1. Rural Development Programs in Slovakia
Short report by Daniel Lešinský
CEPTA - Centre for Sustainable Alternatives

2. RDPs in Slovakia Daniel Lešinský, CEPTA
- inhab.: 5,4 mil
- area: 4,9 mil ha
= 109 inhab./km²
- 50% ihab. live in rural areas
- agriland: 49,7%
- forests: 40,8%
- altitude:
m.a.s.l
RDPs in Slovakia Daniel Lešinský, CEPTA

3. RDPs in Slovakia Daniel Lešinský, CEPTA
RDP 2007 – 2013 in Slovakia
creation period – partnership principle?
budget development (2nd axis) – 2005 = 62%, 2006 – 52%; 2007 – 48,5% (AE+FE – only 14,4%)
24 measures in Slovak RDP :
1. LFA – 26,84% (II. axis)
2. Farm modernization – 16,25% (I. axis)
3. AE measures (10 sub-measures) – 13,7% (II. axis)
4. Increasing the added value of products – 7,98% (I. axis)
5. Diversification towards non-agricultural activities – 4,77% (III. axis) !
18. Forest-environmental measures – 0,69% (II. axis)
22. Natura 2000 and WFD – 0,07% (II. axis) = NO
23. Natura 2000 in Forests – 0,07% (II. axis) = NO
24. Semi-subsistent farms – 0,05% (I. axis)
RDPs in Slovakia Daniel Lešinský, CEPTA

4. RDPs in Slovakia Daniel Lešinský, CEPTA
RDP 2007 – 2013 in Slovakia
problems -1 :
- rural abandonment
- LFA – keeping the country but for what costs and what results (in Slovakia)?
- 2nd axis, protection of rural - green areas. Moving the abandoned meadows? (oil…). Conservation or succession? – for discussion
RDPs in Slovakia Daniel Lešinský, CEPTA

5. RDPs in Slovakia Daniel Lešinský, CEPTA
RDP in Slovakia
problems -2 :
- Minimum support for sustainable forestry (despite 40% of SK area)
- Bureaucratic obstacles – money after more than 1 year after the application = administration is absolutely insufficient // per-payments
- Enviro impact of all axes not just II-nd. The (actual) need: As horizontal principle, implementation of 1-3 axis +L missing eco/enviro criteria / conditions for selections of recipients EU funds. Positive example: measure – „Increasing added value of forests“ (Natura areas 60%, other 50% financing)
RDPs in Slovakia Daniel Lešinský, CEPTA

6. RDPs in Slovakia Daniel Lešinský, CEPTA
RDP 2007 – 2013 in Slovakia
problems -3
- Integrated production (IP) – need but not cheat, (clear pro-environmental standards, clear public-interests targets, as 0 pesticides / agro-chemicals residues in food and water) versus organic
- Biofuels, bio-enegy! - aforestration (intensity!) – we need clear standards for sustainable getting of biomass (dendromass, phytomass + other agri-sources)
- tobacco subsidies, tobacco sector!!!
RDPs in Slovakia Daniel Lešinský, CEPTA

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