6. Other Developments (Paul J.Crowley)

1. 6. Other Developments (Paul J.Crowley) (1) EU Work Programme 2013 & beyond (2) Agri-environment Indicators (3) Business Statistics Seminar – Agriculture & Food Agricultural Statistics Liaison Group April 24th 2012

2. (1) EU Work Programme 2013 & beyond EU requirements & obligations - forms the basis of our Agricultural Statistical Programme - serve national purposes - obligations – quality/timeliness/harmonisation - co-financing – Census of Agriculture & FSS Overall Framework Multi Annual Community Statistical Programme 2013-2017 Agricultural Statistics Liaison Group April 24th 2012

3. Annual Statistical Programme 2012 Priorities for Agriculture -see document A circulated 2013 Programme - under development - Heads of NSIs examination – strategic guidance - Negative Priorities -Negative Priorities for Agriculture in 2012 Supply Balance Sheets for Agricultural products: in 2012, the following collections will be stopped: honey, dry vegetables, potatoes, fruits and vegetables, meat, milk products and eggs Agricultural Statistics Liaison Group April 24th 2012

4. Overall High Level Priorities for 2013-2017 • The agricultural data collection reviewed and simplified in line with the Common Agricultural Policy review post 2013; • Agricultural data collection processes redesigned, in particular with the objective of improving quality and timeliness of the data provided; • The land use/cover data management system elaborated and implemented; • The data collection system for coherent agri-environmental indicators implemented; • Appropriate breakdowns by region provided; • A set of key forestry data from Integrated Environmental and Economic Accounting for Forestry (IEEAF), such as forest area, volume and value of standing timber and economic accounts for forestry and logging, implemented and disseminated. Agricultural Statistics Liaison Group April 24th 2012

5. (2)Agri- Environmental Indicators • Agri-environmental indicators (AEIs) track the integration of environmental concerns into the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) at EU, national and regional levels. • The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and the Environment • This relationship between agriculture and the environment has to be taken into account • In the CAP, emphasis is placed on reducing the risks of environmental degradation and enhancing the sustainability of agro-ecosystems through: • Cross-compliance criteria on agricultural market measures − as a condition of receiving direct payments, farmers must comply with certain requirements, including some related to environmental protection • Targeted agri-environmental measures − as part of Rural Development programmes, agri-environmental payments are available to farmers who commit to agri-environmental management schemes • An area which will develop further over the coming years? • Yes, as set out in the overall framework of the next Multi Annual Programme. Agricultural Statistics Liaison Group April 24th 2012

6. Current Status • 28 AEIs • The list of AEI itself is not a legal obligation, it is based on voluntary measures. However, many of the indicators are bound to certain legal requirements. • There are many indicators that are based on already existing administrative reporting, such as the agri-environmental commitments under the CAP. • There are several indicators that are based on models developed by the JRC in Ispra. • Many indicators are based on already existing agricultural statistics dataflows, such as the FSS. Livestock density, cropping patterns, area under organic farming, pesticide use . • Eurostat is responsible for only 15 of the indicators, the rest are coming through AGRI, ENV, JRC, or the EEA - but the NSI's are not expected to get involved in these other flows, only to keep an eye on the overall coordination in the respective countries. Agricultural Statistics Liaison Group April 24th 2012

7. New Developments • There are certain big gaps in the underlying data, mainly linked to nutrient flows and related need for more information. Eurostat will present some actions in the CPSA in May as we need some decisions to be taken. • In addition, Eurostat considers that adding certain data requirements to the new FSS list of characteristics is necessary to ensure a more coherent overall approach in agricultural dataflows.Need to use the expertise of the Department & Other Agencies Agricultural Statistics Liaison Group April 24th 2012

8. (3) Business Statistics Seminar 3 Seminars held (1) Transport (2) Information communication technologies, globalisation and outsourcing (3) Innovation Statistics-Innovation Statistics –see agenda below 14:00 Opening remarks - Joe Madden, CSO 14:20 Statistics for Innovation Policy: A Case-Study Employing the Community Innovation Study Ian Hughes & Jonathan Healy, Forfás 14:40 Innovation and R&D in Ireland: A Statistical Overview - Carol Anne Hennessy, CSO 15:00 The effects of the internationalisation of firms on innovation and productivity Iulia Siedschlag, Xiaoheng Zhang and Brian Cahill, ESRI 15:20 Break 15:50 Cross-Sectoral Differences in the Drivers of Innovation: Evidence from the Irish Community Innovation Survey Declan Jordan & Justin Doran, UCC 16:10 Innovation surveys and indicators: an international perspective and emerging issues Vladimir Lopez-Bassols, OECD 16:30 Discussion and closing remarks Agricultural Statistics Liaison Group April 24th 2012

9. 4th Business Statistics Seminar Agriculture & Food November 22nd 2012 Chester Beatty Library, Dublin. Agricultural Statistics Liaison Group April 24th 2012