1. Attila Tóth, eFarmer Project Director Budapest eFarmer Coneference31 Jan – 01 Feb 20071 The eFarmer Project Farmer Communication Services for CAP Wrap-up: Objectives and Results www.efarmer.xx xx= cz,hu,pl,sk www.efarmer.xx Attila Tóth, Project Director novitech@alternet.lu

2. Attila Tóth, eFarmer Project Director Budapest eFarmer Coneference31 Jan – 01 Feb 20072 Project objectives 1.Up-to-date information service for Farmers in V4 about CAP CAP legislation (EU Common and Country specific) Claim submission instructions and guidance 2.Computer - assisted claim submission services Intelligent preference-based search Assisted claim completion Claim submission to Rural Payment Agency Project co-financed by the European Commission eContent Programme

3. Attila Tóth, eFarmer Project Director Budapest eFarmer Coneference31 Jan – 01 Feb 20073 The Target Value-added Service Model Internet Services Payments for services.... eFarmer Plc Service provider eFarmers direct users Farmers (Claimants ) Clearing Fees for services provided to eFarmers by eFarmer Plc (cfx,sfx) Fees for assistance to farmers provided by eFarmers (sf4) Payments Agency

4. Attila Tóth, eFarmer Project Director Budapest eFarmer Coneference31 Jan – 01 Feb 20074 Strategic stages of implementation StageServicesImpact 1 EU  Structured Internet access to CAP legislation  Claim completion assistance  Claim submission – manual  Claim submission – Internet  Quick and up-to-date orientation of farmers on CAP grants  and advisors what are the current and eligible grants for a given farm 2a PP  Farm centric services  Extension to other grants (FP7,CIP, Structural funds,...)  Part of Farm advisory services www.efarmer.czwww.efarmer.cz.hu.pl.sk One common country source of EU grant information services for farmers. 2b PP  Integration with other Farm advisory services  Full grant life-cycle (claim, payment, use of funds)  Better compliance  Less administration cost on farmer side 01/07 04/07 02/08

5. Attila Tóth, eFarmer Project Director Budapest eFarmer Coneference31 Jan – 01 Feb 20075 Stage 1 Services – EU grant Service technology is ready for any type of grant Stage 1= SAPS+ National TOP-UPs Multi-Country + Multi-lingual

6. Attila Tóth, eFarmer Project Director Budapest eFarmer Coneference31 Jan – 01 Feb 20076 Stage 1 – The Implementation Consortium 1.Novitech (SK) – coordinator, developer 2.Agriculture Chamber of the Czech Republic (CZ) – agro-participant 3.Small and Medium Size Enterprises Union (HU) - agro-participant 4.Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry (CZ) – academic participant 5.Szent István University (HU) - academic participant, developer 6.National Council of Agricultural Chambers (PL) - agro-participant 7.Slovak Chamber of Agriculture and Food Industry (SK) - agro-participant 8.Slovak University of Agriculture (SK) - academic participant Support partner:  Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO SEUR, Budapest Agro-participant – manage demonstration activities, specification of country- specific requirements of eFarmer services, RPA interfaces Academic participant - develop (collect) community standard CAP content, trainings

7. Attila Tóth, eFarmer Project Director Budapest eFarmer Coneference31 Jan – 01 Feb 20077 Stage 2 – Farm and Farmer Centric Services eFarmer server Bezpośredni użytkownicy eFarmerzy Rolnicy (Wnioski) Servery Agenciji.... A1 An Internet.... Private Farmer DBs.... Controlled by owners Model funkcjonowania Multi-Agency systemu eFarmer Additional Private/Public partners for Stage 2 – Welcome !

8. Attila Tóth, eFarmer Project Director Budapest eFarmer Coneference31 Jan – 01 Feb 20078 Temporary problems and key tasks Rural Payments Agencies:  Latency to release and/or accept public sector information (PSI) to/from value added service providers in electronic form (HU = exemption)  Despite the EU PSI Directive is transposed to all V4 member states (declared but not implemented...)  They consider service providers as competitors and not as complementary partners in the value-chain Advisors (eFarmers) and Farmers:  Involving additional farm advisors to the eFarmer network  To enforce the Farmer - eFarmer clusters  Improving confidence and skills of eFarmers/Farmers for using Internet (source of funding: Human resource development of National structural funds)

9. Attila Tóth, eFarmer Project Director Budapest eFarmer Coneference31 Jan – 01 Feb 20079 Thank you for your attention!