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Agricultural Advisory Servicein Slovenia

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SOME FACTS ABOUT SLOVENIANAGRICULTURE

FOR BETTER UNDERSTANDING

WHAT KIND OF FARMS

OUR ADVISERS ARE DEALING WITH


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REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIAMain figures - Year 2008

Area: 20 273 km2

Population: 2 025 866 inhabitants

GDP per capita at current prices: 18 200 EUR

Agricultural trade balance: -228.5 million EUR

Currency: from January, 2007 EURO

Agriculture, hunting and fishing (% of total GVA):-2008: 2, 3% (1,8% in EU 27)

-2004: 2,7%


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1997 2000 2003 2005 20072007

Number of farms (NF) (in 1000) 90.8 86.5 77.1 77.2 75.375.3

Utilized Agriculture area (UAA)(1000 ha) 466.6 485.9 486.5 485.4 488,8488,8

Average UAA per farm (ha) 5.1 5.6 6.3 6.3 6.56.5

Percentage of farms with 10 ormore ha UAA 10% 13% 16% 15% 16%16%

Percentage of UAA per farms with10 or more ha UAA 35% 42% 47% 48% 51%51%

Slovenia is a country with a large number of small farms.

The age structure is getting worse (Only of all family members are younger

than 45 years old). The education of farm owners is improving slowly but

surely.

Source: Institute of Agriculture: Evaluation of Agriculture in 2008


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2000 2003 2005 20072007

Number of farms with cattle (in 1000) 77.5 68.9 66.9 63.563.5-- Percentage in allPercentage in all farmsfarms 90% 89% 87% 84%84%

Lifestock unit (LU) (in 1000) 470.5 456.2 421.6 433.4433.4

Average number ofAverage number of lifestock unitlifestock unitperper farmfarm 6.1 6.6 6.3 6,86,8

Percentage of farm with 20 or moreLU 5% 6% 6% 7%7%

Percentage of LU per farm with 20 ormore LU 34% 39% 39% 44%44%

Slovenia is a cattle breeding country.

Source: Institute of Agriculture: Evaluation of Agriculture in 2008


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Level of self-supply of some agricultural productsin Slovenia, 2005-2007

Slovenia is a traditional net importer of food. Negative balance hasbeen increasing after joining the EU. Grains, sugar, fruit and

vegetables contribute the most to negative aggregate self sufficiency.


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BUDGET EXPENDITURE FOR SLOVENIAN AGRICULTURE(Millions of Euros)

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Budget expenditure, grow very rapidly since the year 2001

and currently amount is between 270 and 280mil.EUR/year


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Total expenditure 2008:208.9 million EUR,

(0.4% of EU-27)


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AGRICULTURAL ADVISORY SERVICE INSLOVENIA

Agricultural Advisory Service has in Slovenia more than 40 years experiencesworking with farmers!


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HISTORY OF AAS

Long tradition of agricultural advisory service Associations, Agricultural schools, cooperatives

Organization after 1972 Cooperatives employed agriculture advisors

First regional agriculture and animal breeding centers institutes with specialized advisory services

Reorganization in 1990 Agricultural advisory service - AAS (though no clear legal status, one

of the services of Ministry of agriculture and forestry but not as otherservices gap in status)

Establishment of Chamber of Agriculture andForestry of Slovenia for the first time AAS is

clearly identified and got legal status

HISTORY OF AAS!


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HEAD OFFICELJUBLJANA

13REGIONAL UNITS

CHAMBERCHAMBER ORGANISATIONORGANISATION

AGRICULTURAL ADVISORY SERVICEDIVISION

60 BRANCH OFFICES

8 AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTRYINSTITUTES

CELJE

KRANJ

LJUBLJANA

MARIBOR

MURSKA SOBOTA

NOVA GORICA

NOVO MESTO

PTUJ13 REGIONAL UNITS

8 AGRICULTURE ANDFORESTRY INSTITUTE


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CHAMBER OF AGRICULTURE ANDFORESTRY OF SLOVENIA

After more than 10 years of efforts, Chamber was

constituted in May 2000 by the law.

It is a legal entity under public law and has acompulsory membership.

In accordance with the law, the Chamber wasestablished to represent and to protect the interests ofagriculture, forestry and fishery.


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CHAMBERS ORGANISATION

8 PUBLIC AGRICULTURALAND FORESTRYINSTITUTIONS750 employees

INSTITUTE FORFOREST CERTIFICATION

INSTITUTE FOR

CONTROL AND CERTIFICATION

IN AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY

HEADOFFICELJUBLJANA

50 employees

13 REGIONAL UNITS185 elected members

60 BRANCH OFFICES420 elected members


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MEMBERS AND MEMBERSHIP FEE

Chamber's Members are divided into two subgroups:naturalnatural personspersons and legallegal entitiesentities..

Around 1109.09.000000 natural persons an approximately11.5.50000 legal entities are members of the Chamber.

The membership fee is determined once per yearonce per year

for the past year.

The total income of membership fee for 2009 was1,987.400 EUR. On average, each member paid18,26.


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RRepresentsepresents Members' interests in legislative

procedure.

IInformsnforms Members and the public of current issues inagriculture and forestry (free monthly bulletinZelena Deela.

PProvidesrovides free technical aid in agricultural, forestry,legal and economic consultancy through

Agriculture Advisory Service.

CHAMBERS ACTIVITIES


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8 Agriculture and Forestry Institutes (AFI)8 Agriculture and Forestry Institutes (AFI)

Agricultural advisors at the Agricultural AdvisoryAgricultural advisors at the Agricultural AdvisoryService Departments:Service Departments: 8 departments, 38 departments, 31010 employeesemployees

8 heads of departments8 heads of departments

7788 expert advisorsexpert advisors4455 farming family and supplementary activities advisorsfarming family and supplementary activities advisors

117979 field advisorsfield advisors

HUMAN RESOURCES, AgricultureAdvisory Service


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Objectives1. Increasing of farm income considering input/output

optimum;

2. Training of farmers for better farm management;3. Rural development;

4. Promoting work on protection of special food products (PGO,PGD);

5. Introduction of environmentally friendly technologies;6. Balancing farm production with natural resources and

market;

7. Performing permanent education and training of farmers -

working in groups as well as individually;


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Tasks Consulting in the fields of technological, economic and

environmental aspects of agriculture.

Consulting and help with the development of farm

development plans (investments, business plans for SAPARDfunds and/or bank loans etc.).

Supporting the introduction of the common agriculturepolicy (55%).

Consulting and help different forms of organisations offarmers.

Performing programs of national importance based onspecial agreements.


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Methods of work

Courses, seminars, lectures for farmers and their

families Individual consulting

Writing professional articles in different journals, co-editing of agriculture broadcasting on TV and radio

Practical demonstrations, workshops

Exhibitions, excursions

Website, on-line information, Internet

Permanent training of trainers

Cooperation with their colleagues abroad.


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Legislation grounding Agriculture extension is organised as a public

service (The Chamber of Agriculture and Forestry act,1999 and The Agriculture act of Slovenia, 2008)

Public service functions in the public interest:

Permanent activities and services Enabled services for every natural or legal person engaged

in the agricultural activity

Carry out of services puruant to a defined programme andcertain price


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Financing The public service is financed from:

partially or entirely payment of the price for the

provided service the state budget (MAFF guidelines for workprogramme, work programme, conformation ofwork programme by government, annual report)

other sources.

The prices of services: partially or entirely paid by users of services

free of charge.


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What about the government?

Ministry for agriculture is constantly diminishing thefinancial support for AAS work.

Present situation:

70 % of AAS budget is coming from the budget of

Ministry for agriculture, forestry and food

Important sum of money is spent on establishment

of new institutions for rural development that have

nor tradition in working with farmers nor knowledge

FINANCING OF AASFINANCING OF AAS


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Our plans for the futureIn the future we will strength farm advising on following topics: :

Sustainable development (nature conversation advisory service for farmers)Animal welfareClimate change

Information technology, development of IT advisory toolsImplementation of EU measures (Direct payments, Market measures, Ruraldevelopment)Innovation and introducing of new technologiesDevelopment of high value agricultural productsStrengthen the local food production

Farm diversificationStrategically farm adviceRisk management farm advice

In the financial period 2013-2010 CAP has to introduce new measures forsupporting Agricultural Advisory Service in EU member states.

Activities of Agricultural Advisory Service must be supported in sufficient amount

by national budget also in the future (in general free of charge for the farmers).


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Thank you for your

attention!

Igor HrovatiIgor HrovatiDirectorDirector

Chamber ofChamber of AAgriculture and Forestry of Sloveniagriculture and Forestry of Sloveniawww.kgzs.siwww.kgzs.si

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