1. The directs payments system in the Czech republic in the framework of projects eFarmer Jaroslav Jánský, Radka Redlichová, Zdeněk Havlíček Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry Brno

2. 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.

3. 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)

4. 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).

5. 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

6. Training of eFarmers - 2005, 2006 43 eFarmers –employees of agrarian chamber –agrarian advisory organizations –farmers and employees of agrarian companies –students of agrarian universities

7. Thematic units processing the application for direct payments problems corresponding with legislation eLearning monitoring test of eFarmers

8. Info days - 2006 Agriculture Chamber of the Czech Republic 700 e-farmers Programme

9. 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

10. Summary of trainings days Positive points –actual information –the education material –electronic way of sending applications –evaluation of filling application

11. the protection of private dates no opportunity to send the electronic application to agency printing of application

12. Comparison of direct payments similar farming conditions Czech agrarian enterprise – A Austrian agrarian enterprise - B

13. 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” IndicatorUnit2003200420052004 Analyzed agrarian enterprise A B SAPS from the EU budged Ths. CZK CZK/ha _ 194 1822 205 2113 Subsidiary direct payments from national budged (Top-Up) Ths. CZK CZK/ha _ 148 1396 178 2316 Other subsidies Ths. CZK CZK/ha _ 180 1697 205 2116 Subsidies in total Ths. CZK CZK/ha 308 4400 522 4915 588 6223 604 17051

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

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

16. Conclusion info days competitiveness of Czech agrarian enterprise in comparison to Austrian program for rural-areas development

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