1. Technical Assistance for Development of a Strategy for Alignment with
Common Market Organisation (CMO) Requirements
TR2014/AG/10-A1-01/001
This Project is co-financed by the European Union and the Republic of Turkey
CMO history of Producer Organisations, Associations and Interbranch Organisations in Europe Producer Organisations, Associations and Interbranch Organisations are successful tools in Europe to improve the agricultural market, especially to improve or to stabilize the income of the producers
Ankara, 9 May, 2018

2. Program Situation of the training History of CMO in Europe
Producer Organisations
Per country
Per sector
Associations of Producer Organisations
Transnational and international producer Organisations
Interbranch Organisations
Conclusion

3. Situation of the training
Trainee: Dr. Ir. Guy Claessens from Belgium
CEO of Agro Plan Consulting : consultancy company in Agricultural sector
20 years of experience in CMO in Europe
Practical guidance of PO’s in Belgium, Ireland, The Netherlands, Slovenia and Croatia
Still a Farmer

4. Situation of the training
Common Agricultural Policy of Europe
Pilar I
Direct payment
Common Market Organisation: CMO EU regulation No 1308/2013
Internal Market: Producer Organisations (PO), Associations of POs (APO) and Interbranch Organisations (IBO)
Trade with Third Countries
Competition rules
General Provisions
Pilar II
Rural Development

5. CAP expenditure and CAP Reform path

6. Budget of CMO in Europe
CAP expenditure in 2016

7. History of CMO in Europe

8. History of CMO in Europe
Regulation 1234/2007: compilation of 21 market regulations of all agricultural products
Regulation 1308/2013: upgrade of the 1234/2007 regulation for all agricultural products with focus on Producer Organisations, Associations and Interbranch Organisations
PRODUCER= CORNERSTONE of the PRODUCER ORGANISATION
For establishing the MARKETS in AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
PRODUCER ORGANISATIONS = COOPERATIVES

9. Producer Organisations

10. Producer Organisations

11. Producer Organisations
Membership intensity
Number of members of cooperatives divided by the number of agricultural holdings

12. Producer Organisations – Cereals

13. Producer Organisations – Dairy

14. Producer Organisations – Dairy

15. Producer Organisations – Dairy

16. Producer Organisations – Fruit & Vegetables

17. Producer Organisations – Fruit & Vegetables 2009

18. Producer Organisations – Fruit & Vegetables 2009

19. Producer Organisations – Olives & Olive oil

20. Producer Organisations – Olives & Olive oil 2009

21. Producer Organisations – Olives & Olive oil 2009

22. Producer Organisations – Olives & Olive oil 2009

23. Producer Organisations – Sheep meat

24. Producer Organisations – Sheep meat

25. Producer Organisations – Sheep meat

26. Producer Organisations – Sheep meat

27. Producer Organisations – Sugar

28. Producer Organisations – Sugar

29. Producer Organisations – Sugar

30. Producer Organisations – Sugar

31. Producer Organisations – Wine

32. Producer Organisations – Wine

33. Producer Organisations – Wine
Main functions of the top-5 wine cooperatives in selected countries (2010)

34. Associations of Producer Organisations
An Association of Producer Organisations (APO) is an umbrella organisation that acts on behalf of two or more recognised Producer Organisations. It must be a separate legal entity or a clearly defined part of a legal entity.
Article Associations of producer organisations
Member States may, on request, recognise associations of producer organisations in a specific sector … which are formed at the initiative of recognised producer organisations.
… associations of producer organisations may carry out any of the activities or functions of producer organisations.

35. Transnational and international Producer Organisations

36. Interbranch Organisations
Interbranch organisations are vertically integrated organisations which comprise producers and at least one member of the processing or trading part of the supply chain. Interbranch organisations provide a means of allowing dialogue between actors in the supply chain, and in promoting best practices and market transparency.

37. Interbranch Organisations
Legislation on IBOs at Member State level and its level of implementation taking into account existence or absence of recognised IBOs

38. Interbranch Organisations
Evolution of number of IBOs in the EU ( )

39. Interbranch Organisations
Total number of IBOs per Member State

40. Interbranch Organisations
Total number of IBOs per sector

41. Interbranch Organisations
Distribution of IBOs per sector and per MS

42. Interbranch Organisations
Objectives of IBOs
Improving knowledge and transparency of production
Forecasting of production potential
Helping to better coordinate placing on the market
Exploring potential export market
Drawing up standard forms of contract
Developing initiatives to strengthen competiveness
Provide information and perform the necessary research
Seeking ways of restricting the use of animal-health or plant protection products
Developing methods and instruments for improving product quality
Taking all possible actions to promote organic farming
Promoting and carrying out research into integrated, sustainable production
Promoting consumption of products
Contributing to the management of by-products and the reduction of waste

43. Interbranch Organisations
Top 5 objectives of IBOs (n=59)

44. Conclusion

45. Questions?

46. Thank you for your attention
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