„Agropuzzle 2” meeting in Czech Republic

05 - 11 January 2014

Presentation

Day 2

Directions for creating of multimedia presentation by participants of Czech’s

mobility within Leonardo da Vinci „Agropuzzle 2” project.

The aim of presentation:• To show characteristic features of running a farm and agrobusiness enterprises in Czech Republic on the basis of:1) Kružberk – cow breeding – bio milk production2) Sosnová – Vitaminátor – bio juice production3) Heřminovy – Farma na konci světa – goat breeding4) Staré Město u Bruntálu – Kolomý – bees breeding

Each group (country) prepare its presentation in their mother tongue or in English for every visited place taking into account: Characteristic features listed above Personal remarks and feelings not included in the chart Photos taken on the spot

1.Individual farms and specialization

in terms of plants and animal production – main products

1) Kružberk – cow breeding – bio milk productionHis business is cow breeding based on Zimmental cows, local rases and fodder from his own rented land.

2) Sosnová – Vitaminátor – bio juice productionHis business is specialized in producing bio juice from his own fruit harvest and conventional juice from the other fruit producers.

3) Heřminovy – Farma na konci světa – goat breeding

They use the goats only for personal medical issue and they also produce home made soap.

4) Staré Město u Bruntálu – Kolomý – bees breeding

The main products in this business are honey, honey specialties, creating new bee families.

2.Family oriented business activity

1) Kružberk – cow breeding – bio milk productionThey’re two families involved in this business.

2) Sosnová – Vitaminátor – bio juice productionThe whole family is involved in the activities of the farm.

3) Heřminovy – Farma na konci světa – goat breedingThe farm was created in order to resolve the illness of one of the members involved.

4) Staré Město u Bruntálu – Kolomý – bees breedingThe business was owned by a Finnish and the Czech family is involved in management and production process.

3.Vocational education of company owners and their children

connected to Opava Secondary Agricultural School

1) Kružberk – cow breeding – bio milk productionThe farm manager has a zootechnist certificate but non of the members of the family were involved in the Opava Secondary Agricultural School, but the students are used in part-time jobs.

2) Sosnová – Vitaminátor – bio juice productionThe owner does not have agricultural studies, but he learned from his father.

3) Heřminovy – Farma na konci světa – goat breedingThe illness member of the ownership had professional knowledges in zootehnical issue.

4) Staré Město u Bruntálu – Kolomý – bees breeding

The administrator of the company has special training in the field.

4.Acquiring of funds from European projects aimed

at development and modernization of farms and enterprises (in close relation to agricultural education)

1)Kružberk – cow breeding – bio milk productionThey used EU programs to develop their business and to offer an example for students of what we could do with the European program money.

2) Sosnová – Vitaminátor – bio juice productionThey are acquiring funds for the process line.

3) Heřminovy – Farma na konci světa – goat breedingThey don`t use the EU funds.

4) Staré Město u Bruntálu – Kolomý – bees breedingThey don`t need to use the EU funds

5.Cooperation with raw materials’ suppliers and recipients of farm goods,

both animal and vegetable

1) Kružberk – cow breeding – bio milk productionThey don`t buy raw materials because they sell the milk to the factory.

2) Sosnová – Vitaminátor – bio juice productionThey cooperate with the can and plastic bags producers.

3) Heřminovy – Farma na konci světa – goat breeding They cooperate with the plastic bags producers to package the soap.

4) Staré Město u Bruntálu – Kolomý – bees breedingThey made their own raw products to help them in processing.

6.Any marketing activities aiming at acquiring raw material

and cooperation with recipients of final product

1) Kružberk – cow breeding – bio milk production The company don`t use raw material because they sell the milk to the factory.

2) Sosnová – Vitaminátor – bio juice productionThey collaborate with the can and plastic bags factory which has as a purpose to pack the final product.

3) Heřminovy – Farma na konci světa – goat breedingAt the micro farm level is unjustified a collaboration with a raw material producer because they were integrated in local business.

4) Staré Město u Bruntálu – Kolomý – bees breedingThey produce him selves all the recipes for honey and other related products.

7.Showing significant production connections with foreign markets

1)Kružberk – cow breeding – bio milk production They export only cows in other countries.

2) Sosnová – Vitaminátor – bio juice productionThey export their products in Berlin, Germany, to hospitals for the hygiene level of production and to a number of 450 schools in Czech Republic.

3) Heřminovy – Farma na konci světa – goat breedingThey use the products for themselves and local area.

4) Staré Město u Bruntálu – Kolomý – bees breedingThe Bees company export their products in a lot of countries , especially in Israel, about 50% of total production.

8.Development of side activities such as

agritourism and restaurants

1) Kružberk – cow breeding – bio milk production2) Sosnová – Vitaminátor – bio juice production3) Heřminovy – Farma na konci světa – goat breeding4) Staré Město u Bruntálu – Kolomý – bees breeding

They don’t have such an activity.

9.The use of natural climatic and soil qualities in running

a farming company within given area

1)Kružberk – cow breeding – bio milk productionThe area which surrounds the place is grassland ( 800 ha ecological field).

2) Sosnová – Vitaminátor – bio juice productionThey use their own 120 ha ecological certified fields for the best juice in the country.

3) Heřminovy – Farma na konci světa – goat breedingThey use the natural environment to feed the goats.

4) Staré Město u Bruntálu – Kolomý – bees breedingThe company use the best qualitative crops to obtain a high quality honey.

10.The use of landscape qualities in running a farm

and agricultural company

1) Kružberk – cow breeding – bio milk productionBecause of the landscape, it was a perfect situation to do such activities.

2) Sosnová – Vitaminátor – bio juice productionIn this area the orchard have the highest pretability.

3) Heřminovy – Farma na konci světa – goat breedingIt was a small farm and in that field can easily raise the goats.

4) Staré Město u Bruntálu – Kolomý – bees breedingThe variety of honey are the result of different type of landscape and crops that they use in process.

11.The use of high quality products

1)Kružberk – cow breeding – bio milk productionThe cows milk have a 4.5% fats and 3.5% protein.

2) Sosnová – Vitaminátor – bio juice productionBeing a small farm, they afford to manually select the fruits for the best juice and their products are appreciated in schools and hospital from Czech Republic and Germany.

3) Heřminovy – Farma na konci světa – goat breeding They don’t have such products.

4) Staré Město u Bruntálu – Kolomý – bees breedingTheir high quality products are put for sale on their own stores and in the other countries.

12.Reduction of unemployment in the local area due

to creation of new workplaces (recently)

1)Kružberk – cow breeding – bio milk productionThe farm was reconditioned and enlarged by their own workers.

2) Sosnová – Vitaminátor – bio juice productionIn the schedule time they need only 16 employees.“ GOOD PEOPLE MAKE GOOD BUSINESS “

3) Heřminovy – Farma na konci světa – goat breedingThey don`t need other workers.

4) Staré Město u Bruntálu – Kolomý – bees breedingThe company are related with different kind of apiculture sectors that means they value all the resources.

Your opinion about visited placesAdvantages: - The cow and bee-breeding involved workers from outside their family in the activities and they sell a very best products from their business;- As an advantage for bee-breeding is that they produced the input themselves for business and also sell it;- Rising the goats helped one of the members to cure her illness;- The bio-juice business offer high quality products in schools and hospitals.

Disadvantages:- At the cow-breeding farm they don’t have own store to sell the finished products;- The goat farm have only a small marketing plan for the local area.

Thank you