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Technical assistance and knowledge-sharing Role of the Ministry of Rural Development of Hungary. Zoltán KÁLMÁN Head of Department Department of EU and FAO Affairs. Workshop on Developing Knowledge-Sharing Partnerships in Europe and Central Asia 4-6 December 2013 Budapest-Gödöllő, Hungary.
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Technical assistance and knowledge-sharing Role of the Ministry of Rural Development of Hungary Zoltán KÁLMÁN Head of Department Department of EU and FAO Affairs WorkshoponDevelopingKnowledge-SharingPartnershipsin Europe and CentralAsia 4-6 December 2013 Budapest-Gödöllő, Hungary
Introduction - Portfolio of the Ministry of Rural Development of Hungary • Agriculture (including plant production and protection, animal husbandry, food chain control) • Rural development • Forestry, Fisheries • Environment protection, waste management and nature conservation • Water management WorkshoponDevelopingKnowledge-SharingPartnershipsin Europe and CentralAsia 4-6 December 2013 Budapest-Gödöllő, Hungary
The background of knowledge-sharing – What is innovation? • Innovation: successful implementation of a new idea, • New idea: product, practice, service, production process or organizing method, financing, market access, etc. • Innovation: technological, non technological, or social, and could be based on new or traditional practices. • Interactive „system”-innovation is preferred, in which building blocks are expected to come from science, but also from practice. WorkshoponDevelopingKnowledge-SharingPartnershipsin Europe and CentralAsia 4-6 December 2013 Budapest-Gödöllő, Hungary
Interactive Innovation Model Research INTERACTION FEEDBACK RESULTS Farming Practice Farming Practice INTERACTION WorkshoponDevelopingKnowledge-SharingPartnershipsin Europe and CentralAsia 4-6 December 2013 Budapest-Gödöllő, Hungary
The background of knowledge-sharing – The European context of innovation • Europe 2020 Strategy: R & D and innovation to meet new challenges, • European Innovation Partnerships (EIP): a new tool to foster knowledge transfer, • "Budget for Europe 2020„: 4.5 billion Euros for research and innovation in the field of food security, bio-economy and sustainable agriculture, • New Common Agricultural Policy (CAP): key role of innovation in sustainable agriculture and rural development. • 3 dimensions of sustainability (economic, environmental, social) WorkshoponDevelopingKnowledge-SharingPartnershipsin Europe and CentralAsia 4-6 December 2013 Budapest-Gödöllő, Hungary
EU rural development priorities WorkshoponDevelopingKnowledge-SharingPartnershipsin Europe and CentralAsia 4-6 December 2013 Budapest-Gödöllő, Hungary 1) fostering knowledge transfer and innovation in agriculture, forestry, and rural areas – „Cross-cutting” (2) enhancing competitiveness and farm viability (3) promoting food and non-food chain organisation and risk management (4) restoring, preserving and enhancing ecosystems related to agriculture and forestry (5) promoting resource efficiency and supporting the shift towards a low carbon and climate resilient economy in agriculture, food and forestry sectors (6) promoting social inclusion, poverty reduction and economic development in rural areas
How to enhance innovation in agriculture and rural development? • Setting up ”operational groups” to bring together innovation actors (farmers, researchers, advisors, environmental groups, consumer interests groups or other NGOs) to advance innovation in the agricultural sector. • Combining the setting up of operational groups with project funding (investments, knowledge transfer, advisory services). • Establishing ”innovation brokers” • Functioning of EIP network WorkshoponDevelopingKnowledge-SharingPartnershipsin Europe and CentralAsia 4-6 December 2013 Budapest-Gödöllő, Hungary
European Innovation Partnership (EIP) • Collecting information (research and innovation projects etc.), • effective flow of information (website, helpdesk function), • exchange on overall innovation topics (seminars, workshops), • sharing knowledge on concrete practical work (focus groups), • systematic feedback about practice needs. WorkshoponDevelopingKnowledge-SharingPartnershipsin Europe and CentralAsia 4-6 December 2013 Budapest-Gödöllő, Hungary
European Innovation Partnership (EIP) WorkshoponDevelopingKnowledge-SharingPartnershipsin Europe and CentralAsia 4-6 December 2013 Budapest-Gödöllő, Hungary
Innovation in Agriculture and Rural Development - Hungary’s main tasks in the near future • enhance the R & D activities in agriculture, • improve international coordination • increase companies’ capacities to operate own unit for R&D, • establish a system operated by the state and make results available for enterprises, • successful operation of knowledge transfer (research results to be disseminated for farmers), • closer connection and interaction is needed between research and practice. WorkshoponDevelopingKnowledge-SharingPartnershipsin Europe and CentralAsia 4-6 December 2013 Budapest-Gödöllő, Hungary
National concept for the implementation of EIP • combined projects will be implemented, • innovation centrewill be established, with the role of coordination of implementation, • using the national networks for rural development for the function of innovation brokerage. WorkshoponDevelopingKnowledge-SharingPartnershipsin Europe and CentralAsia 4-6 December 2013 Budapest-Gödöllő, Hungary
Ways of providing international technical assistance and knowledge-sharing Multilateral Bilateral WorkshoponDevelopingKnowledge-SharingPartnershipsin Europe and CentralAsia 4-6 December 2013 Budapest-Gödöllő, Hungary
Ways of providing international technical assistance and knowledge-sharing Multilateral Bilateral WorkshoponDevelopingKnowledge-SharingPartnershipsin Europe and CentralAsia 4-6 December 2013 Budapest-Gödöllő, Hungary
The methods of technical assistance and knowledge-sharing Multilateral Bilateral Intergovernmental Committees Cooperation of Technical Authorities, Institutions Universities Joint Programmes, Projects WorkshoponDevelopingKnowledge-SharingPartnershipsin Europe and CentralAsia 4-6 December 2013 Budapest-Gödöllő, Hungary
Knowledge-sharing in cooperation with FAO FAO offices in Budapest • FAO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia (REU) • Shared Services Centre (SSC) WorkshoponDevelopingKnowledge-SharingPartnershipsin Europe and CentralAsia 4-6 December 2013 Budapest-Gödöllő, Hungary
Knowledge-sharing in cooperation with FAO Scholarship programme for students coming from Low-Income Countries • MSc Courses: veterinary, plant protection, agricultural engineering, animal science, horticulture, animal feeding, rural development, business development etc. • Beneficiary countries: least developed countries (LDC) in Africa, Asia and Europe The costsarecoveredbythe Hungarian Government WorkshoponDevelopingKnowledge-SharingPartnershipsin Europe and CentralAsia 4-6 December 2013 Budapest-Gödöllő, Hungary
Knowledge-sharing in cooperation with FAO • Scholarship programme • Costs covered: tuition, books and notes, social security, accommodation and monthly allowance • Involved Hungarian universities • Pannon University Georgikon • Szent István University • Debrecen University • University of West Hungary • Corvinus University • University of Kaposvár WorkshoponDevelopingKnowledge-SharingPartnershipsin Europe and CentralAsia 4-6 December 2013 Budapest-Gödöllő, Hungary
Knowledge-sharing in cooperation with FAO • Financial contributions for the implementation of agricultural development projects • Support projects for food security, sustainable rural development and the attainment of the MDG-s (Millennium Development Goals) • Ongoing projects: • Organic farming – Serbia • Rural Development – Bosnia and Herzegovina • Water Management – Kazakhstan • Food security - Afghanistan WorkshoponDevelopingKnowledge-SharingPartnershipsin Europe and CentralAsia 4-6 December 2013 Budapest-Gödöllő, Hungary
Knowledge-sharing in cooperation with FAO • Seminars, workshops, conferences - in close cooperation with FAO REU • Global Forum and Expo on Family Farming, Budapest, 4-7 March, 2014 http://familyfarming.kormany.hu/ WorkshoponDevelopingKnowledge-SharingPartnershipsin Europe and CentralAsia 4-6 December 2013 Budapest-Gödöllő, Hungary
Knowledge-sharingthroughthe European Union • EU Twinning Projects – long term • capacity development and institution building • based on national priorities • in various fields (rural development, animal welfare, fisheries, phytosanitary, food safety,, environment protection etc.) • Available for IPA and ENP countries • Ongoing projects for IPA countries: • Paying agency – Croatia • Food safety and animal welfare – Serbia • Rural development – Kosovo • Phytosanitary – Montenegro WorkshoponDevelopingKnowledge-SharingPartnershipsin Europe and CentralAsia 4-6 December 2013 Budapest-Gödöllő, Hungary
Knowledge-sharingthroughthe European Union • EU TAIEX Projects – short-term • capacity building • National needs, EU approval • In various fields of agriculture, rural development, animal welfare, phytosanitary, food safety etc. • Implemented projects in 2012 and 2013: • Common Fishery Policy – Macedonia • Rural Development – Serbia, Turkey, Macedonia, Croatia • Agricultural Markets (Wine, Producer Groups) – Croatia • Animal Health – Serbia, Israel WorkshoponDevelopingKnowledge-SharingPartnershipsin Europe and CentralAsia 4-6 December 2013 Budapest-Gödöllő, Hungary
Cooperation with SWG-RRD in South-Eastern-Europe • Standing Working Group of RegionalRuralDevelopmentinSouth-Eastern-Europe • The Hungarian Ministry of RuralDevelopment is an observermembersince 2012 • Discussionswith SWG and thememberstatesinordertogivetechnicalassistanceduringthe EU integrationprocess WorkshoponDevelopingKnowledge-SharingPartnershipsin Europe and CentralAsia 4-6 December 2013 Budapest-Gödöllő, Hungary
Opportunities for the further cooperation • Technical assistance and knowledge-sharing in the frame of multilateral cooperation - FAO, REU - IFAD membership - SWG membership - EU capacity building programmes (Twinning, TAIEX) • Technical assistance and knowledge-sharing in the frame of bilateral cooperation - Bilateral agreements (governments, authorities, institutions, universities WorkshoponDevelopingKnowledge-SharingPartnershipsin Europe and CentralAsia 4-6 December 2013 Budapest-Gödöllő, Hungary
THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION! Zoltán KÁLMÁN Head of Department Zoltan.Kalman@vm.gov.hu