Rural Development in Hungary November 2005 Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Dept. Of Managing Authority

Outline of the presentation  SAPARD (Special Accession Programme for Agriculture and Rural Development)  ARDOP (Agricultural and Rural Development Operational Programme)  NRDP (National Rural Development Plan)  Lessons learnt

The SAPARD Programme SAPARD is a „Special Accession Programme for Agriculture and Rural Development”. Lessons learnt:  EU conform institutions, setting up the administrative structure (programming, management, control)  Human resource development  Programming practice (SAPARD Plan)  Experience in the implementation

Share of priorities in ARDOP  Priority 1: Establishment of competitive basic material production in agriculture (Assistance to investments in agriculture, Structural assistance to fisheries sector, Setting up young farmers, Assistance to vocational training and retraining)  Priority 2: Modernisation of food processing (Improvement of processing and marketing of agricultural products)  Priority 3: Development of rural areas (Expansion of rural income earning opportunities, Development of rural infrastructure, Renovation and dev. of villages, LEADER+)  Priority 4: Technical assistance.

ARDOP - Priorities & Measures  1. Establishment of competitive basic material production in agriculture 57,0% — EAGGF,FIFG  Assistance to investments in agriculture (51,3%, EAGGF)  Structural assistance to fisheries sector ( 1,4%, FIFG)  Setting up young farmers ( 2,8%, EAGGF)  Assistance to vocational further training and retraining ( 1,5%, EAGGF)  2. Modernisation of food processing 14,0% — EAGGF  Improvement of processing and marketing of agricultural products (14%, EAGGF)  3. Development of rural areas 26,5% — EAGGF  Expansion of rural income earning opportunities (12,5%, EAGGF)  Development and improvement of rural infrastructure connected with the development of agriculture ( 6,0%, EAGGF)  Renovation and dev. of villages and protection and conservation of rural heritage ( 3,5%, EAGGF)  LEADER+ ( 4,5%, EAGGF)  4. Technical assistance 2,5% — EAGGF

ARDOP Statistics  The Commission approved the ARDOP in June 2004  The ARDOP Monitoring Committee approved the Programme-Complement (PC) on 5 July  Applications for ARDOP can be submitted from 3 May 2004.

ARDOP latest events  Suspended measures  Mid-term assessment

Number of applications in NRDP by measures  Afforestation of agricultural land  Agri-environment  Less Favoured Areas  Support for semi subsistence farms  Producer groups9+148  Meeting standards1030

Lessons learnt - experiences  Simplify as much as possible (SAPARD was not a good training in this respect)  Information – nothing is too much (Advisory Network – Technical Assistance)  Human resource capacity & development (Managing Authority, ARDA)  Keep contact with civils, NGOs (Monitoring Committee)

Information on Hungarian ARDOP and NRDP  (Webpage of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development)  (Webpage of the Agricultural and Rural Development Agency)  (Webpage of the National Development Office)   and (Department of Managing Autority – NRDP Unit)

Thank you for your attention! Dr. Miklós MAÁCZ Deputy Head of Department Department of Managing Authority Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Tel: