Welcome in the Thuringian State Institute for Agriculture (TLL)

Welcome in the Thuringian State Institute for Agriculture (TLL)

Thuringian State Institute for Agriculture Suggestion for Agenda TLL a historical view TLL departments, objects and goals Agriculture current issues the EU, Germany and Thuringia Discussion

Thuringian State Institute for Agriculture Suggestion for Agenda TLL a historical view TLL departments, objects and goals Agriculture current issues in the EU, Germany and Thuringia Discussion

History of Thuringian State Institute for Agriculture From 1805: First Acricultural Lecture at University of Jena. to Foundation of Thuringian State Institute for Agriculture 1994.

History of Thuringian State Institute for Agriculture 01.01.2009: Integration of Professional Training, Education and Further Qualification in the Fields of Agriculture and Home Economics 20.04.1994: Foundation of TLL Agricultural Analytik and Research Institute Business Area Agricultural Research Business Area Agricultural Testing 30 Research Institutes Academy of Agriculural Sciences of the GDR Districts Erfurt, Gera, Suhl Crop Farming School Zwätzen Agricultural Insttitute of the University of Jena 2009 1994 1992 1991 1990 1989 1856 1826

Thuringian State Institute for Agriculture Suggestion for Agenda TLL a historical view TLL departments, objects and goals Agriculture milestones and highlights in the EU, Germany and Thuringia Discussion

Structure of Administrative Body Thuringian Ministry for Infrastructure and Agriculture TIM LVG Erfurt Thuringian State Institute for Agriculture (TLL) EAFRD- Support Programme Paying Office i TLVWA Cooperation: f.e. Technical Colleges Extra-company Training Specialist Inspectorate: f.e. Plant Protection Pest Control Education Experimental Stations 7 Offices for Agriculture Direcct Payments

Organigram Thuringian State Institute for Agriculture President Deputy Department 100 Department 200 Central Department Agricultural Testing Department 300 Education Department 400 Crop Farming Agricultural Ecology Department 500 Animal Husbandry Department 600 Agricultural Economy and Marketing Unit110 Personnel and Legal Affairs Unit 210 Sample Tracking, Analysis, Field Service Unit 310 Education and Advice in Agriculture and Home Economics Unitt 410 Crop Protection Unitt 510 Animal Breeding Unit 610 Operational Analysis Unit 120 Internal Services and Investments Unit 220 Analysis of Soil and Fertilizers Unit 320 College for Agriculture and Home Economics Stadtroda Unit 420 Arable- and Plant Production Unitt 520 Animal Husbandry Unit 620 Business Manaegment Unit 130 Unit 230 Unitt 330 Unitt 430 Unit 530 Unit 630 Household Seeds ÜAS Schwerstedt Thuringian Centre for Renewable Biomass Animal Feed Makcet Control and Specific Legislation Unit 140 Unit 240 Unit 440 Unit 540 Unit 640 Agricutlural Information Public Relations Organically Analysis Agricultural Economy and Organic Farming Grassland and Feeding Stuff State Support and Agrarmarketing Unit 260 Testing Foodstuff and Feed

Departments of Thuringian State Institute for Agriculture Central Department Internal service department providing the specialized departments with infrastructure which is necessary for them to fulfill their tasks Personel affairs Central services Managment of all monetary transactions Editing all scientific papers of the TLL Administration of the agricultural information system on the internet

Departments of Thuringian State Institute for Agriculture Agricultural Testing Central laboratory for agricultural, forest and gardening authorities, institutions and departments of the applied research Traffic check of fertilizers, feedstuffs and seeds Checking and analytical quality control of private laboratories Development and validation of analytical methods as well as introduction of new official analytical techniques Bio-molecular proof of genetically modified organisms (GMO) Analysis of quality-defining and toxic chemical, physical, biological and microbiological parameters in soils, harvested crops, feedstuffs and fertilizers, seeds as well as agricultural raw products

Departments of Thuringian State Institute for Agriculture Education Professional education comprises professional training, education and further qualification in the fields of agriculture. College for Agriculture in Stadtroda State-certified technician State-cerified agricultural manager Intercompany training centre in Schwerstedt Trainees in the fields of agriculture Master qualification in the offices for agriculture Training in the higher or upper grade of civil service of the agriculture administration Promotion of professional training measures using financial means of the EU and the Free State of Thuringia

Departments of Thuringian State Institute for Agriculture Crop Farming and Agricultural Ecology Studies on effcient, environmentally friendly and market-oriented technologies in crop farming as well as the fullfillment of sovereign tasks and assignments in preparation of political decisions on agriculture. Recomondations on species and technologies, guidelines and viewpoints on the production and use of crops and their products (for nutrition and renewable energy) Protection and permanent monitoring of soil used in agriculture; studies on the soil and plant water balance, use of pesticides, on the hazard of emissions of substances and on irrigation; operation of the agro-meterological monitoring network 4 2 3 5 1

Departments of Thuringian State Institute for Agriculture Animal Husbandry Fulfillment of sovereign tasks on the basis of the Livestock Breeding Act and acquisition of knowledge for counseling on basic rations, livestock breeding and feeding. Further development in breeding populations of farm animals, espec. Improvement of the productive efficiency and product quality Environmental- and livestock-friendly management of farm animals Reproduction managements Foto: Berit Füllner Development of recommendations for species of fodder plants Cultivated landscape management, scientific supervision of agricultural and environmental development

Departments of Thuringian State Institute for Agriculture Agricultural Economy and Marketing Studies on economic and business-oriented questions of the agricultural land use and animal husbandry in Thuringia as well as the development of a competitive position. Assessment and evulation of proposals and agreements resp. decisions on the further development of EU, German and Thuringian agricultural policy Analysis and assessment of cost-efficiency, market investigation and observation as well as price reporting Enforcement of various development programms, joint marketing to promote the sales of Thuringian products, especially quality marks Certified Quality from Thuringian

Objects and Goals of Thuringian State Institute for Agriculture The most importand agricultural specialist authority in Thuringia Not only enforcing sovereign and subsidies law in agriculture but it is also a competence centre for agriculture and food industry Offer a wide variety of services by provoding state-of-the-art knowledge, which was acquired on the basis of applied and practice-oriented research Internet-platform, meetings, workshops and field days for Thuringian farmers with up-to-date and state-of-the-art informations Political counseling of the Thuringian state government

Objects and Goals of Thuringian State Institute for Agriculture The TLL supports the agricultural enterprises in Thuringia by modern solutions in their daily struggle for an economically, ecologically and socially sustainable way of running their businesses and monitor the protection on the goods water, soil and air as well as the conservation of the agricultural biodiversity and the natural resources consistently applying the agricultural specialized law.

Thuringian State Institute for Agriculture Suggestion for Agenda TLL a historical view TLL departments, objects and goals Agriculture current issues in the EU, Germany and Thuringia Discussion

Historical facts to understand the current agricultural policy of the EU (1): a long history of supporting farmers (first sources from 1870) especially after 1. World War (in preparation of 2. World War) with a lot of maesures of protectionism and for significant increase of production after 2. World War agreement on a common development of agriculture in Western Europe Foundation of European Community (EG) with the Common European Agricultural Policy (CAP) most importand objective: significant increase of production to achieve self-sufficiency half of the total EU-budget for agriculture

Historical facts to understand the current agricultural policy of the EU (2): in 1970s: self-sufficiency was achieved actual that was the time to reduce the support of farmers considerable resistance to the farmers against the governments farmers were an important electoral force at that time governments didn`t want to risk their power furthermore half of the total EU-budget for agriculture consequenses: significant overproduction with storages and destruction of foodstuffs on a large scale

Historical facts to understand the current agricultural policy of the EU (3): beginning of exports of excess production espec. to developing countries to take the pressure off the domestic market consequenses: destruction of the existence of millions of farmers espec. in developing countries, because their products didn`t have a chance against the heavily subsidised agricultural goods from Europe a very important fact in the current discussion about the refugees The EU agricultural policy has major consequences for the farmers all over the world, espec. in the poor contries. Over 800 million people are suffering from hunger globally while a further 1.9 billion people are classified as overweight or obese. environmental and animal welfare problems

Major structural changes in the agricultural policy of the EU: 1990s: rearranging of the directly payments from product-related to production-related Implementation of a second area of payments (so called 2. pillar) for special achivements for environment, animal welfare and rural development

Major structural changes in the agricultural policy of the EU: 1990s: rearranging of the directly payments from product-related to production-related Implementation of a second area of payments (so called 2. pillar) for special achivements for environment, animal welfare and rural development Demands from engo, small farmers organisations, development aid associations, unions, further considerable changes with strengthening of 2. pillar phase out of the 1. pillar

New challenges for the agricultural policy of the EU: less money Brexit refugees policy migration from rural area in to cities military armament more environmental protection more animal welfare more responsibility for the farmers all over the world (reduction of overproduction and export)

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