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REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA

MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FOOD

www.mkgp.gov.si, e: [email protected] cesta 58, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Sloveniat: +386 1 478 90 00, f: +386 1 478 90 21

125.2.2009

SLOVENIAN RURAL NETWORKENGAGES RURAL STAKEHOLDERS

Breda Kovačič

Section for rural development and structural policy

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MINISTRSTVO ZA KMETIJSTVO, GOZDARSTVO IN PREHRANO

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• SLOVENIAN RURAL AREAS– Share of rural areas is above average, OECD

criteria NUTS 5 – 77% of area and 41% of inhabitants

– NUTS 2 – Slovenia is one region, completely rural– 73% of agriculture land in LFA– 99% (77.000) of farms are family farms (5-10ha)– Only 43,5% specialized farms (EU15 – almost

85%)

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– Agriculture employs 10,5% of all employed population in the country.

– Agriculture contributes 2,2% of the total GDP – 74.4 % of agricultural holding operators made their income also

from other activities.– 3% of farms have subsidiary activities

– Increase of other agriculture functions – multifunctional role– 48% of area – ecological important areas– 50% of agriculture land – HNV areas– 30% of agriculture land and forests in NATURA 2000 sites– 33 LAGs, covering 95% of Slovenia, 97% of inhabitants

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• WHAT ARE OUR REALITIES?

• Structure of Slovenian rural population is not uniformed.

• On relatively small area a lot of different factors, needs and development options.

• It is hard to establish strict and compact groups of single stakeholders, with very specific interest.

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• SLOVENIAN RURAL NETWORK– Established in April 2008– Operational within Ministry of Agriculture,

Forestry and Food, part of technical assistance– Works horizontally (between axes) and vertically

(from Ministry to local level)– Works two -way flow of information– Almost 200 members from all three sectors

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• RURAL NETWORK DATABASE

– Tool for members – exchange of information, ideas, contacts

– Tool for Ministry – getting database of contacts for further activities (news, cooperation, …)

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• RURAL NETWORK DATABASE– Registration:

• Contact information (name, address, e-mail,…) • Registration type

– I am only interested in information (13%) – I wish to participate (87%)

• Type of organisation– EU institution– Public administration institution / public service / public institute– Local community / local community unit– Company– Developmental institution– Union, association, society– Local action group– NGO– Individual– International organisation– other

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• RURAL NETWORK DATABASE– Registration:

• Thematic fields of interest (multiple choices)– agriculture– forestry– processing of agricultural and forestry products– food safety and quality– environmental protection– spatial planning and management in agriculture and rural areas– LEADER– diversification in non-agricultural activities– entrepreneurship– integrated rural development– tourism– other

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• MEMBERS– 50% private sector

• 76% natural persons (including farmers)• 7% NGO – rural development• 7% development institutions/ associations/ unions• 10% others –mostly tourism and rural development

– 28% public sector• 65% state administration, public service, educational institutions,

agriculture advisory service,…• 20% public development institutions (regional development agencies)• 15% local community

– 22% economic sector• 49% companies (advising, agriculture, planning)• 36% development companies• 15% unions, associations, societies

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DATABASE allows us to group members according to their interest.

directed information useful information

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• THREE MAIN ACTIVITIES

• Communication• Training• Cooperation

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• COMMUNICATION– Information material about network as well as

measures and programme as whole– Homepage (programme and network)– Network database– Monthly newsletter (activities, events, good

practice, opinions and articles of network members)

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• EXPECTATIONS– based on the research, made among axis

coordinators as well as network members , most of future network activities should focus on:

• Axis 1 - information and promotion• Axis 2 and 3 - training, information and promotion• Axis 4- training and cooperation

– common and group - oriented information is needed

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• TRAINING– Knowledge pool– Experts pool– Seminars, workshops, meetings– Good practice

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• EXPECTATIONS– based on the research, most of future network

activities should focus on:• Axis 1 - application and payment procedures, business

plan,…• Axis 2 - animation, application procedures, rationale of

measures,…• Axis 3 - animation, application procedures, reporting,

management of endogenous potentials, funding,…• Axis 4 - implementation procedures, self-evaluation,

cooperation projects

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• COOPERATION– Yearly meeting of network members– Meetings for Leader cooperation (potential LAGs)– Experts pool– Leader subcommittee (for Leader cooperation)– Partner - project search tool

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• Additional support to our activities can be given through cooperation with:– Agriculture advisory service– development institutes– research institutions – Municipality unions– Other ministries– Tourist information centres– Youth and women associations

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THANK YOU

HVALA

Capacity building of the National Rural Network of the Czech

Republic

Involvement of the stakeholders from axes I. and II. RDP

National Rural Network (NRN)

Involvement of stakeholders from axes I. and II. is very essential for the capacity building of the Network.

On the other hand it is very problematic task.

Nevertheless these stakeholders are essential key to form a partnership in rural areas which is fundamental networking principle.

How to face these challenges?

There are many ways and we would be very pleased to present you our solution.

Structure of the NRN We decided that it would be great opportunity to use our own structure of Agencies for agriculture and rural development (AARD).Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) operates 63 units of AARD among the Czech Republic.This agencies are operating in the region for last few years.They are in contact with local stakeholders regarding all axes but especially axes I. and II.They are providing information service for stakeholders on regional and local level.They are experienced and have strong position inside the territory.

Structure of the NRNEC

decision-making function

Coordinating

Committee

advisory function

LeaderSub-committee

RDPEvaluation

Committee

Thematic

working groups

National rural

networks

MoA

Managing Authority

decision-making function

CoordinatingCommittee

advisory function

Local and Regional networks

Secretariat

executive function

Thematic working groups

Members of the Network at the national level

Members of the Network at the local and regional level

Members of the Network at the local and regional level

Structure of the NRN

MoA – secretariat of the NRN is operated by Information section

Regional units of AARD

Local units of AARD

Structure as the instrument of NRNStructure of the NRN reaches whole territory of the Czech Republic and involves partners from all axes of RDP.Enable us to control and monitor the activities of the NRN more effectively.Enable instant feedback from any part of the country.Enable communication and access to representatives from regional and local sphere.Improvement in coordination with different policies areas in regional and local level.Implementation of top-down and bottom-up approach.

Main task of the AARD

Representation of the NRN at local and regional level.Implementation of the Action plan and annual operation plan for the NRN.Providing instant feedback from the territory.Coordination of the thematic working groups at regional and local level in order to identify a burning issues.Providing information service about agriculture and rural development.Providing information service about activities, partners and instruments of the network.Capitalization and sharing of know-how and best practices.

Thank you for your attention

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Rural Network Rural Network LuxembourgLuxembourg

National Rural Networks National Rural Networks –– 22ndnd meetingmeetingPrague, 13Prague, 13thth FebruaryFebruary 20092009

FranFranççoise Bonertoise Bonert



� 90% of the total area

(2.586 km²)

� more than 50% of the total population

(total pop.: 483.799 inhabitants)

� 103 of 116 municipalities

Rural areas in LuxembourgRural areas in Luxembourg



ExperiencesExperiences withwith rural rural developmentdevelopment networkingnetworking (1)(1)

� rural development networking in Luxembourg started with

LEADER

� LEADER I (1991-93) and LEADER II (1994-99) built up local

and regional networks

� large participation of stakeholders from axes 1 and 2 and

large number of agricultural projects at the beginning of

LEADER

� LEADER+ introduced a national LEADER network



ExperiencesExperiences withwith rural rural developmentdevelopment networkingnetworking (2)(2)

Particular context of Luxembourg

� small number of agricultural holdings and other

beneficiaries

� direct and permanent contact between beneficiaries, managing authority and other responsible administrations

� rural development networking already existed, but stakeholders of axes 1 and 2 must be implicated stronger



RURAL NETWORK UNIT in LuxembourgRURAL NETWORK UNIT in Luxembourg

� established within the Ministry of Agriculture, Viticulture and

Rural Development (MAVDR)

� built on the experiences gained with LEADER

� operational since june 2008

� managed by two employees, who are also

responsible for the LEADER-Axis in the MAVRD

� financed by national funds



NRN Luxembourg: AIMS NRN Luxembourg: AIMS (1)(1)

� set up an exchange platform for rural actors in order to

promote and structure the exchange of informations,

ideas, practices and experiences

� strengthen competences of rural development actorsand promote their contributions to national and europeannetworks

� encourage the collaboration between all ruralactors concerned by the measures of EAFRD (for

example farmers, environmentalists, municipalities, LAGs)

� facilitate the conception and implementation ofintegrated projects what means, multisectoral or

transversal projects concerning more axes under EAFRD



NRN Luxembourg: AIMS NRN Luxembourg: AIMS (2)(2)

� improve the quality of rural development projects and

encourage the sustainability of their results at regional,

national and european level

� strengthen the visibility and importance of ruraldevelopment at national level

� promote transnational cooperation



NRN Luxembourg: TASKSNRN Luxembourg: TASKS

� COMMUNICATION: information and promotion

� TRAINING: organization of seminars, field visits and meetings

� COORDINATION: animation, management and monitoring of

the network, organization of activities, links to the europeannetwork of rural development and all other NRN

� Specific actions for LEADER



NRN Luxembourg NRN Luxembourg –– MEMBERS MEMBERS (1)(1)NN

� Monitoring committee of RDP = Coordination committee of the NRN

� based on the « partnership »

� 28 members

� 16 representatives of axes 1 and 2

(4 agricultural organizations, 2 young farmers org., chamber of

agriculture (2 repres.), private forest owners, environmental

organization, 5 administrations, ministry of environment)

� half of these members are involved in each axis

� integrated character of the composition



NRN Luxembourg NRN Luxembourg –– MEMBERS MEMBERS (2)(2)

� 6 representatives of axes 3 and 4(nature park, syndicate of municipalities, women, ministry

of tourism, chambers of trade and commerce)

� 1 representative of axis 4 (LAG)

� 4 representatives of the MA

- 1 RDP coordination

- 1 paying agency

- 1 network unit + LEADER

- 1 evaluation unit

� 1 representative of the National Inspection of Finance



ACTIONSACTIONS

� corporate design: in order to promote the recognition value,

future publications and website will have the same design

� brochures: brochures targeting axes 1, 2, 3 have been realized

and one for axis 4 is in preparation

- brochure of axis 1: Promotion of agricultural holdings 2007-2013

- brochure of axis 2: Payments for the maintain of the landscape

� informal meetings:

- Axis 2: payments for the maintain of the landscape- Axis 3- Axis 4



PLANNED ACTIONSPLANNED ACTIONS

� information day for responsible persons of all axes fromthe ministry, the concerned administrations and the LAGs:

� presentation of the measures and projects of each axis

� exchange of information and experiences

� promotion of a better cooperation and integration

� organisation of study trips on national level adressing

stakeholders of all axes:

� visit best practice projects of each axis

� show integrated character of RDP

� promote networking and cooperation



CONTACT CONTACT

Ministère de l’Agriculture, de la Viticulture et du Développement rural1, rue de la CongrégationL-1352 Luxembourg

Adresse postale: L-2913 Luxembourg

� RDP coordination: André LOOS � +352/247-82530

� LEADER and NRN: Françoise BONERT � +352/247-82533

Tom URLINGS � +352/247-83532

Rural Network Unit, Päivi KujalaSivu 1 25.2.2009

Networking for Rural Development:New Stakeholder InvolvementPäivi KujalaHead of the Rural Network Unit, Finland


Rural development organisations Benefits to the rural areas

Official bodies Legislation (e.g. Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Instructions, implementation, trainingAgency for Rural Affairs, T&E Centres, Funding, administration of supports,municipalities) communication

Rural advisory organisations Advice, training, influence

Research and training organisations Producing research informationin different axes Influencing the society

Training

Local action groups Funding, activators

Associations Project implementation, activators

The Actors of Rural Network Finland


Rural Development ProgramFinancial plan by axes

Axis Total public funding (mill. euros)

EAFRD contribution (%)

EAFRD funding (mill. euros)

Axis 1Axis 2Axis 3Axis 4 (Leader)Technical assistance

- Rural Network

504,25 406,0

433,0242,040,0

(13,0 M€)

4528454545

226,81 513,8

194,8108,918,0

Total 6 625,6 31 2 062,4


How to get stakeholders of axis 1 and axis 2 involved with network


Connecting people

• The objective is to bring different actors together and create new links in the network

• Active networking between actors in the Rural Development Programmes for Mainland Finland and the Province of Åland

• Main point in axis 1 and axis 2 is bring together- Environmental and agricultural administration, advisory

organisations and associations- Civic organisations by the help of action groups- at national and regional level


Actions

• Network events /Training days• Publications• Fairs• Exchanging good practices• Promoting transnationalisation


Network events /Training days

• The focuses of the year 2008 were topics related to axis 1 and 2 as well as axis 4

• The training topics and programmes for the training days are planned with various stakeholders within the framework of the development programme issues- Network coach is gathering a group depending on issue

• The objective of the training is to highlight the opportunities of the development programme and provide background information on training to supplement implementation


Axis 1, training days

• Current topics in construction planning• Target group: organisations involved in rural building, building

engineers of the T&E Centres, building designers, municipalities, Environment Centres, action groups, MTK, ProAgria, students in the building sector, etc.

• Content: the objective is to network parties involved in rural building and improve the awareness of the opportunities for rural building offered by the investments aids part-financed under the Rural Development Programme for Mainland Finland

• Implementation: national seminar in Vantaa in February and two to three regional seminars in March, October and November



• Seminars on the profitability of agriculture• Target group: farmers, researchers, advisers• Content: a continuation to the national seminar on the

profitability of agriculture held in December 2008• Implementation: two regional seminars

- Iisalmi, March- Pori, October



• Training on structural support, utilising a business plan

• Target group: bank clerks, financial advisors, consultants, people responsible for financial aid and building engineers at the T&E Centres

• Content: implementation and application of the Act on Structural Support, content and requirements of the business plans, experiences from the field, background information, good practices

• Implementation: two regional seminars



• Seminar on biodiversity in agriculture• Target group: environmental and agricultural

administration, agricultural advisory organisations, action groups

• Content: management of biodiversity in agriculture and promoting cooperation

• Implementation: national seminar• Helsinki, January



• Training on animal welfare payments• Target group: students of veterinary medicine• Content: Background information on animal welfare

payments• Implementation: national seminar


Axis 2, training days, publication

• Utilisation of organic fertilisers• Target group: advisers, farmers• Content: utilisation of organic fertilisers in arable farming• Implementation: national seminar + publication event for

a guide- Tampere, April- Authors of the guide as lecturers


” Dating” project leaders by themes

• get to know, what is going on around the country• creating peer groups

- Dating forestry projects- Project day for service entrepreneurship- Dating environmental projects


Exchanging good practices

• Creating the Model• Lapland seminar, Work Shop for environmental issues, are

people really interested to act?• Expert register and project register

- An expert register based on the New Rural Policy Society register will be established on the maaseutu.fi website

- The expert register will gather rural developers in a comprehensive manner

- It will be possible to voluntarily add information about projects to the portal a data bank for good projects


Promotion of transnationalisation

• four study trips, one for each axis• participants of associations, administrations and also

some entrepreneurs• representatives from other countries if possible• In the Autumn 2008

- Austria, focus on environmental issues- Latvia, focus on environmental issues, representatives from

Estonia


• Rural Network Unit• Päivi Kujala Head of the Unit +358 40 548 9227

• Kirsi Hakoniemi Information officer +358 40 550 5085

• Hanna Lilja Network Secretary +358 40 556 6281

• Juha-Matti Markkola Network Coordinator +358 40 559 9412

• Teemu Hauhia Network Trainer +358 40 545 4016

• Hans Bergström Nätverksombudsman +358 40 531 1966

e-mail [email protected]


Thank you !

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