7-presentation croatian agricultural pollution control project_hrvoje horvat
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7-presentation-croatian-agricultural-pollution-control-project_hrvoje-horvat 7-Presentation Croatian Agricultural Pollution Control Project_Hrvoje HorvatTRANSCRIPT
CroatiaAgriculture
Pollution Control project
Hrvoje Horvat, MAFRD, project coordinator
Introduction of the Project
• Founded by GEF, implemented through WB from the 2008.• national implementing entities: Ministry of agriculture, Agency
for paying in agriculture and Croatia waters• Estimated duration - four years, at an estimated cost of US$20
million (GEF Grant US$5.0 million, AACP associated financing US$13.9 million and beneficiary contribution US$1.1 million)
• part of an overall program of the government of Croatia to undertake actions for EU compliance in the agricultural sector.
Project Objectives & Outcomes
CroatiaAPCP
Global objective
To reduce the discharge of nutrients
into Danube river basin
National objectives
• increase the use of environmentaly friendly agriculture practices• to comply with EU legislation
Project Objectives & Outcomes
Key indicators include:
•At least 40% of the farming population in the project areas adopting preventive and remedial measures to reduce nutrient discharges;
•At least a 10% reduction in discharge of nutrients into surface and groundwater in the three project regions;
•Increased national awareness of linkages between local actions and impact on water nutrient load.
Results in Stress Reduction
• At least 40% of the farming population in the project areas adopting preventive and remedial measures to reduce nutrient discharge – 30% according to APCP surveys (started with “few”)
• At least 200 ha of pilot GAP demonstration sites in each of the three counties (600 ha in total) – contracted 87 farmers with 710 hectares in total
• Percentage of cropped area in the project counties under relevant nutrient reduction measures. – 30% according to APCP surveys (started with <5%)
Results in Stress Reduction
• Percentage of livestock farms in three participating counties that have animal waste storages - 19% according to APCP surveys (started with 6%)
Results in Environmental Status
• Unified set of monitoring guidelines and standards for soil and water adopted and implemented – completed
Process Results
• Multi-annual applied research into economic crop fertilizer response successfully completed – 2 researches with 2 Agronomy faculties in the process of completion
Process Results
• Implementation of Code of Good Agricultural Practices – CGAP implemented, all Croatian farmers informed through available media and by receiving of CGAP related material on 85 000 home addresses
• Percentage increase of rural population in project and non-project areas aware of and initiating / implementing actions related to nutrient reduction – 81,5% of population are aware or initiating related nutrient actions according to APCP surveys (started with “very low if any”)
ConclusionIn 2,5 years of the team work
• 31 on-farm investments contracted and under construction - 66 % of the investment funds contracted so far – ongoing process
• analytical piezometer wells installed on 12 farms - more installations in progress
• contracted 87 beneficiaries with 700 ha of GAP demonstration fields
• ongoing applied researches with the Faculty of Agronomy in Zagreb and Osijek - three different programs
• 3 sets of the field lysimeters– devices for analysis of percolating water installed in Varaždin county
• 85 000 copies of "Good agricultural practice" brochures were distributed to addresses of all producers
ConclusionIn 2,5 years of the team work
• designed and produced 20 types of educational and promotional material
• more than 300 seminars, workshops and media appearances conducted so far
• 2 surveys of the producers were conducted and analised, third to be applied in 2012
• cooperation with the local community on education and informing of the farmers
• successful cooperation with local community in helping of poultry producers in Varaždin
county
• joint educational activities with the Energy institute „Hrvoje Požar
• well water analysis program started in pilot counties – more than 1400 so far
• cooperation in education with three agriculture high schools in project counties
• cooperation on education of farmers with largest Croatian food company Agrokor - project
Agro academy
ConclusionGlobal and national context of the implementation
• Great economic crysis on the eve of t he project start
• Growing acomnomic problems in Croatia economy – separate problem
• Restructuring of agriculture sector in Croatia
Desappearing of smaller farms
Bigger farms encumbered with debts
Fear of investments and bigger changes
ConclusionMOST IMPORTANT LESSONS LEARNED SO FAR
COMMUNICATION
Essential – active (daily based) exchange of information between the project team, donors, implementing entities and stakeholders.
MEASUREMENT - EVALUATION - CORRECTION
Essential – constant supervision of the activities and measurement of the results. CONCLUSIONS - CORRECTIONS
PLAN
Essential – translate the global project plan to specific monthly and weekly steps and include them in reporting format
PLANCOMMUNICATION