The directs payments system in the Czech

republic in the framework of projects eFarmer

  

Jaroslav Jánský, Radka Redlichová, Zdeněk HavlíčekMendel University of Agriculture and Forestry Brno

 

Introduction

Progressive form of direct payments was set for new member states for time period 2004 – 2007. These direct payments are as high as 25-30-35-40 % of the amount of direct payments in EU15 and afterwards 10 % annual rise with the possibility to increase the payments by additional 30 % from national budgets in soever year, however maximally up to 100 % of the rates in EU15.

The conditions for the Single Area Payment were established for future time period starting with year 2004. The following crops are applicable for the SAPS, where the crop type does not influence the payment size: arable land (R)herbage – permanent pasture (T-SP)herbage – other (T)vineyard (V)hop garden (C)orchard (S)other crops (O)

The Ministry of Agriculture set out the Principles setting out the conditions for administration the payments, that serve for reach out the level of direct payments into the agriculture, that were settled by the Accession agreement of the Czech Republic to the EU for year 2004 – additional payments (Top-Up).

Top-Up is provided for following crops respectively livestock:

 1. a) flax for fibre growing on the agricultural land that is

stated in the Evidence of the land-use according to the owners states as agricultural cultivations arable land,

2. b) hops growing on the agricultural land that is stated in the Evidence of the land-use as a agriculture cultivation hop garden,

3. c) cattle, ovine and goat breeding (in the following “the ruminant breeding”) on the farms registered in the Central evidence

4. d) growing of the crops eligible for the payments on the arable land

Training of eFarmers - 2005, 2006

• 43 eFarmers – employees of agrarian chamber– agrarian advisory organizations– farmers and employees of agrarian

companies– students of agrarian universities

Thematic units

• processing the application for direct payments

• problems corresponding with legislation

• eLearning

• monitoring test of eFarmers

Info days - 2006

• Agriculture Chamber of the Czech Republic

• 700 e-farmers

• Programme

Programme Info - days• The project objectives • eFarmer portal administrator guide• E-learning• Login and logout of portal E-farmer• Creation of a user profile for each farm/farmer • Creation & administration of a farmer (or several farmers) either you personally or for

farmers you represent (in case of no internet connection) • Farm data accessible and editable by a specific farmer • Finding the right scheme which comply to the farmer´s data and his/her farm • Creation and checking of the aid application  for the scheme linked to your farm • Storage of your application (form), option available to print the application form ready

for posting it to the payment agency • Search and access to information, news, handbooks, and other interesting agriculture

related documents • Access to eFarmer Learning System (eLearning) providing study materials, tests, and

instruction manuals relating to aid schemes

Summary of trainings days

• Positive points

– actual information– the education material– electronic way of sending applications– evaluation of filling application

• the protection of private dates

• no opportunity to send the electronic application to agency

• printing of application

Comparison of direct payments

• similar farming conditions

• Czech agrarian enterprise – A

• Austrian agrarian enterprise - B

Table 1. Direct payments gained by Czech agrarian enterprise “A„ before and after the accession to the EU and also by Austrian agrarian enterprise “B”

Indicator Unit 2003 2004 2005 2004

Analyzed agrarian enterprise   A B

SAPS from the EU budged Ths. CZKCZK/ha

_ 1941822

2052113

 

Subsidiary direct payments from national budged (Top-Up)

Ths. CZK CZK/ha

_ 1481396

1782316

 

Other subsidies 

Ths. CZKCZK/ha

_ 1801697

2052116

 

Subsidies in total Ths. CZKCZK/ha

3084400

5224915

5886223

60417051

Figure 1. Total amount of subsidies paid to the agrarian enterprises in time period 2003 – 2005 (CZK per one hectare).

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2003 2004 2005

Enterprise "A" Enterprise "B"

Figure 2. Structure of subsidies granted to the Czech agrarian enterprise in 2004.

37%

28%

35%

SAPS from EU budged

Top-Up payment from national budged

Other payments

Conclusion

• info days

• competitiveness of Czech agrarian enterprise in comparison to Austrian

• program for rural-areas development

Thank you for your attention!