Ⓒ Judith Bermúdez Morte “Local identity product systems”: instruments in the future EU’s rural development policy Chiara Dellapasqua European Commission DG for Agriculture and Rural Development Unit G.1 Consistency of rural development "Local Identity Product (LIP) – sustainable support systems for communities in Europe” Latvia, 15-18 February 2012
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“Local identity product systems”: instruments in the future EU’s rural
development policy
Chiara DellapasquaEuropean Commission
DG for Agriculture and Rural Development Unit G.1 Consistency of rural development
"Local Identity Product (LIP) – sustainable support systems for communities in Europe”Latvia, 15-18 February 2012
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1. The EU’s rural development policy: a new framework
2. Focus: the EU’s rural development policy approach to foster food chain organisation
and local development
3. Overview of key measures and networking
1. The EU’s rural development policy:
a new framework
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• Single framework for CSF funds - simplification and harmonisation of rules – Common Strategic Framework and Partnership Contract
– Performance review based on milestones and ex ante conditionalities
• 6 priorities for rural development translating EU2020
– how the funds complement each other to meet EU 2020
– mechanisms to ensure coherence and consistency with economic policies of the Union.
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Partnership contract (PC)
• National document prepared by the Member State with the involvement of partners and approved by the Commission following assessment and dialogue with the Member State
• Sets out the Member State's strategy, priorities and arrangements for using the CSF Funds in an effective and efficient way: – alignment with EU2020 strategy (e.g. analysis of development needs, results
and indicative financial allocations per Fund)
– integrated approach to territorial development (urban/rural) and specific needs or areas or groups affected by poverty or exclusion
– efficient implementation, including administrative capacity and reduction of administrative burden for beneficiaries
• Contains milestones and targets established in programmes for the performance framework
• Contains a summary of the assessment of the fulfilment of ex ante conditionalities and actions to be taken where these are not fulfilled
The rural development programmes: key elements
• Analysis of the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and strengths (SWOT) around the priorities for rural development and identification of the needs that have to be addressed
• Drawing up the strategy – reinforced strategic approach:– Setting quantified targets against the rural development priorities and
associated areas of intervention – Choosing relevant measures that can be combined into packages to achieve
the targets with a sound intervention logic– Allocating financial resources to the measures in a balanced and adequate way
to achieve the targets set – Integrating the cross-cutting themes of innovation, climate change and care for
the environment into the programme based on the needs identified– Possibility of designing thematic sub-programmes with higher support rates,
e.g. to address the needs of young farmers, small farmers, mountain areas, short supply chain
• Financial and indicator plans
2. Focus: the EU’s rural development policy approach
to foster food chain organisation
and local development
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Food chain as a priority area
Priority 3: Promoting food chain organisation and risk management in agriculture
a) better integrating primary producers into the food chain through quality schemes, promotion in local markets and short supply circuits, producer groups and inter-branch organisations
• Definition of short supply chain:
“a supply chain involving a limited number of economic operators, committed to co-operation, local economic development, and close geographical and social relations between producers and consumers.”
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What is “local”?• “Local” can have different meanings depending on the Member
State or region:
- Specific geographic area where both producers and consumers live
- Degree of trust and co-operation between the actors who are working together to create a more sustainable food system
- Decentralised models of governance, which encourage local empowerment, countering the power of the globalised food systems
Member States allowed flexibility to provide definitions
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Possibilities offered by programming instruments
• Thematic sub-programmes
•Combination of relevant measures based on a SWOT analysis and addressing specific local needs, e.g.:
–Co-operation
–Setting up of producer groups
–Quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs
–Basic services and village renewal in rural areas
–Investments in physical assets
–Leader
• The CSF and the Partnership Contract as a framework to capitalise on complementarities and synergies with other EU funds and build a more focused local approach
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Thematic sub-programmes (TS)
• Member States may include within their rural development programmes thematic sub-programmes, contributing to the Union priorities for rural development
• Aimed to address specific needs identified, in particular in relation to:– (a) young farmers;– (b) small farms;– (c) mountain areas;– (d) short supply chains
• An indicative list of measures and types of operations of particular relevance to each thematic sub-programme is set out in the Annex to the rural development Regulation
• Support rates may be increased by 10% for operations supported in this framework concerning small farms and short supply chains
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Thematic sub-programmes (TS)
•Each thematic sub-programme shall include:
– a specific analysis of the situation in terms of SWOT and identification of the needs that have to be addressed by the TS;
– specific targets at TS level and a selection of measures, including an assessment of their expected contribution to achieve targets;
– a separate specific indicator plan, with planned outputs and expenditure.
Possibility of “Local Identity Product” thematic sub-programme
3. Overview of key measures
and networking
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• Continuity with respect to the present programming period, but:
– Reduced number of measures (grouping based on typology of
interventions) to simplify financial management
– Fine-tuning (eligibility conditions, scope, etc.) to address bottlenecks in
implementation
– New measures to cover emerging needs (e.g. risk-management tool to
address economic and environmental production risks, cooperation and
start-up toolkit for LEADER)
• Flexibility in the choice of measures within any priority to fully exploit
their possible synergetic effects towards the established targets
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Streamlined set of measures
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• Knowledge transfer and information actions
– Wide range of topics: legal expertise on hygiene regulations for direct sales, accountancy skills/bookkeeping and public procurement, innovative and more sustainable methods of production to better meet consumer expectations
– Workshops, coaching, demonstration activities, information
– Short-term farm exchange or visit schemes
• Advisory services, farm management and farm relief services
– Advice related to a wide range of agricultural, environmental and economic issues; drawing up of a business plan/ concept
• Quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs
Rural development measures: a) Skills and concept development; quality promotion
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• Investment in physical assets
– On-farm investment in e.g. farm shops or facilities to prepare and store products, new and higher added value products, local infrastructure (including broadband), infrastructure for direct sales
• Higher support rates available for: – young farmers
– collective investments / integrated projects
– investments in areas facing natural constraints
– investments in framework of European Innovation Partnership
• Basic services and village renewal
– Market places, local basic services such as educational facilities, training facilities, etc, that could be relevant to strengthen the value chain
Rural development measuresb) Investment and local infrastructure
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• Farm and business development
– Setting-up aid for:• Young Farmers • Non-agricultural activities in rural areas• Development of small farms
– Investments in non-agricultural activities
– Support for farm restructuring
What’s new?• Current support for semi-subsistence farms increased, extended to all
"small" farms in EU (defined by Member States)• Support for further development of non-farm businesses in rural areas
extended from micro- to small businesses• Restructuring aid to encourage small farmers to transfer farm
Rural development measures: c) Developing farms and businesses
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• Co-operation
– Development of new products, practices, processes and technologies; pilot projects
– Co-operation among small operators in organising joint work processes, sharing facilities and resources, e.g. co-operative shops and specialist retailers selling directly to consumers, box schemes, joint storage and distribution platforms along the supply chain
– Horizontal and vertical co-operation between supply chain actors, e.g. local markets, run by groups of farmers or local traders; annual events, such as local food festivals
– Local promotion activities related to short supply chains
– Local development strategies outside the scope of Leader
• Setting-up of producer groups
– Support for SMEs in annual instalments for the first 5 years
Rural development measuresd) Cooperation of different partners and facility sharing
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• Prize for innovative, local cooperation
– Awarded to cooperation projects involving at least two entities located in different Member States that realise an innovative, local concept
• Leader: making it fit to better serve innovation and local governance
Valorisation of regional potential and landscape maintenance, including small-scale projects, collective marketing techniques, farmers’ markets
– Leader approach strengthened across EU funds• Common provisions on community led local development
– Considerable scope for ensuring that local partnerships are free to use these EU funds in a coordinated way
• Selection committee for a ‘multi-fund’ local development strategy to decide whether to designate a "lead fund"
– Preparatory support • “LEADER start-up kit” and support for small pilot projects• Capacity building, training and networking with a view to preparing and
implementing a local development strategy
Rural development measuresd) Cooperation of different partners and facility sharing
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EIP on Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability
• Aimed at promoting resource efficiency, building bridges between research and practice and generally encouraging innovation
• Acts through operational groups responsible for innovative projects and is supported by a network– Operational groups: bringing together farmers, researchers, advisors,
businesses and other actors concerned by innovation in the agricultural sector
• The EAFRD contributes through: – Support for the EIP operational groups and the EIP Network – Other rural development measures, e.g. Co-operation, Investment in physical
assets, Business development, Knowledge transfer and Farm Advisory Services
• Following endorsement by Council and European Parliament, establishment of Steering Board during first trimester of 2012– EIP Network to be set-up in the second half of 2012
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Networking• European network for rural development - aims to:
– increase the involvement of stakeholders in policy implementation
– improve the quality of rural development programmes
– play a role in informing the broader public
• European evaluation network for rural development – aims to:
– facilitate the exchange of expertise/good practices on evaluation methodologies
– develop evaluation methods and tools
– provide support on evaluation processes, data collection and management
• EIP network
– to enable the networking of operational groups, advisory services and researchers
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The reinforced roles of NRNs
at all levels Involvement of stakeholders in programme design
Support for monitoring
Provision of trainings
Collection of examples of projects
Studies and analysis
Support for LAGs and Cooperation
Exchange of practice among advisers / advisory services
Networking activities for innovation
Publicity / information aimed at beneficiaries and broader public
Support to process in selecting winner for prize for innovation
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For further information
• CAP Health Check http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/healthcheck/index_en.htm
• EU agriculture and CAP reformhttp://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/index_en.htm
• EU rural development policy 2007-2013http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/rurdev/index_en.htm
• Agricultural Policy Analysis and Perspectiveshttp://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/analysis/perspec/index_en.htm