Wersja angielska okladka:Layout 1 9/14/11 7:00 AM Page 1 Europejski Fundusz Rolny na rzecz The catalogue of good practices of bene(cid:3)iciaries of RDP for 2007(cid:4)2013 is a set of Rozwoju Obszarów Wiejskich interesting and inspiring projects implemented under the EU Rural Development Programme. The handbook contains descriptions of investments for which farm(cid:2) ers and entrepreneurs received co(cid:2)(cid:3)inancing and shows the effects for development of a holding or company that have been brought by these projects. This publication also contains the information on the extent to which and the con(cid:2) ditions under which the Agency for Restructuring and Modernisation of Agriculture grants (cid:3)inancial support under RDP 2007(cid:4)2013 and who can receive it. CATALOGUE OF GOOD PRACTICES OF BENEFICIARIES OF THE RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME FOR 2007(cid:2)2013 ISBN 978(cid:2)83(cid:2)87381(cid:2)28(cid:2)8 Wersja angielska okladka:Layout 1 9/14/11 7:00 AM Page 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Rural Development Programme for 2007-2013 (RDP 2007–2013).......................................................................... 2 The implementation of RDP 2007–2013 by ARMA in the years 2007–2010............................................................ 5 Modernisation of agricultural holdings .......................................................................................................... 8 Modernisation of a holding's machinery park.......................................................................................................... 9 Modernisation of a holding specializing in milk production ....................................................................................10 Modern equipment for a poultry farm ......................................................................................................................12 The use of solar collectors in a holding specializing in growing herbs ..................................................................14 Modernisation of a horticultural holding ..................................................................................................................16 Improvement of conditions of plant cultivation in a horticultural holding................................................................17 Hail cannons on a plantation of Northern highbush blueberry ..............................................................................18 Setting up of young farmers..............................................................................................................................20 Development of the breeding of fallow deer ..........................................................................................................21 The apparatus for picking stone fruit........................................................................................................................22 A young farmer starts protected cultivation of vegetables ......................................................................................23 Diversification into non- agricultural activities ................................................................................................24 Modernisation of a ski lift..........................................................................................................................................25 Modernisation of a musical instrument repair shop ................................................................................................26 Extension of the offer of a company dealing with metal work ................................................................................27 Starting production of timber products ..................................................................................................................28 Opening a physiotherapy centre..............................................................................................................................29 Development of a car disassembly station..............................................................................................................30 Modernisation of a plant producing elements of woodwork....................................................................................31 Starting production of kitchen furniture....................................................................................................................32 Production of ice - cream..........................................................................................................................................33 The use of solar collectors in an agro - tourism holding ........................................................................................34 Renovation and modernisation of a historical manor..............................................................................................35 Establishment and development of micro - enterprises..................................................................................36 Development of a bookbinding company................................................................................................................37 Development of a company producing trapezoidal sheet ......................................................................................38 Publisher: Development of a sport and recreation company....................................................................................................39 Agency for Restructuring and Modernisation of Agriculture Opening a restaurant................................................................................................................................................40 ul. Poleczki 33 Development of a company renting equipment for production of films and commercials ....................................41 02-822 Warsaw Opening a beauty parlour ........................................................................................................................................42 www.arimr.gov.pl Extension of the manufacturing base of a company producing handles and helves for garden tools..................43 Increasing the added value to basic agricultural and forestry production ..................................................44 Editors:Ewa Wieteska, Magdalena Stolarczuk, Magdalena Rozdżestwieńska, Paweł Rostek, Modernisation of a fruit and vegetable processing plant ........................................................................................45 Piotr Zabiełło-Adamczyk, Jolanta Sobieska, Małgorzata Łyciuk-Bzdyra, Janusz Banecki Opening a modern rapeseed processing plant ......................................................................................................47 and employees of Regional Branches and District Offices of ARMA Modernisation of technological processes in a dairy cooperative ..........................................................................48 Photos:from beneficiaries' archives The purchase of a technological line for feed production ......................................................................................50 Graphic design and composition:Piotr Zabiełło-Adamczyk Development of the production hall of a fruit and vegetable processing plant ......................................................52 Printed by: Modernisation of of a plant specializing in production of juices..............................................................................54 OMIKRON Agri - environmental payments ........................................................................................................................56 ul. Generała Tadeusza Kutrzeby 15 The agri - environmental programme in an experimental station of the national research institute 05-082 Stare Babice of animal production ................................................................................................................................................59 The agri - environmental programme in an agro-tourism holding ..........................................................................61 Warsaw 2011 The agri - environmental programme in a holding dealing with the breeding of Jersey cattle ..............................63 Katalog w ang po kor:Layout 1 9/14/11 10:11 AM Page 1 La dies and Gen tle men, In Eu ro pe, a de ba te is be ing con duc ted abo ut the fu tu re of the EU agric ul tu ral po li cy after 2013. Reg ar d- less of the sol ut ions to be ado pt ed, Pol ish agric ult ur e shou ld be prep ar ed for chang es. This mea ns mai nt e - nan ce of its high com pe ti ti ve ness and a sta ble path of de ve lop ment. Far mers must be sup por ted by the ef fec - ti ve po li cy of the econ o mic de ve lop ment of Po lish ru ral are as, con du ci ve to in cre asing em ploy ment in the se are as, as well as of the imp le men ta tion of mea su res aimed at imp rov ing the stat e of the nat ur al envir onm ent and pre se rving the tra di tio nal co un try si de. The bas ic ins trum ent all o wing to imp le ment the abov e – ment ion ed obj ect i ves is the Rur al De vel opment Pro gram me for 2007–2013 und er which Pol and has app ro xi ma te ly PLN 70 bill ion to be com mit ted. This pro gram me pro vi des a hu ge op por tu ni ty for im pro ving the com pe ti ti ve- ness of agri cul tu ral hol dings, the ir mo der ni sa tion, de ve lop ment of non – agri cul tu ral en tre pre neur ship of rur al re si dents and ther e by for inc re asing the ir in co me and stand ard of liv - ing. How to use this opp ort un it y? In this pub lic at ion, we pres ent the examp les of proj ects carr ied out un der RDP 2007–2013 which may giv e you a gui dan ce on how to corr ec tly plan and eff ec - ti ve ly im ple ment the stra te gy for de ve lop ment of a hol ding or en terp ri se, what ide as and in i tia ti ves re ce ive fi nan cial sup port. Tomasz Kołodziej President of ARMA 1 Katalog w ang po kor:Layout 1 9/14/11 10:11 AM Page 2 Rural Development Programme for 2007–2013 (RDP 2007–2013) Rural areas are an integral part of the geographical, economic and social structure of the European Union. They occupy approximately 90% of its territory and are inhabited by more than 56% of EU citi- zens.1 Therefore, the Community pursues an active policy aimed at development of the European rural areas. This strategy focuses not only on the growth of agricultural production but also on enhancing the attractiveness of the rural areas as a place to live and work. The main objective of the EU rural develop- ment policy is to meet the challenges faced by residents of the rural areas and to use their potential. In the years 2007–2013, the EU rural development policy focuses on three issues (so – called "thematic axes"). They are: • improving the competitiveness of the agricultural and forestry sector; • improving the environment and the countryside; • improving the quality of life in rural areas and diversification of the rural economy. Around the above – mentioned thematic axes, the objectives of the Rural Development Programme were developed. This Programme was created to manage funds allocated for supporting rural development in the light of such priority directions as: improving the competitiveness of the agricultural and forestry sector, improving the environment in rural areas, improving the quality of life of rural residents, diversifi- cation of the rural economy, the implementation of strategies of development, co-operation and mobilisation of local communities. The Polish rural areas occupy a special place on the map of the European Union – they constitute more than 93% of the area of our country and are inhabited by 39% of the total population.2The total number of the rural population in Poland is similar to that in France, lower than that in Germany (by almost 6 mil- lion) and Italy (by more than 4 million) and significantly higher when compared to the other countries of the Community. The Polish rural areas are inhabited by about 11% of all EU rural residents. Agriculture is an important sector of the Polish economy and it employs 15% of the workers.3Poland oc- cupies the second place in the EU (after Romania) in terms of the number of agricultural holdings. 1http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/rurdev/index_pl.htm 2Rural areas in Poland, Statistical studies and analyses, CSO, Warsaw, Olsztyn 2011, p. 134 3Agriculture and Food Economy in Poland, MRiGŻ, Warsaw 2008, p.36 2 Katalog w ang po kor:Layout 1 9/14/11 10:11 AM Page 3 Modernisation and rural development as well as development of the agri – food sector are one of the priorities of using EU funds in Poland. Therefore, in the pursued policy the particular importance is at- tached to the instruments of support addressed to, in various forms, the rural areas under the Common Agricultural Policy. Poland is one of the major CAP beneficiaries. For the implementation of the tasks of RDP 2007–2013, it received the largest pool of funds, among EU countries (EUR 13,4 billion), from the European Agricul- tural Fund for Rural Development (Chart 1). These funds are supplemented by a contribution from the national budget which is EUR 4 billion. As part of the EAFRD expenditure, also the obligations from the years 2004–2006 in the amount of EUR 3 billion, taken under the Rural Development Plan 2004–2006, are financed. Chart 1. EAFRD by individual EU Member States, in million EUR. Poland 13 398,9 Germany 8 844,1 Italy 8 658,2 Romania 8 124,2 France 7 557,1 Spain 7 508,7 United Kingdom 4 604,6 Portugal 4 035,0 Austria 4 025,6 Hungary 3 805,8 Greece 3 707,3 Czech Republic 2 815,5 Bulgaria 2 609,1 Ireland 2 339,9 Finland 2 154,4 Slovakia 1 969,4 Sweden 1 825,6 Lithuania 1 765,8 Latvia 1 054,4 Slovenia 916,0 Estonia 723,7 The Netherlands 593,2 Denmark 577,9 Belgium 448,3 Cyprus 164,6 Luxsemburg 95,0 Malta 77,7 Source: pursuant to the European Commission, Directorate-General For Agriculture And Rural Development, Directorate G. Horizontal aspects of rural development, AGRI/2009/412921-EN, http://circa.europa.eu// 3 Katalog w ang po kor:Layout 1 9/14/11 10:11 AM Page 4 The measures of RDP for 2007–2013 are implemented under 4 strategic priority axes (Table 1). Table 1. Budget of RDP 2007–2013 in Poland, by axes (in billion EUR). Financing EAFRD from the TOTAL % state budget Axis 1: Improving the competitiveness of the agricultural 5,6 1,8 7,5 43,0 and forestry sector Axis 2: Improving the environment 4,3 1,1 5,4 30,9 and thecountryside Axis 3: Quality of life in rural areas and diversification 2,6 0,9 3,5 20,1 of the rural economy Axis 4. LEADER 0,6 0,2 0,8 4,5 Technical assistance 0,2 0,1 0,3 1,5 TOTAL 13,4 4,0 17,4 100,0 Source: European Commission Decision of 18.01.2010 on approval of amendments to the Rural Development Programme for Poland for 2007–2013. 4 Katalog w ang po kor:Layout 1 9/14/11 10:11 AM Page 5 The implementation of RDP 2007–2013 by ARMA in the years 2007–2010 Since the moment of Poland's accession to the European Union, ARMA has been playing a key role in the process of the implementation of programmes co – financed from the Community budget which are addressed to agriculture. In the years 2007–2013, ARMA acts as the paying agency for most instruments of the Common Agricul- tural Policy (direct payments, RDP for 2007–2013) and as the entity implementing 14 of 22 measures of RDP 2007–2013 and technical assistance. The process of ARMA's accreditation as the paying agency for RDP 2007–2013 was completed in 2009. The Agency received full powers to implement all aid measures and technical assistance. Thereby, ARMA met the EU standards and may fully handle the measures of RDP 2007–2013. The Agency also makes payments for all the measures of RDP 2007–2013. The Managing Authority of RDP (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development) has delegated some tasks to other entities, while keeping the full responsibility for the effectiveness and adequacy of management and performance of these tasks. The tasks of the Managing Authority with regard to the implementation of RDP 2007–2013 are performed by the following entities: • Agency for Restructuring and Modernisation of Agriculture (ARMA); ARMA is the entity implementing 14 (of 22) measures. This function includes primarily the tasks associ- ated with acceptance and handling an aid application, monitoring the progress of the implementation of the measures and reporting. ARMA is also responsible for the implementation of technical assistance under the Programme. • Foundation of Assistance Programmes for Agriculture (FAPA) with regard to 1 measure; • Agricultural Market Agency (AMA) with regard to 1 measure; • regional self – governments with regard to 6 measures. By 30 April 2011, ARMA paid to the beneficiaries, under all active measures of RDP 2007–2013 the amount of almost PLN 23 billion, including PLN 8,5 billion due to the financial obligations from the years 2004– 2006. Every year, the pace of payments from the funds of RDP 2007–2013 implemented by ARMA progressively increases (Chart 2). 5 Katalog w ang po kor:Layout 1 9/14/11 10:11 AM Page 6 Chart 2. The amount of aid granted under RDP 2007–2013 in individual years of the Programme implementation in billion PLN, as of 31.12.2010. 8,4 6,5 4,7 0,2 2007 2008 2009 2010 Since the beginning of the Programme implementation, most funds of RDP for 2007–2013 have been re- ceived by the following regions: Mazowieckie, Wielkopolskie, Lubelskie and least by the regions: Opolskie, Śląskie and Lubuskie (Chart 3). Chart 3. Aid granted by ARMA under RDP 2007–2013 by regions in million PLN, as of 30.04.2011. Mazowieckie 3 359,6 Wielkopolskie 2 687,8 Lubelskie 2 228,8 Podlaskie 2 093,2 Łódzkie 1 614,2 Kujawsko-pomorskie 1 534,1 1 369,2 Warmińsko-mazurskie 1 169,9 Zachodniopomorskie Świętokrzyskie 1 137,8 1 060,7 Pomorskie Dolnośląskie 1 041,3 997,4 Podkarpackie 963,6 Małopolskie Lubuskie 637,8 Śląskie 525,6 Opolskie 489,0 6 Katalog w ang po kor:Layout 1 9/14/11 10:11 AM Page 7 Table 2. Payments made under RDP 2007–2013 and the obligations from the years 2004–2006 by indi- vidual measures, as of 30.04.2011. Measures of RDP million PLN % 211/212 – Support of management in mountain areas and in less favoured areas (LFAs) 5 380,4 23,4% 113 –Early retirement 4 331,9 18,9% 121 – Modernisation of agricultural holdings 3 731,6 16,2% 214 –Agri-environmental programme 3 571,8 15,6% 141 – Supporting semi-subsistence holdings – obligations from the years 2004–2006 2 100,9 9,1% 123 –Increasing the added value to basic agricultural and forestry production 694,8 3,0% 322/323/313 –Village renewal and development 667,0 2,9% 112 –Setting up of young farmers 642,4 2,8% 321 – Basic services for the economy and rural population 574,3 2,5% 221/223 –Afforestation of agricultural and non-agricultural land 365,1 1,6% 311 –Diversification into non –agricultural activities 281,2 1,2% 142 –Agricultural producer groups 171,1 0,7% 312 – Establishment and development of micro – enterprises 161,2 0,7% 431 –Running of the Local Action Group 100,0 0,4% 125 –Improvement and development of infrastructure related to the development and adjustment of agriculture and forestry 70,6 0,3% Technical assistance 53,0 0,2% 4.1/413 –Implementing the local development strategy 50,1 0,2% 114 – Advisory services for farmers and forest owners 10,2 0,04% 132 – Participation of farmers in food quality schemes 3,5 0,02% 111 –Vocational training for persons employed in agriculture and forestry 1,6 0,01% 126 – Restoring agricultural production potential damaged by natural disasters and introducing appropriate prevention instruments 1,1 0,005% 226 –Restoring forestry production potential damaged by natural disasters and introducing appropriate prevention instruments 0,6 0,003% 133 – Information and publicity 0,2 0,001% 4.21 –Implementing the cooperation projects 0,1 0,0003% TOTAL 22 964,7 100,0000% 7 Katalog w ang po kor:Layout 1 9/14/11 10:11 AM Page 8 Modernisation of agricultural holdings Cha rac te ri stics of the mea su re The ma in aim of the me asu re is to in cre ase the ef fi cien cy of agri cul tu ral hol dings by sup por ting the pro - cess es of thei r mod ern is a tion. Co - fin anc ing cov er ed ini tiat i ves aimed at harm o nis a tion of the cond it ions of agri cul tu ral pro duc tion with the re qu ire ments on the pro tec tion of the envi ron ment, hy gie ne of pro duc- tion, ani mal we lfa re and fo od sa fe ty. The ef fect of in ve st ments car ried out in hold ings sho uld be the in- cre ased qu ali ty of the ir pro duct ion and its div er si fi ca tion. Thanks to this, they may bec o me mo re and mo re com pe ti ti ve. Aid is grant ed for inv e st ments re gar ding mo der ni sa tion or dev e lopm ent of prim a ry plant or anim al pro- duct ion, excl u ding for e stry and fis her y prod uct ion. Oper a tions may rel a te to the man uf act u re of foo d and non - foo d pro ducts as well as prep a ra tion of agric ul tu ral pro ducts pro du ced in the hold ing for sal e. The sco pe of ope ra tions may in c lu de in ve st ments as so cia ted with ge ne ra tion and use of ener gy from re ne w- a ble so ur ces for the pur po ses of agri cul tu ral pro duc tion. The be ne fi cia ry of aid may be a na tu ral per son, le gal per son, part ner ship run ning the agri cul tu ral ac ti vi ty in the field of plant or ani mal pro duc tion. Co - fi nan cing may amo unt to ma xi mum 40 to 60% of the in ve st ment co sts. Aid exce eding 40% of the in ve st - ment va lue in vo lves the ne ces si ty for the be ne fi cia ry to ful fill spe ci fic re qu ire ments – for exam ple, rec e iv- ing the supp ort amo un ting to 60% of the inv e st ment cos ts is pos si ble if the oper a tion is carr ied out in mo un ta in are as and other less - fav o ured are as (LFAs) by a nat u ral per son who on the day of subm it ting the aid ap pli ca tion was un der 40. Aid is grant ed and pai d up to the lim it which in the per iod of the Pro- gram me im ple men ta tion is ma xi mum PLN 300 000 per one be ne fi cia ry and one hol ding. By 31 De cem ber 2010, 25 012 ope ra tions we re im ple men ted, most of which (23 158) re gar ded the pur- cha se of equi p ment and mob i le de vi ces. From the poi nt of view of the ben e fi cia ries' act i vi ty profi le, 32,6% of the ope rat ions we re im ple men ted in hol dings whe re the ma in di rec tion of pro duc tion was far ming of da iry cat tle. In hol dings spe cia li zing in field cul ti va tion, 27,8% of the ope ra tions we re im ple men ted and 13,4% wer e imp lem ent ed in hold ings wher e the mai n dir ect ion of the act iv i ty was farm ing of swin e. In terms of the area of the ben e fi cia ries' hol ding, abo ut 57% of the oper a tions we re imp le men ted in hold ings with an area from 5 to 30 ha. Among all the im ple men ted ope ra tions, 9,7% (2 207 ope ra tions) re gar ded hol d- ings acqu ired or en lar ged un der the me asu re Ear ly re ti re ment. 8