Sustainable management of natural resources

Possibilities and restrictions of rural development in EU

Zuzana Sarvasova

National Forest Centre Zvolen

Discussion

• How is your bussiness plan related to rural areas?

Policy coordination

Common agricultural policy

Forest policy

Member state

Temporal

Horizontal

Vertical

2000

European Union

Region

Local community/ Project

Environmental policy

2013

Innovation policy

LEVEL

TIME

Rural development Cohesion policy

Sarvašová et al. 2010: in Policy Integration and Coordination: the Case of Innovation and the Forest Sector in EuropeEditors(s): Rametsteiner, E., Weiss, G., Ollonqvist, P. and Slee, B.

CAPCAP

Direct payments

Market instruments

RDP

I. pillar

II. pillar

Change

C. Folkeson: CAP perspectives

The challenges faced by the CAP

• economic, ecological, and societal

• Its economic power as a provider of employment, its territorial anchorage, its attachment to a dynamic agro-food sector, and its contribution to the environment make it one of the major sectors of the European strategy

CAP 4 objectives• Ensure food safety within the European

Union including the public health • Contribute to global dietary health to

participate in world food safety and be present on the markets of tomorrow.

• Preserve the equilibrium of rural areas to maintain territorial cohesion and a localisation of activity and employment.

• Participate in the fight against climate change and for environmental improvement to construct an agriculture that combines economic performance and ecological efficacy.

Rural development policy in EU• RDP is typical cross-sectoral policy, which

includes agriculture, forestry, tourism, development of local communities, environmental problems and others.

• RDP is a subsidy policy and presents a distributive problem, where benefits are distributed, so the involved actors could at most record relative loss that is caused by the forced withdrawal of possible funding sources.

RDP instruments • EU level: strategic guidelines, the Council

and Commission Regulation• National level: Rural Development Plan

which includes measures and the related budget

• the requirement to select from a variety of different measures allows the member state to focus the financial support on the particular needs of each country

Discussion• What policy instruments would you

propose to support your ideas?

Role of RDP

OCDE and FAO: Agricultural Outlook 2008-2017

„the succession of adverse climatic conditions in the producing countries, but also to structural changes in the evolution of demand linked to the rising population, changes in dietary habits, and the development of biofuels“

Possibilities of RDP• "competitiveness for agriculture, food and forestry"

targeting human and physical capital;• "land management and environment", providing for

measures to protect and enhance natural resources. farming and forestry systems, and the traditional landscapes of Europe's rural areas;

• "quality of life and diversification of the rural economy" which helps to develop rural areas by promoting services for the public, micro-enterprises, rural tourism, and development of the cultural heritage;

• "Leader", which introduces possibilities for innovative governance through local action strategies

Limits of RDP• European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD)

Budget: € 84.936 billion• in the current context - need to prioritise and concentrate on

important actions aimed to address specific needs identified, in particular in relation to:(a) young farmers;(b) small farms;(c) mountain areas;(d) short supply chains.

EAFRD contribution :• 85% of the eligible public expenditure in the less developed regions,

50% in the other regions.• minimum 20%Implementation - Member States through National Rural Development

Programmes http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/index_en.htm

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http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture

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