Danube Soya A Program For European Farmers 2 nd International Danube Soya Congress Augsburg 25 th of November 2013
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Danube Soya
A Program For European Farmers
2nd International Danube Soya Congress
Augsburg25th of November 2013
The non-government, non-profit association, based in Vienna, was founded in April 2012 with the help of organizations, associations and politicians from Austria and Bavaria.
Danube Soya/Donau Soja Association has over 100 members from 12 countries:Austria, Germany, Switzerland, France, Netherlands, Bosnia-Hertzegovina, Croatia, Hungary, Serbia, Slovakia, Czech, Romania
Goals of the Association
• Contribute to the development of CEE agriculture
• Increase soybean acreage in CEE countries and develop short supply chains under the branded quality system Danube Soya
• Contribute to sustainable and profitable farming
• Providing incentives for growers to benefit from soybean production
• Danube Soya is a valuable building block for sustainable, regional and GMO-free brands
• Become the Industry Standard for sustainable soy from Europe with a high quality image and premium price
Verein Donau Soja / Danube Soya Association
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Danube Soya Declaration
Danube Region soybean potential: 2,4 million Ha
Target volume 2020: ≥ 4 million tonsAustria
Bosnia-Hertzegovina
Croatia
Germany (Bayern, Baden Württemberg)
Hungary
Romania
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Switzerland
Italy(Trentino Alto Adige, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Veneto, Emilia-Romana, Lombardia, Piemont, Vallée d’Aoste)
Poland(Dolnoslaskie, Opolskie, Slaskie, Swietokrzyskie,Podkarpackie, Malopolske)
Bulgaria
Czech
Rep of MoldovaUkraine (Uschgorod, Tschernowzy, Winniza, Odessa, Lwow, Ternopol, Chmelnizkij, Iwano-Frankovsm)
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Danube Soya Association Offices
Verein Donau Soja
Wiesingerstrasse 6/9, 1010 Vienna,
Austria Donau SojaRomania, Bulgaria,Moldova, Ukraine
Str. Frumoasa 50, Ap. 7, Sector 1, Bucharest,
Romania
Donau SojaNovi SadSerbia
(to be open soon)
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is also planning to buildSoya Competence Centerin Novi Sad
The members of Donau Soja
Association are united by a commongoal :The development of an European,sustainable and GMO-free proteinsource in the Danube region.
Farmer Training Programs and Dissemination of Know–How
Best Practice Models
Demo Platforms
Exchange of Agriculture Experiences
Investment and Funding
in
Agriculture and Processing
Research & Development
Establishment of Quality and Control Specifications
Marketing for DS Soybean and Fair Pricing
Notation on the Agricultural Exchanges
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Danube Soya Association Activities
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The Danube Soya Association - assisted by and with the support of major agricultural research organizations of the Danube countries - is working to establish and implement regionally adapted Best Practice Models for all cropping areas.
• Best Practice in the context of Danube Soya means an economically viable and ecologically beneficial production method adapted to regional agronomic conditions
• Development of Best Practice Guidelines in cooperation with scientific institutions
• Trials on Demonstration Farms
• Stakeholder Dialogue (Farming Community/Industry Community/Research Institutions/Environmental Organizations)
• Voluntary Standard
• Integration into Standard – Mandatory Requirement
Danube Soya Baseline 2013/2014
Best Practice
• 70.000 tons of certified Danube Soya Beans from AT, SK, HU, CRO, BIH, SRB, RO
• Change to Danube Soya for Austrian Egg Production ( 45.000 tons), incl. labelled packaging
• Major Projects in Germany (Baden Württemberg), Bavaria, Switzerland
• Crushing Plants in AT, BIH, IT, HU
• Outlook for 2014: 200.000 tons certified DS
Farmer Meetings & Field-days, Industry Meetings, Agriculture Fairs
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More event activities can be found at:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Verein-Donau-Soja-Danube-Soya-Association/279128578861570
100.000 Ha in 1979
Today < 1.000 Ha
Potential 125.000 Ha
Bulgaria
Republic of Moldova
2.300 Ha in 1997
60.000 Ha today
Potential 75.500 Ha
14.000 Ha in 1997
1.100.000 Ha today
Potential ???
Ukraine
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550.000 Ha in 1989
70.000 Ha today
Potential 717.500 Ha
Romania
S&E Europe Potential
Farmer Programs
Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovinabut also in Hungary, Croatia and Romaniapossible in Bulgaria and Republic of Moldova
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Factors for Success
Donau Soja is a voluntary program we need to find the keys to bring the farmers in the program
SOURCE
IRRIGATION EQUIPMENT
COST
WATER
Build-in-trust relationship will be one of the success keys:• Why soybean is a successful and profitable crop• Training and demo network• Access to markets• Fair pricing• Qualified buyers
Explore and identify solutions for farmer needs:• Seed - availability, cost, financing• Inoculant - availability• Crop protection chemicals - range, cost, financing• Irrigation – availability, cost of water, financing
The new construction will take time and will need patience.At the same time will require perseverance and determination, coherent and consistent actions.
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Financing the inputs (seed, inoculant, crop protection) and irrigation equipment /water is highly recommended
2 critical problems
in S&E EuropeWEED CONTROL
END OF PRESENTATION
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