Progress with IPARD III: Agriculture and Rural Development
IPARD, part of the Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA), aims to enhance sustainability in the agricultural sector and rural areas, aligning them with the EU's policies. The geographic scope includes Turkey, North Macedonia, Albania, Montenegro, Serbia, Kosovo*, and Bosnia & Herzegovina. Challenges faced in the region include small farms, low efficiency, limited processing capacity, and lack of investments. Implementation focuses on ensuring funds reach beneficiaries, compliance with EU standards, and building institutional capacities.
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Progress with preparation for IPARD III 1 Agriculture and Rural Developme nt
What is IPARD? IPARD Development Part of Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA), managed by NEAR Aims at making their agricultural sector and rural areas more sustainable, aligning them with the EU's common agricultural policy Total budget (IPARD II) ~EUR 1.1 billion (~10% of IPA), managed by AGRI via indirect management Funding allocated per country on the basis of adopted country specific IPARD Programmes for entrusted measures = EU Pre-accession Assistance for Rural 2
Geographic scope of IPARD IPARD I - Turkey, North Macedonia, Croatia IPARD II & IPARD III - Turkey, North Macedonia, Albania, Montenegro, Serbia Potential IPARD beneficiaries Kosovo*, Bosnia & Herzegovina 3
Implementing IPARD: a balancing act Ensuring the EU tax-payers' money is well spent Designated funds reaching beneficiaries Increasing compliance with EU standards Building-up institutional capacities in the countries 4
Challenges to agriculture in the region Small and fragmented farms Low efficiency in farming Basic processing capacity Low level of technical technological development Lack of investments Poor R&D capability Out-migration from rural areas Lack of cooperation and trust due to the past Environment and climate - low political priority knowledge and 5
Entrustment of budget implementation tasks Upcoming entrustment request Number indicates the number of calls 2 4 7 8 10 No Measures AL ME MK RS TR 1 Investments in physical assets of agricultural holdings Investments in physical assets concerning processing and marketing of agricultural and fishery products Agri-environment- climate and organic farming measure Implementation of local development strategies LEADER approach 3 4 5 6 Investments in Rural Public Infrastructure 7 Farm diversification and business development 9 Technical assistance Budget (in million EUR) 71 39 60 175 601
IPA/IPARD III architecture Overview of legal framework adoption Legal basis Expected in June NDICI Regulations IPA III Expected in September REGULATION Implementing acts IPA II IMPLEMENTING REGULATION Framework Agreements programming IPA III Programming Framework Planning & Strategic Responses IPARD Sectoral Agreements COUNTRY PROGRAMMES / ACTIONS MULTI-COUNTRY PROGRAMMES Financing Agreements
IPARD III in the process IPA III Regulation in the process of adoption Budget similar to IPARD II Next: IPA Implementing Regulation, Programming Framework, Framework and Sectoral Agreements Financing Agreement
IPARD III - done Drafted Guidance documents, revised and agreed measure fiches Link to Green Agenda for the WB, e.g., Manure and waste management, organic farming, modernisation of assets and farming methods, sustainable use of natural resources Two new measures proposed: Financial instruments and Innovation and knowledge transfer
IPARD III List of measures (I) M1-Investments in physical assets of agricultural holdings (5+0) M2-Support for the setting up of producer groups (0) M3-Investments in physical assets concerning processing and marketing of agricultural and fishery products (5+0) M4-Agri-environment-climate measure (1+4) M5-Implementation of local development strategies - LEADER approach (1+4) M6-Investments in rural public infrastructure (0+5) and organic farming
IPARD III List of measures (II) M7-Farm diversification and business development (5+0) M8-Improvement of skills and competences (0) M9-Technical assistance (4+1) M10-Advisory services (0+3) M11-Establishment and protection of forests (0+3) M12-Financial instruments (0) M13-Promotion of cooperation knowledge transfer (0) for innovation and
What is next? Drafting and public consultation on IPARD III Programmes, Ex-ante assessment Submission of draft IPARD III Programmes to the European Commission Septemeber 2021 Adoption of IPARD III Programmes December 2021 Start of IPARD III implementation - 2022 second half of
Thank you! Zigo Rutkovskis Programme Manager DG AGRI, IPARD Unit (E.5) Zigo.Rutkovskis@ec.europa.eu
