.11.2005)1. meeting in Prag – Czech Republic (14.-15.11.2005)– a) presentation of the partner institutesa) presentation of the partner institutes– b) presentation of the national consultation systemsb) presentation of the national consultation systems

Phase 2: Comparison of the existing Phase 2: Comparison of the existing consultation systems with requirementas consultation systems with requirementas on advisors (6 month)on advisors (6 month)– 2. meeting in Nitra – Slovakia (1.-2.6.2006)2. meeting in Nitra – Slovakia (1.-2.6.2006)– a) presentation of the comparison about the a) presentation of the comparison about the

consutation systems of all project partners consutation systems of all project partners

Phase 3: Evaluation of quality of Phase 3: Evaluation of quality of advisor´s competencies (6 advisor´s competencies (6 month)month)– 3. meeting in Gödölö – Hungary3. meeting in Gödölö – Hungary– a) presentation a) presentation

Phase 4: DisseminationPhase 4: Dissemination (6 (6 month)month)– 4. meeting in Triesdorf – Germany4. meeting in Triesdorf – Germany– a) final report – results and conclusionsa) final report – results and conclusions

Phase 2: ComparisonPhase 2: ComparisonThe national advice system in The national advice system in SaxonySaxony performing of performing of the advice and the advice and financing financing (publicly, (publicly, privately, privately, mixed etc.) mixed etc.)

organization organization of consultationof consultation

consultation consultation offersoffers

Public advice and financing. Partly private Public advice and financing. Partly private advice suppliers. At investment support advice suppliers. At investment support since 2004 no more state advice. Advice since 2004 no more state advice. Advice is made by private investment is made by private investment attendants. Private advice is carried out attendants. Private advice is carried out also at certain other services. At the also at certain other services. At the private investment support the costs as private investment support the costs as building additional costs are subsidizable. building additional costs are subsidizable.

Structured organisation. 3-stage Structured organisation. 3-stage administration: SMUL - RPC – ÄfL (Ministry administration: SMUL - RPC – ÄfL (Ministry – District Board - Offices for Agriculture) 3 – District Board - Offices for Agriculture) 3 Offices for Rural Development, each in Offices for Rural Development, each in the region as well as the LfL. About 200 the region as well as the LfL. About 200 full-time workers as advisers. full-time workers as advisers.

education, environmentally compatible education, environmentally compatible production, operation economy, building production, operation economy, building and machine technology, socio-economy, and machine technology, socio-economy, producer consumer dialog, production producer consumer dialog, production technology. Private since 2004: technology. Private since 2004: Investment support and diet consultation Investment support and diet consultation

Consultation with Consultation with regard to services: regard to services: agricultural agricultural production, production, economy, ecology, economy, ecology, rural developmentrural development

Development trendDevelopment trend of consutation of consutation

systemsystem

special right: vegetable, animal special right: vegetable, animal production, horticulture, technical production, horticulture, technical questions questions

Business economic advice: extensive Business economic advice: extensive supply (investment support, supply (investment support, bookkeeping analysis, branch of bookkeeping analysis, branch of business evaluation, data collections and business evaluation, data collections and planning) planning)

Advice for the environmentally Advice for the environmentally compatible farming, for the ecocogic compatible farming, for the ecocogic farming as well as for the accompanying farming as well as for the accompanying promotional programmes. promotional programmes.

Advice to the rural development by the Advice to the rural development by the Offices for Rural Development. To Offices for Rural Development. To certain supports the AfL also advise certain supports the AfL also advise (country tourism, LEADER+) (country tourism, LEADER+)

Support and education remains as an Support and education remains as an important public task important public task

Production technical advice Production technical advice concentrates on the compliance with the concentrates on the compliance with the special laws within the next years. special laws within the next years.

Business economic advice concentrates Business economic advice concentrates on needy enterprises. on needy enterprises.

Requirements to Requirements to qualification of qualification of advisors (basic advisors (basic and further and further education, ...)education, ...)

Who provides the Who provides the basic and further basic and further education of education of advisors?advisors?

Which systems of Which systems of supporting supporting advisors exist advisors exist (software, (software, internet, internet, information information systems)?systems)?

specialized university or technical college specialized university or technical college of higher education degree in an of higher education degree in an agricultural field of knowledge. agricultural field of knowledge.

education of student teachers and education of student teachers and common to candidates with Bavaria. common to candidates with Bavaria.

further education is permanently provided further education is permanently provided by the state. (National Training Place by the state. (National Training Place Reinhardtsgrimma and the Saxon Institute Reinhardtsgrimma and the Saxon Institute of Agriculture. At present no employment of Agriculture. At present no employment of applicants from outside of the of applicants from outside of the agricultural administration. agricultural administration. No education No education of private consultants by the state. of private consultants by the state.

multiple support. Software mainly of the multiple support. Software mainly of the LfL, e.g.: Planning database, information LfL, e.g.: Planning database, information portal soil, strategic management concept, portal soil, strategic management concept, interest redemption computer, quantity interest redemption computer, quantity surveyor CAP. Publications about ongoing surveyor CAP. Publications about ongoing projects (economic and manufacturer's projects (economic and manufacturer's price reports, performance comparisons, price reports, performance comparisons, management documents, ...) web sites of management documents, ...) web sites of the LfL, the SMUL, the AfL. the LfL, the SMUL, the AfL.

many materials also free of charge over many materials also free of charge over the Internet for all interested parties the Internet for all interested parties (farmers, private consultants) available. (farmers, private consultants) available.

TheThe nationalnational adviceadvice systemsystem inin SaxonySaxony with with regard toregard to thethe adviceadvice supplysupply andand financing ofof thethe introductionintroduction ofof thethe CCCC legislation (CClegislation (CC advice )advice )

present state: March 2006tate: March 2006 How these activities How these activities

promoted financially promoted financially (national or EU), (national or EU), through whom the through whom the advisers are financed advisers are financed (State, different)? (State, different)?

is provided by Free State of is provided by Free State of Saxony. Material and information Saxony. Material and information are provided to also private are provided to also private consultants. consultants.

Priority at CC has the official Priority at CC has the official advice. advice.

involved: 11 National Offices for involved: 11 National Offices for Agriculture (ÄfL, leadership), Agriculture (ÄfL, leadership), cooperation at specific questions: cooperation at specific questions: Saxon national Institute of Saxon national Institute of Agriculture; Environmental Offices, Agriculture; Environmental Offices, Food and Veterinary Offices (within Food and Veterinary Offices (within the District Offices). the District Offices).

Methods: individual and group Methods: individual and group consultations, study groups, consultations, study groups, further education and information further education and information events. events.

The national consultation system in The national consultation system in Saxony in regard to the impementation of Saxony in regard to the impementation of EU CR No. 1782/2003 and 1698/2005 EU CR No. 1782/2003 and 1698/2005

The advice is not supported but The advice is not supported but carried out publicly in Saxony. The carried out publicly in Saxony. The CC -consultations must be proved CC -consultations must be proved one by one. one by one.

Are there Are there problems in problems in organization and organization and financing of financing of consultation consultation activities in activities in regard to EU CR regard to EU CR 1782/2003?1782/2003?

GQS-SN:GQS-SN:whole enterprise whole enterprise quality quality safekeeping safekeeping system of system of saxonysaxony

no problems; Financing is protected by no problems; Financing is protected by national budget. Farms were informed. Saxon national budget. Farms were informed. Saxon State Ministry for Environment and Agriculture State Ministry for Environment and Agriculture (SMUL) provides all advice strengths to (SMUL) provides all advice strengths to interested people with the system interested people with the system GQS-SNGQS-SN as a as a basis for the information and advice activity to basis for the information and advice activity to CC relevant contents. CC relevant contents.

Features: for all farms, authorities, Features: for all farms, authorities, associations, free multipliers (associations, associations, free multipliers (associations, private advisers), documentation system, private advisers), documentation system, applicable include the special right as well as applicable include the special right as well as the CC requirements, integrated a quality the CC requirements, integrated a quality safeguarding system. Application voluntary. safeguarding system. Application voluntary. Internet portal about Internet portal about GQS-SNGQS-SN with CC check with CC check list, question answer catalogue etc. list, question answer catalogue etc. permanently is updated. ÄfL count 1782/2003 permanently is updated. ÄfL count 1782/2003 on the special right during the advice within on the special right during the advice within the special responsibility, namely upon the the special responsibility, namely upon the respectively valid basic requirements after respectively valid basic requirements after appendix IV of the CR (EU) as well as the appendix IV of the CR (EU) as well as the renewed Fertilize Regulation. The ÄfL must renewed Fertilize Regulation. The ÄfL must secure that the farmers also are informed of secure that the farmers also are informed of CC relevant contents sufficiently these are not CC relevant contents sufficiently these are not part in the special responsibility of their own. part in the special responsibility of their own. The responsible authorities must be included The responsible authorities must be included during consultations and information events. during consultations and information events.

Are fears in the application of Are fears in the application of the article 25 of the EU CR the article 25 of the EU CR 1698/2005 on the promotion 1698/2005 on the promotion of the rural development by of the rural development by the European fund for rural the European fund for rural development in a relation on development in a relation on the organisation and the organisation and financing of the advice financing of the advice activities? activities?

Is the respective Is the respective reorganisation prepared? reorganisation prepared?

No competitive No competitive promoting facts of the promoting facts of the matter exist in the matter exist in the responsibility area of the responsibility area of the SMUL at present. The SMUL at present. The future promoting future promoting strategy also does not let strategy also does not let expect any problems. expect any problems. Administration internal Administration internal regulations (see CC). regulations (see CC). Free offer for farmer. Free offer for farmer. (Financing about national (Financing about national budget). budget).

Advice activity is not Advice activity is not reorganized generally reorganized generally but furthermore run but furthermore run through the official through the official advice system. advice system.

How are the How are the suggestions suggestions realized in realized in national national programmes programmes according to the according to the requirements of requirements of the CC the CC legislation? legislation?

No promotional measure planned. No promotional measure planned. Realization measures: GQS-SN, CC Realization measures: GQS-SN, CC check list, question answer catalogue, check list, question answer catalogue, internet portal of the SMUL. internet portal of the SMUL. Everything public for everybody Everything public for everybody accessible. Private consultants also accessible. Private consultants also can be using. Advice management is can be using. Advice management is not promoted for private suppliers but not promoted for private suppliers but an indirect support by the subsidized an indirect support by the subsidized appropriation of technical documents.appropriation of technical documents.

Receive advice free of charge Receive advice free of charge

(indirect support) from the state jobs. (indirect support) from the state jobs. The same chances for all farmers also The same chances for all farmers also for small enterprises and in second for small enterprises and in second occupation. occupation.

The National Training Place The National Training Place Reinhardtsgrimma leads Reinhardtsgrimma leads trainings to GQS-SN, CC trainings to GQS-SN, CC requirements, innovations in requirements, innovations in the special right for the public the special right for the public employees of the line of employees of the line of business of the SMUL business of the SMUL (administration internal) and 1 (administration internal) and 1 information event offers for free information event offers for free multipliers (associations, multipliers (associations, private advisers) to the private advisers) to the thematic area CC every year. thematic area CC every year. (GQS-SN is € 35, other (GQS-SN is € 35, other materials free). materials free).

CorrectnessCorrectness ofof thethe statestate adviceadvice performance is orderedperformance is ordered byby instructions, coordination/control andand testingtesting inin thethe specialspecial supervision andand work supervision. supervision.

Thank you for your Thank you for your attention.attention.