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LEADER under IPARD and post accession RDPAnna NOWAK, European Commission, Directorate General for Agruculture
and Rural Development
Challenges and opportunities for LAGs in Croatia
13 July 2012
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Main points:
• IPARD – main measures
• Leader – main featured, history and results
• Challenges in the post accession period
• Leader under IPARD
• Best practices from MS LAGs - video
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IPARD
Axis 1 - Improving Market Efficiency and Implementing Community Standards
M 101 Investments in agricultural holdings to restructure and upgrade to the EU standards
For agricultural holdings (farmers, crafts, private entities)
Sectors: milk, beef, pig, poultry and eggs, fruit and vegetable
NEW investment: tractors and renewable energy !
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IPARD measures
Axis 1 - Improving Market Efficiency and Implementing Community Standards
M 103 Investments in processing and marketing of agriculture and fishery products to restructure and upgrade to the EU standards
For micro, small and medium processing enterprises (craft, company or cooperative)
Sectors: milk and dairy, meat, fishery, fruit and vegetable, wine and olive oil sector
New investment : renewable energy, new equipment in wine and olive oil sectors
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IPARD measures
Axis 2- Preparatory actions for implementation of the agri-environmental measures and Leader
M 201Preparation for implementation of actions relating to environment and the countryside – AE measures
M 202 Preparation and implementation of local rural development strategies - Leader
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IPARD measures
Axis 3 - Development of the Rural Economy
M 301 Improvement and development of rural infrastructure
For small municipalities with up to 10.000 inhabitants
Sectors: sewerage system and waste water treatment, local unclassified roads, heating plants, fire prevention passage
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IPARD measures
Axis 3 - Development of the Rural Economy
M 302 Development and diversification of rural economic activities
Micro enterprises (natural or legal persons, in VAT system)
Sectors: rural tourism, crafts, direct marketing, services (i.e. kindergartens, IT centres), on farm processing, freshwater aquaculture, renewable energy. New: hairdresser salons and homes for elderly.
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The main concept of the Leader approach
LEADER: Liens Entre Actions de Developpement de l’Economie Rurale = Linkages between development actions regarding the rural economy
Given the diversity of rural areas, development strategies are more effective and efficient if …
• decided and implemented at local level by local actors;• accompanied by clear and transparent procedures;• the support of the relevant public administrations;• and necessary technical assistance for the transfer of good
practice
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The 7 key features of Leader
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Local Action Groups(composition and role)
• Public-private partnership
At decision making level the economic and social partners as well as other representatives of the civil society, such as farmers, rural women, young people and their associations must make up at least 50 % of the local partnership.
• The partnership must be representative for the area.
• The partners must be locally based.
• The groups draw up an integrated local development strategy for their territory and are responsible for implementing it.
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The Local Action Group
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Evolution of the Leader approach
The Community Initiatives:• Leader I (1991-93) – experiment: result of criticism to the individual
project approach in the Structural Policy• Leader II (1994-99) - laboratory: limited to disadvantaged rural areas,
innovation, pilot actions, introduction of transnational cooperation• Leader+ (2000-06) - maturity phase: eligibility of the whole rural
territory; reinforced role of networks and transnational cooperation• (Leader+ type measure for new Member States 2004-2006)
„Mainstreamed Leader“ 2007-13:• Leader axis – not any longer specific programmes; methodological
approach to mainstream RD programming
Leader approach as basis for community-led local development in the CSF-Funds 2014-20:
• Possibility for Leader territories to implement „multi-funded“ strategies
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Rural Development Policy 2007-2013: Architecture
Rural Development
2007-2013
« LEADER Axis » (min. 5% of the EAFRD budget)
Axis 1 Competi -tiveness
Axis 2 Environment
+ Land
Management
Axis 3 Economic
Diver. +
Quality of Life
Single set of programming, financing, monitoring, auditing rules
Single Rural Development Fund (EAFRD)
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LAG selection in EU:2.331 selected LAGs
338
264243
223
191
112 106 96 86 81 8163 56 53 51 43 36 36 33 31 29 26 25 16
5 4 30
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
PL ES DE FR IT CZ UK HU AT SE RO FI DK PT LT GR LV IE SI NL SK EE BE BG LU CY MT
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Leader 2007-2013:
• EU average population of LAG areas: around 50.000 inhabitants
• EU average surface: around 1.780 km2
Average of population per LAG
50347
65822
3233829911
54141
18922
76800
56862
472265653159193
75969
278892528125193
60839
113294
49932
76879
20711
3846443114
50420
0
20000
40000
60000
80000
100000
120000
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Rural development in a new framework 2014-2020
Common Strategic Framework (CSF) – covering the EAFRD, ERDF, ESF, Cohesion Fund and EMFF, and reflecting EU2020 through common
thematic objectives to be addressed by key actions for each of the funds
Partnership Contract – national document outlining the intended use of the funds in the pursuit of EU2020 objectives
Rural development policy: EAFRD
Other CSF funds(ERDF, ESF, CF, EMFF)
Rural Development Programme(s)
Europe 2020 strategy
Promoting social inclusion,
poverty reduction and economic development in rural areas
Enhancingcompetitivenessof all types of
agriculture and farm viability
Promotingfood chain
organisation and risk
management in agriculture
Restoring, preserving and
enhancing ecosystems
dependent on agriculture and
forestry
Promoting resource efficiency and
supporting the shift towards a low carbon and climate resilient
economy in agriculture, food
and forestry sectors
Fosteringknowledge
transfer and Innovation in agriculture,forestry and rural areas
Pri
ori
tie
s
Innovation, Environment and Climate Change as cross-cutting objectives
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Community-led local development – CLLDLeader approach for all funds:
• Europe 2020 strategy: Territorial development on sub-regional level as a cross-cutting issue for inclusive growth
• Common Provisions Regulation: common approach to support CLLD under the EU Funds:
EAFRD – European Agricultural Funds for Rural Development EMFF – European Marine and Fishery Funds ERDF – European Regional Development Fund ESF – European Social Fund ECF – European Cohesion Funds
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Leader in the new programming
LAGs – shall design and implement LDSs Preparatory support:• “Leader start-up kit” – capacity building actions for groups who did not
implement Leader in 2007-2013 and support small pilot projects• Capacity building, training and networking to prepare and implement a LDS
Cooperation activities• Inter-territorial or transnational co-operation projects (within one MS, within
several MSs and with third countries)- separate selection) • Preparatory technical support for cooperation projects
Running costs and animation• Costs linked to the management of the implementation of LDS • Costs to cover actions to inform about LDS and project development tasks
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Challenges under the new programming
Option for the delivery at MS level:
• Strategy with mono-fund approach or multi-fund approach( coordinated intervention of several Funds)
Options for the delivery at LAG level• Defining the LDS scope – much broader approach• Defining the area which the strategy will cover• whether to design a multi- or a mono-fund LDS after assessing the risks
and challenges• In the case of multi-fund:
• Choice of the Funds to be included in that strategy;• if the Lead Fund option is opened, which Fund should be the
Lead Fund
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Challenges under the new programming
• Multi-funded strategies are more complex to design and implement – experience required
• Broader LAGs partnership (many issues, many sectors)• Risk of dominancy of the most powerful interest• Possibility of integration of new areas (i.e. bigger towns)• But still possibility to implement Leader only in rural
areas.
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IPARD
• IPARD Programme until the end of 2013
• New Rural Development Programme 2014-2020
• Contracting under IPARD – only until beginning of the post accession Rural Development Programme (2015 ?)
• Payments under IPARD possible until 2016 (N+3 rule)
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Leader in IPARD
• How? Through sub-measures : 202.1. Acquisition of skills, animating the inhabitants of LAG
territories (for registered and selected LAGs)
202.2. Implementation of local development strategies (for
registered and selected LAGs)
And TA for potential LAGs (implemented by the MA)
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Leader in IPARD
LAGs main responsibilities and tasks :
To establish and register a LAG (as association)
To develop a Local Development Strategy
To promote/inform/animate local population
To apply to the Call for proposal
To recommend a project to the Agency
To manage activities of a LAG
To request financial support for LAG’s operation
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Leader in IPARD
Leader – eligibility criteria
Officially register (as association)
Cover coherent territory (5.000-150.000 inhabitants, including towns
up to 25.000)
Management body: public-private group (at least 50% members
from civil, social and business sector) and min 20% from the local
authorities. Age diversity and Gender equality (min 30 % women)
LDS based on Leader Ordinance
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Leader in pre- and post accession RDP
• New approach – mono or multi funds strategies
• LAGs selected under IPARD have to submit a new LDS with much broader approach
• Much broader approach: more measures : from 6 in IPARD to 26 in a new RDP = more sectors = more projects, but also projects not only from RDP
• Bigger focus on networking and cooperation
• Cooperation also with partners from non rural areas, financed from other funds
• Some procedural differences at LAGs and the ministerial level (projects selection, projects payments), possibilities of advance payments
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Thank you and good luck!
Leader ordinance: http://mps.hr/ipard
http://enrd.ec.europa.eu