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Empowering Agribusiness: EastAgri.Network Success Story with FAO-CEI Collaboration

Learn how FAO and CEI are driving agricultural transformation through the EastAgri.Network. Founded to enhance information exchange, share insights, and coordinate interventions, the network includes IFIs, donors, and private banks. Enjoy benefits like improved access to information, event promotion, and lessons from past projects. Discover the goals of encouraging idea cross-fertilization and guiding future phases. Witness successful activities like Wholesale Markets Development in Ukraine and Fresh Fruit Quality Control in Moldova. Discover more at www.eastagri.org and www.ceinet.org.

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Empowering Agribusiness: EastAgri.Network Success Story with FAO-CEI Collaboration

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  1. “EastAgri Network: transforming agriculture in agribusiness - example of successful FAO-CEI collaboration” Nada Zvekic (FAO) and Adrian Keler (CEI) Meeting of CEI WG on Agriculture Rome, 22 May 2006

  2.  reminding EastAgri’s raison d’être achievements since last year

  3. what is EastAgri? network of practitionersinvolved in agribusiness & agricultural investment from: • IFIs • donors • private banks

  4. why EastAgri?  improve exchange of information share lessons learned  coordinate policy messages coordinate interventions

  5. key members

  6. geographic coverage • initially: CEI countries • target: all EBRD countries of operation

  7. how does it work? a light structure... • dedicated website • annual EastAgri meetings • thematic meetings/workshops … operated by FAO

  8. members’ benefits - easier access toinformation - advertiseevents / publication - access to performance of past projects andlessons learned - more impact onpolicymatters

  9. website maintenance • maintenance of database (550 projects, 24 subsectors) • 220,000 hits in 2005 (100,000 pageviews) • 45 articles dispatched

  10. thematic meetings • Serbia agribusiness seminar • rural credit guarantee schemes • Polish/Ukrainian wholesale markets • Georgia wine sector

  11. our goals? • encourage information sharing • cross-fertilization of ideas • suggestions for next phases

  12. “CEI support to Wholesale Markets Development in Ukraine” Activities • Study tour in Italy (focused on legislative and other public support mechanisms) • Study tour in Poland (focused on the involvement of private stakeholders in the process of wholesale markets development) • Advisory services by Italian, Polish and FAO consultants ITALY UKRAINE POLAND

  13. “CEI support to Wholesale Markets Development in Ukraine” Implementation: • October 2005 – May 2006 • Planned results: • Improvement of the quality of Ukraine’s wholesale markets investment plan • Follow-up: • The investment plan to be financed under World Bank’s ACSF (“Agricultural Competitiveness and Food Safety”) project. Multi-partner action!

  14. KEP: planned projects

  15. “Building Effective Fresh Fruit and Vegetables Quality Control System in Moldova” • Technical assistance to be provided by the State Veterinary and Food Administration of the Slovak Republic. • Focus on harmonisation of fruit national standards and establishment of efficient national quality control structures in accordance with EU principles. • Implementation of marketing quality criteria for domestic and imported fruit and vegetables and food safety criteria for food products, including application of worldwide recognised standards and norms.

  16. ...some figures • KEP grants (approved and planned for 2006): • € 250,000 • Total projects value: • € 790,000

  17. Thank you for your attention! More information available at: www.eastagri.org www.ceinet.org Nada Zvekic FAO Investment Center Division Tel. +39 06 5705 5474 E-mail: nada.zvekic@fao.org Adrian Keler Secretariat for CEI Projects Tel. +39 040 7786 732 E-mail: keler@cei-es.org

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