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1 Promoting development of agri-environmental measures in the Kaliningrad Oblast through the Lithuania Poland Russia Cross-border Cooperation Programme of the European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument 21 February, Riga, Latvia Total area of the Kaliningrad Oblast: 15,100 km2

2 Demographics of the Kaliningrad Oblast Population: 954,978 Density: /km 2 Urban population: % Rural population: % Economically active population: 69.2% (ages 15-72) Employment: 64.6% Unemployment: 6.7% Source: Russian Federal State Statistics Service, data as of

3 The region has 47 rural settlements and 1073 rural inhabited places with 1/5 of the Oblast s population 68.9 % of rural population are economically active and 58.5% are employed in the economy Indicator Share of rural population, % out of 47 rural settlements in the Kaliningrad Oblast have more than 50% of people above the employable age Source: data from Калининградская область в цифрах, 2012: краткий статистический сборник, Kaliningrad Oblast Territorial Unit of the Federal State Statistics Service, Kaliningrad 2012 Main livelihood of the rural population of the Kaliningrad Oblast Agriculture: 44% Wholesale and retail; repair of automobiles, motorcycles, household appliances and personal items: 26% Construction: 13% Indicator Average nominal monthly salary paid to those employed in agriculture in the Kaliningrad Oblast, roubles Year Source: data from Калининградская область в цифрах, 2012: краткий статистический сборник, Kaliningrad Oblast Territorial Unit of the Federal State Statistics Service, Kaliningrad 2012

4 The agro-industrial complex is based on agriculture that encompasses 166 agricultural enterprises, about 300 farms and 76,000 personal household plots Main areas of activity Livestock farming dairy farming swine breeding poultry breeding fur farming goat breeding sheep breeding

5 Main areas of activity Plant cultivation cereals and leguminous plants rape potatoes bare-soil vegetables forage crops Main areas of activity Horse breeding Fish breeding

6 Main areas of activity Processing industry Farming land: 818,200 ha Land in circulation: 59 %

7 Soils of the Kaliningrad Oblast high moisture capacity low water permeability high acidity Plant cultivation produce in all types of farms in the Kaliningrad Oblast in Indicator Year % 2011 to Total sown area, thousand ha Cereals and leguminous plants 3. Sown area, thousand ha Croppage, thousand tonnes Yield, metric centners per ha Rape 7. Sown area, thousand ha Croppage, thousand tonnes Yield, metric centners per ha Potatoes 11. Sown area, thousand ha Croppage, thousand tonnes Yield, metric centners per ha Open-soil vegetables 15. Sown area, thousand ha Croppage, thousand tonnes Yield, metric centners per ha Source: data from Калининградская область в цифрах, 2012: краткий статистический сборник, Kaliningrad Oblast Territorial Unit of the Federal State Statistics Service, Kaliningrad 2012

8 Main types of produce of animal breeding in all types of farms in the Kaliningrad Oblast in Indicators Cattle and poultry for slaughtering (live weight), thousand tonnes Milk, thousand tonnes Eggs, million pcs. Source: data from Калининградская область в цифрах, 2012: краткий статистический сборник, Kaliningrad Oblast Territorial Unit of the Federal State Statistics Service, Kaliningrad 2012 Development problems of the agro-industrial complex in the Kaliningrad Oblast volatility in the markets for agricultural produce, raw materials and food insufficient influx of private investments low development of agricultural insurance low speed of social development of rural territories, outflow of employable population inefficiency of use of land resources underdeveloped small business

9 Main target programmes 1. Main Areas of Development of the Agro-industrial Complex in the Kaliningrad Oblast for Maintaining and Recovery of Fertility of Soils of Farming Land in the Kaliningrad Oblast for Social Development of Rural Areas in the Kaliningrad Oblast for Development of Agricultural Consumers Cooperation in the Kaliningrad Oblast for State Programme for Developing Agriculture and Regulating Markets for Agricultural Produce, Raw Materials and Food for Decree No. 432 of on Implementing the Target Programme of the Kaliningrad Oblast on Support to Beginning Farmers in the Kaliningrad Oblast for Decree No. 994 of on Developing Agriculture and Regulating Markets for Agricultural Produce, Raw Mmaterials and Food for Программареализуется при финансовойподдержкеевропейскогосоюза ПОДДЕРЖКА И РАЗВИТИЕ СЕЛЬСКОГО ПРЕДПРИНИМАТЕЛЬСТВА: ОТ МЕСТНОГО ОПЫТА К ТРАНСГРАНИЧНОМУ СОТРУДНИЧЕСТВУ SUPPORT AND DEVELOPMENT OF RURAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP: FROM LOCAL EXPERIENCE TO CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION

10 Программареализуется при финансовойподдержкеевропейскогосоюза Lead Partner FGBOU DPOS Kaliningrad Institute of Retraining Specialists in Agribusiness Partner 1 Klaipeda University Partner 2 Warmia and Masuria Center of Agricultural Advisory Support Partner 3 FGAOU VPO Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University Программареализуется при финансовойподдержкеевропейскогосоюза Duration of the project 24 months Start of the project End of the project Priority / Measure 11 September September 2014 Priority 2. Pursuing social, economic and spatial development Measure 2.3. Increasing competitiveness of SMEs and development of the labour market

11 Программареализуется при финансовойподдержкеевропейскогосоюза Project implementation location Lithuania Marijampolė County, Vilkaviškis district municipality; Tauragė County, Jurbarkas district municipality; Klaipėda County, Šilutė district municipality Poland Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship: Braniewo County; Bartoszyce County; Węgorzewo County; Gołdap County; Kętrzyn County Russia Kaliningrad Oblast: Bagrationovsky District; Krasnoznamensky District; Nesterovsky District; Ozyorsky District; Pravdinsky District; Slavsky District Программареализуется при финансовойподдержкеевропейскогосоюза Cities and towns Lithuania Klaipėda Marijampolė Raudonė Rusnė Tauragė Poland Olsztyn Bartoszyce Braniewo Węgorzewo Gołdap Kętrzyn Russia Kaliningrad Bagrationovsk Krasnoznamensk Nesterov Ozyorsk Slavsk Pravdinsk Svetlogorsk

12 Программареализуется при финансовойподдержкеевропейскогосоюза Overall objective Specific actions Improvement of living standards of the rural population of the main core areas of the Lithuania-Poland-Russia ENPI Cross- Border Cooperation Program Identifying problems for sustainable development of rural border territories 2. Raising competitiveness of small enterprises in rural areas through creating and developing private entrepreneurship and alternative livelihoods 3. Broadening cooperation in the area of cultural and cuisine traditions as means of creating a positive image of rural border territories Target group End beneficiary Heads of rural municipal settlements, communities; farmers, rural entrepreneurs; civil society activists Rural population of border territories of Lithuania, Poland, Russia Программареализуется при финансовойподдержкеевропейскогосоюза Aims of sustainable development of rural territories to raise prosperity and quality of life of rural population to raise efficiency of rural economy and significance of agriculture in the national economy to slow depopulation and stabilise the numbers of rural population by 2020 to reduce socially and economically unjustifiable inter-regional and intraregional differentiation of living standards of rural population to use natural resources efficiently and preserve natural environment to maintain rural traditions and develop national and cultural potential of rural territories

13 Программареализуется при финансовойподдержкеевропейскогосоюза Objectives of sustainable development of rural territories to increase employment rate of rural population of employable age to diversify rural economy and develop alternative livelihoods in rural areas to increase access of rural population to social services to strengthen the legal framework for rural development and overcome fragmentation of agencies to raise efficient use of natural, tangible and human resources in rural areas and to involve them rationally in economic circulation to develop market infrastructure and increase access of small and medium manufacturers to end markets of agricultural produce to strengthen financial framework of rural development to strengthen and develop rural self-government to provide access of rural population to development resources and to overcome information isolation of rural population to strengthen scientific and personnel framework of rural development; to design a monitoring system for rural development Программареализуется при финансовойподдержкеевропейскогосоюза Main activities 1. Surveying and assessing the development of rural border territories by applying sustainable development indicators, providing detailed description of the current situation and perspectives for developing agricultural manufacturing and agritourism 2. Based on the results of surveys, arranging and holding workshops for Russia s local authorities and Lithuania s local communities 3. Arranging and holding workshops and trainings for Lithuanian, Polish and Russian farmers, rural entrepreneurs and civil society activists 4. Creating a modern single systemised informational and methodological base (including recommendations, guidelines, informative materials, catalogues, single agritourism map of border territories, CD-based databases, websites) 5. Arranging and holding large-scale joint events such as conferences, a forum and festivals on topics of cultural and cuisine heritage of rural border territories 6. Facilitating development of local communities in Lithuania, Poland and Russia

14 Программареализуется при финансовойподдержкеевропейскогосоюза Publications Manual on Rural Entrepreneurship in the Kaliningrad Oblast Development of Alternative Livelihoods in Rural Areas in Circumstances of the Kaliningrad Oblast (Recommendations) Development of Agritourism in the Territory of the Kaliningrad Oblast (Recommendations) Cuisine Traditions of Border Territories of Lithuania Poland Russia Программареализуется при финансовойподдержкеевропейскогосоюза CD-based informational databases Investment portfolio of rural border territories of Lithuania Poland Russia Agritourism businesses of border territories of Poland Russia

15 Программареализуется при финансовойподдержкеевропейскогосоюза Survey Assessment of agritourism potential of border territories of Lithuania Poland Russia Программареализуется при финансовойподдержкеевропейскогосоюза Workshops Preparing and holding 6 workshops for Russian farmers, rural entrepreneurs and civil society activists (management basics, marketing technologies, agritourism, alternative livelihoods) Preparing and holding 5 two-day workshops for Russian farmers, rural entrepreneurs and civil society activists (agritourism, alternative livelihoods, new technologies in livestock farming and plant cultivation)

16 Study tours for Russian farmers, rural entrepreneurs, civil society activists Coordinating and accompanying in 5 study tours for Russian farmers, rural entrepreneurs, civil society activists (agritourism, alternative livelihoods, new technologies in livestock farming and plant cultivation) Olsztyn Coordinating and accompanying in a study tour for a delegation of Russia s local authority Olsztyn

17 Программареализуется при финансовойподдержкеевропейскогосоюза Large-scale joint events Arranging and holding the kick-off conference Kaliningrad Participation in the international conference on Problems and Perspectives for Development of Rural Border Territories Participation in the international festival of cultural and cuisine heritage of border territories Arranging and holding the international festival of cultural and cuisine heritage of border territories Klaipėda Bartoszyce Kaliningrad Arranging and holding the international forum Svetlogorsk Программареализуется при финансовойподдержкеевропейскогосоюза Contribution to development of Russian local communities Contribution to the development of the Beekeeping Association of Kaliningrad Oblast (purchase of equipment for packing honey and producing empty honeycomb) Contribution to the development of the rural water recreation area (0.6 ha) in the Kaliningrad Oblast (purification of water, diking banks with sand, fish stocking)

18 Программареализуется при финансовойподдержкеевропейскогосоюза Expected results 1. Assessment of rural border territories sustainable development applying sustainable development indicators. Establishing of information and methodological base of this issue. 2. Evaluation of the modern situation and perspectives for development of rural entrepreneurship. Creation of information and methodological base of this problem. 3. Creation of layer of professionally trained farmers and rural entrepreneurs through organisation of training events, study tours and publication of recommendations for successful development of agricultural business also through recruitment of investors. 4. Contribution to development of local initiatives and communities. 5. Preservation and resurrection of cultural and cuisine traditions on rural border territories of Lithuania, Poland and Russia. Thank you for your attention! Elena Soldatova FGBOU DPOS Kalinigrad Institute of Retraining Specialists in Agribusiness , Россия, Калининград, ул. Молодой Гвардии, 2 + 7(4012) , fgou_kipka@bk.ru

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