National Rural Network and LEADER …

1. Budapest, Hungary, 12 December 2012 National Rural Network andLEADER …

2. . … in Poland Monika A. Król, PhD Expert The Agriculture Policy Analisis Unit Foundation of AssistancePragrammes For Agriculture FAPA

3. Content • Legal basis for settingup the NRN; • Objectives of the NRN; • Structure of the NRN; • Working Group of the NRN; • Action Plan; • Members of the NRN; • Budget; • Currentactivitiesin the NRN; - action plan NRN for period 2012-2013 - events to arrange by NRN, publications, web portal, international cooperation. • Leader in Poland • Leader Map • Leader Objectives and Statistics • Examples of Leader projects

4. Legal basis for settingup the NRN National legislation: • Art. 37a of the Law of 7 March 2007 on support for rural development through co-financing by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD); • Regulation of the President of the Council of Ministers of 18 March 2009 on the National Rural Development Network; • Regulation No 47 of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of September 2010 for setting up Working Group of the National Rural Network.

5. Objectives of the NRN • support for implementation and evaluation of rural development policy; • activation of organizations and administrative structures engaged in rural development; • identification, analysis, exchange of information and knowledge of rural development among all stakeholders at local, regional, national and Community levels; • dissemination of knowleadge about rural development strategy; • enhancement of effectiveness of measures implemented under RDP 2007-2013.

6. . Logo of Polish National Rural Network

7. Structure of the NRN • National Network Unit • in the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development - Central Sekretariat • in FAPA - with regard to the agreement of October2011, the Minister ofAgriculturedelegatedFAPA carrying out the tasks of the Central Secretariat of the NRN in ensuring the functioning of the Polish Network Theyareresponsible for coordinating the establishment and operation of NRN. The National Network Unit’staskis to create and run the Network’sweb portal and to facilitate mutual relationsbetween Network participants. • 16 Regional Network Units - coordinaterelationsbetween Network participantsin a given region and cooperationbetween regions.

9. Scheme of the NRN European Network for Rural Development 16 Regional Network Units (Voivodship) National Network Unit Ministry of Agriculture FAPA Paying Agency, Voivodship Self-government Scientific institutes Advisory centres Agricultural chambers Others LAGs NGOs District administration Commune, Village administration Other prospect partners 2001 Partners of NRN

10. The Working Group of the NRN (1) The Working Group is composed of representative of central and local administration and representatives of organisations and institutions working for rural development. Number members of the NRN Working Group – 47. The objective of the Working Group is to • to appoint thematic working groups and manage their work. • to specify NRN priorities and recommendations for actions, • to monitor NRN activities on a current basis • to appoint thematic working groups and • to manage their work.

11. The Working Group of the NRN (2) Examples members of the NRN Working Group: • representative of the National Network Unit and 16 regional units; • representatives of the Ministries; • representative of Local Action Group; • representative of NGO’s; • representative of schools of higher education; • representative of trade unions; • representative of branch unions of agricultural produces; • representative of an employer’s organisation; • representative of Union of Polish Banks; • representative of FAPA.

12. The Working Group of the NRN (3) Meetingstake place 4 times per year. Targets set up by Working Group ateachmeeting: - to approve of Action Plan of NRN for another - to approve of prioryties for another - to approvetasks of 5 thematicworkinggroups: • Thematic Group on the Leader approach • Thematic Groups for young people in rural areas. • Thematic group on. sustainable rural development. • Thematic Group on village renewal and conservation and protection of cultural heritage. • Thematic Group 'village in the new economy

13. Action Plan (1) Framework: • introdaction; • objectives of the measure (priorities); • obligatory measure; • detailed measure are planning to realise; • schedule of measures; • indicative budget (a financial plan broken down into particular measures); • information of source of co-financing measure. Action Plans drawn up for two-years periods for the National Network Units and regional units.

14. Action Plan (2) Action Plan including following general obligatory measure: • identification and analysis of good practices in rural development that can be transferred and transmission of information thereon; • transfer of good practices, innovative projects and organisation of the exchange of experiences and know-how; • preparation of training programmes for LAGs under creation, including the exchange of experiences between Local Action Groups; • network management; • technical assistance for inter-regional and trans-national cooperation; • support for inter-institutional cooperation, including international cooperation; • exchange of knowledge and evaluation of rural development policy.

15. . National Rural Network Objectives and Duties Tools Good practice identification Web portal Know how transfer Seminars Preparation of training programmes for local action groups In the process of formation Conferences Thematic working groups Activities taken to run the Evaluation Network Trainings Dissemination of information on rural development Publications Bulletins leaflets

16. Work on the new Action Plan 2012-2013 At the VII meeting of the Working Group membersapproved the following priorities of Polish NRN: • Enhancing the efficiency of tasks ledby local action groups (LAGs), including activation of the rural community and the construction and implementation of local development strategies, • Promoting business development in rural areas and joint economic activities • Support for rural tourism development in the tourism, promotion of traditional and local products, and food quality • Promotion of sustainable rural development and territorial cohesion • Support efforts to preserve and protect the traditions and heritage and cultural landscape of the countryside, • The future of the Common Agricultural Policy after 2013 and its second pillar of rural development.

17. Members of the NRN (1) According to RDP 2007-2013, NRN has an open character. The NRN stucture brings together administrative structures (at local, regional and national levels) and other stakeholders that contribute to rural development and have direct or indirect impact on a better use of EAFRD instruments. Aplication form for members is available at following websitewww.ksow.pl At present we have approximately 2001 members.

18. Members of the NRN (2) Examples of members: • government administration bodies interested in rural development, including institutions responsible for structural funds; • voivodship, commune and poviat self-governemts; • branch organisations; • cooperatice organisations; • agrcultural chambres; • institutes reporting to ministries; • economic entities; • research and development centres; • NGO’s, inparticular those operating in agri-food sector or working for broadly understood rural development; • state agricultural advisory units; • nature conservation services; • Local Action Groups (LAGs); • school of secondary education; • farmers

19. Budget The budget of the NRN is planned at EUR 55 million and is ensured under Technical Assistance of RDP 2007-2013. In includes expenditure on the operation of NRN structure such as the costs of the organisation and operation of the NRN National Network Unit and regional units – EUR 11 million, and expenditure on implementation of tasks under the network (in accordance with NRN Action Plan) – EUR 44 million.

20. Current activities in the NRN action plan NRN for period 2012-2013; events to arrange by NRN; publications; web portal (www.ksow.pl); international cooperation. 20

21. Examplesdetailedmeasureareplanning to realise • contests; • national and international conferences, seminars, workshops, meetings about exchange of experiences, transfer of good practices, etc.; • study visits; • publications; • exhibitions; • trainings for Local Action Groups; • information and promotion about NRN; • cooperation with international organisations; • cooperation with partners of NRN; • analysis and evaluation of rural development.

22. Events (I) • 5 June 2012 thematic working group on Leader • 11June 2012 thematic working group on sustainable development • 7 July 2012 Meeting of the Working Group for National Rural Network, Warsaw (e.g.approval of Amendment to Action Plan NRN for period 2012-2013); • 6-8 September 2012  Summer sport competition of National Rural Network, Jarocin, Poland ; • 18-19 October 2012, The XV Anniversary of Village Renewal in Poland, Prószków, (workshops, study visits to gminas in Opole voivodeship , gala ceremony)

23. Enents (II) • 18-19 October 2012, The XV Anniversary of Village Renewal in Poland, Prószków, (workshops, study visits to gminas in Opole voivodeship , gala ceremony) • November 2012 , IV Forum of Young Farmers, Słock, Poland • December 2012, 4 December 2012, National conference summary contest „PrzyjaznaWieś” Friendly Village, Warsaw; National Conference on Innovative use of rural infrastructure, Warsaw. The aim of the conference was to sum up the networking initiative (competition) “Friendly Village 2012”, in which infrastructural projects implemented in rural areas thanks to the EU suport, are awarded in three categories: technical, social and ecological

24. Publications • bulletins of NRN (4 issue); • brochure and leaflet about NRN (Polish and English version); • brochure summary contest „Przyjazna wieś”; • brochure summary Seminar „Cooperation Projects – interregional and international dimension”.

25. NRN Bulletin • In 2010 the structure of a Bulletin changed • Now it is a quarterly journal divided into two parts • One part is devoted to different aspects of functioning of the NRDN (problematic papers of different authors) • Second part is devoted to current activities of partners/regional secretaries etc.

27. OtherPublications

28. Web portal (www.ksow.pl) . Reports on Monitoring and Evaluation RDP 2007-2013 Organizations and administrations involved in rural development Databases Legislation Links (European Rural Network, National Rural Networks) projects/ beneficiaries Updated information on RDP 2007-2013 National partners Forum know-how, good practice Partnersearch tool LAGs

29. Foto of portal

30. Radio and TV programmes

31. International cooperation (I) • 20-29 January 2012 InternationaleGrüneWoche 2012, Berlin, Germany • 16-19 February 2012, International Food and Organic Products Trade Fair BioFach, Nurberg, Germany • 15-17 October 2012 NATURA  FOOD - international ecologicalfood fair, Łodź, Poland • 25-29 October 2012 - Salone Del Gusto Fair, Torino, Italy

32. International cooperation (II) • March 2012, Forum of Central European Young Farmers, Szeged, Hungary • April 2012 , Agrotravel, Kielce Fair, Poland • April 2012, ENRD Leader Event 2012 , Brussels, Belgium • May 2012 − I Europejski Jarmark Produktów Lokalnych w Puy en Velay, France • June 2012 „Young farmersOpportunities to develop business inruralareas” Alba-Iulia, Romania • July 2012, I meeting of the focus group on Knowledge Transfer and innovation, Brussels • July 2012, The CAP Towards 2020 – Taking stock with civil society, Brussels

33. International cooperation (III) • October 2012, CC workshop on Financial Instruments, Brussels • November 2012, IV Forum of Young Farmers, Słock, Polska • November 2012, Congress of Young Farmers, Buc, Slovakia • December 2012, Directview to the 2014-2020 programming period: Leader and CLLD, Budapest, Hungary

34. UE Strategy for BalticSea Region -- Baltic Sea Strategy Flagship Project„Sustainable Rural Development” • August 2011, Seminar EU Strategy of the BalticSea, Estonia • September 2011, Seminar and workshops - Nordic-Baltic Networks, Tallinn, Estonia • September 2011, Seminar EU Strategy of BalticSea Region, Helsinki, Finland • September 2012 - I meeting of the Flagship project « Sustainable Rural Development through youth, innovation and entrepreneuship”, Ronneby, Sweden • October 2012, Seminar and workshops - Nordic-Baltic Networks, Bralanda, Sweden

35. Leader in Poland .

36. Map of LAGsin Poland

37. Map of Leader • White spots on the map are areas not eligible for inclusion in the Leader approach: • municipalities of more than 5 thousand residents • Urban-rural community of more than 20 thousand residents • LAG areas where not generated • However, LAG realize their LSR almost all areas where possible.

38. Leader 15 June 2012 • Country Area (km2) - 312 679 • Population of the country - 38 135 876 • LAG - 336 • LFG - 48 • Population of LGD - 90 % of rural area population • Population of LFG - 9,37 % of rural ares population • Leader Budget RDP 2007-2013 - 787 500 000,00 E - 4,5 allocation RDP • Contracted measures - 50,78% • Amounts refunded (EFRROW) - 18,11%

39. Country Area (km2) 312 .679 Area of all LAG 278 235,70 Area of allLFG 70.528 LAGoccupy90%of the country LFG occupy 22.56% of the country Population of the country 38 .135. 876Population of all LAG 16. 877.180 Population of all LFG 3. 571. 924 Population of all LAG 44,25% Populationof LFG 9.37%

40. Leader - objectives of the measure • building social capital in rural areas by activating its inhabitants, • contributing to the creation of new places of work in these areas • improving the management of local resources through the involvement of local public-private partnerships (Local Action Groups - LAGs) in the management of these areas.

41. beneficiary The beneficiaries are the local action groups (LGD in Polish), implementing local development strategies and entities conducting operations under these strategies.Leader is implemented in rural areas.

42. LGD - Land of the Beaver

43. Scope of assistance Leader consist of: "Running the local action group, skills acquisition and animation", "Implementation of local development strategies", "The implementation of cooperation projects.„ Local development strategies developed by LGD implement the objectives of the RDP III-axis, ie: related to the improvement of life and business environment. Leader implemented projects related to rural renewal, diversification of agricultural activities and the development of micro-enterprises (as a general rule - under the terms of the relevant measures of Axis III)

44. implementing a local development strategy - actions • „Small projects” • Villages reneval and development • Creation and development of micro-enterprises • Diversification into non-agricultural activities

45. Forms and amount of aid • Operations associated with the renovation of the village benefit from the 80% funding and maximum limits on the aid referred to in this action. • "Small projects" can get funding no more than 25 000 zł and 70% of eligible project costs. • The functioning of LAGs and cooperation projects are reimbursed at 100%.

46. Implementinglocal development strategies • organization of cultural, recreational or sporting events - 1 915 contracts, • repair or equipping rural youth clubs - 1 337 contracts, • construction, reconstruction or marking small tourist infrastructure - 993 contracts, • cultivate local traditions, rites and customs - 535 contract • database creation or modernization of tourist information and websites, preparation and issue of publication - 533contracts, • training courses and other educational ventures - 513 contracts, • promote local cultural activities with local heritage- 471 contracts, • restoration / renewal / marking historic buildings and landscaping objects - 190 contracts, • provision of equipment and hardware - 163 contract

47. Example of project- promotingfoodfestival .

48. Example of project- promotingfoodfestival

49. Example of project- Promotinglocal products .

50. Examples of project- museumequipment . .