„Agropuzzle 2” meeting in Poland June 2014 Presentation Day 3

Directions for creating of multimedia presentation by participants of Polish mobility within Leonardo da Vinci „Agropuzzle 2” project.

The aim of presentation: To show characteristic features of running a farm and agrobusiness enterprises in Poland on the basis of: 1) Trout farm in Pokrzywna Each group (country) prepare its presentation in their mother tongue or in English for every visited place taking into account:  Characteristic features listed above  Personal remarks and feelings not included in the chart  Photos taken on the spot

1. Individual farms and specialization in terms of plants and animal production – main products The main products are rainbow trouts and Siberian sturgeons for fishing and cooking. 1. Trout farm in Pokrzywna

2. Family oriented business activity It is a family business managed by Dziwisz Kazimierz and his cousin. The surface of farm is around 3500 square meters and they have around 3-4 t of fish at once in basin. 1. Trout farm in Pokrzywna

3. Vocational education of company owners and their children connected to Agricultural School The owners of farm don’t have any agricultural study. 1. Trout farm in Pokrzywna

4. Acquiring of funds from European projects aimed at development and modernization of farms and enterprises (in close relation to agricultural education) The farm established in 2000 without any European funds, but they develop expanding by year to attract more customers. 1. Trout farm in Pokrzywna

5. Cooperation with raw materials’ suppliers and recipients of farm goods, both animal and vegetable They bought the fish for populate the lake from Czech Republic and special fodder for fish from Denmark. 1. Trout farm in Pokrzywna

6. Any marketing activities aiming at acquiring raw material and cooperation with recipients of final product The raw material for the restaurant and fishing is fresh fish from own lake. 1. Trout farm in Pokrzywna

7. Showing significant production connections with foreign markets They don’t have any contracts with other company to sell the fish, only to populate the lake and feeding. 1. Trout farm in Pokrzywna

8. Development of side activities such as agritourism and restaurants For duration of some events of high rank there is the opportunity to watch them on the big screen and large screen. There are possibilities to organize social events and special occasions, as well as corporate catering. There are room for 75 people on the outside have about 150 seats. They also built a playground in 2005 with toy cars and trampolines. They have billiard, foosball and darts. It is possible to rent equipment for fishing in the farm. They have a restaurant in which they use fresh fish from the lake. 1. Trout farm in Pokrzywna

9. The use of natural climatic and soil qualities in running a farming company within given area The farm it is close to the border between the province of Opole and the Czech Republic is a small place - Moszczanka. Right here in the foothills of the Opawskie of the uppermost peak opolski region Kopą Biskupią (889m.npm) is a small body of water (between Mill Mountain, a historic railway viaduct), which has become a haven of peace for many tourists and locals. The water used in activities of farm come from the river which pass near the farm called Gold stream. For improvement of environment for fishes the farmers use an equipment named aerator to oxygenate the water. 1. Trout farm in Pokrzywna

10. The use of landscape qualities in running a farm and agricultural company The placement of farm it is attractive for customers because of fresh air, silence, relaxed atmosphere and mountains and forest. 1. Trout farm in Pokrzywna

11. The use of high quality products The fish used to populate the lake has high quality and it is certificated, and also the fodder have a good nutrition value for feeding. 1. Trout farm in Pokrzywna

12. Reduction of unemployment in the local area due to creation of new workplaces (recently) The farm have around employees and in the summer time they also hire students. 1. Trout farm in Pokrzywna

Your opinion about visited place Advantages: -good valorification of landscape and water -tasty food made from fresh fish -reduction of unployeed rate by use the people from the area and students in summer -very good quality of fish Disadvantages: -they don’t breed the fishes -they don’t have contracts for selling the fish

Thank you