Funding Sources of F.A.S (Farm
Advisory Services) in EU Member States.
(F.A.S Financing in Andalusia. Spain)
Workshop on
Agricultural Extension Services in the EU
Kijev, Ukraine. 25-26th Feb. 2016
Carlos Norman Barea. Regional Government of Andalousia. Spain.
Article 12 of the Commission’s Proposal for a Regulation on financing, (Council
Regulation (EC) No 73/2009) management and monitoring of the CAP, stipulates that
the farm advisory system should cover at least:
a) The statutory management requirements for good agricultural and environmental
condition of land.
b) The agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment as proposed
in Commissions proposals on rules for direct payments and rural development.
c) The requirements or actions related to climate change mitigation and adaptation,
biodiversity, protection of water, animal and plant disease notification and innovation at
minimum, as laid down in Annex I to this Proposal for a Regulation.
d) The sustainable development of the economic activity of the small farms as defined
by the Member States and at least of the farms participating in the small farmers
scheme referred to in the Proposal for a Regulation on support for rural development
by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EFARD).
e) The farm advisory system may also cover the sustainable development of the
economic activity of holdings which are not small farms, according to national
legislation.
70
EU-10
EU-12
EU-15
EU-25
EU-27
60
40
30
20
10
Export subsidies
Other market measures
Coupled direct payments
Market-related expenditure
Direct payments
Rural development
Decoupled direct payments
Source: DG Agriculture and Rural Development
Notes:
2011 = Budget; 2012 = Draft Budget;
2013 = EAGF subceiling for direct payments and market-related expenditure + pillar 2 in commitments.
Rural development for 2013 includes UK voluntary modulation and Article 136 “unspent amounts”. As these
cease to exist end 2013, the corresponding amounts are put back to direct aids as from 2014.
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in billion € - current prices
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Distribution of Total Budget devoted to measures 114 and 115.
Rural Development Programmes 2007-2013.
Farmers contributions may have co-funding by the EAFRD up to 20 % (measure 114). However, for
many farmers this is not sufficient incentive to use the services widely. Spanish authorities request an
increased EAFRD contribution, so it could be reduce the cost for farmers. The use of measure 115 is
variable but implies lower contribution from EAFRD.
Total Budget devoted to Farm Advisory Services
(measures 114 and 115 in the Rural Development Programmes, 2007-2013)
(Mill. Euros)
Rural Development
Amount available for rural development in 2014-2020 = 14 455 million EUR/year
Allocation by Member State:
Based on objective critieria linked to policy objectives and past performance
Commission will make annual breakdown by Member State, by means of implementing
act
0.25% of RD envelope (14 455 million) available for technical assistance
=> 8.5 million/year
=> this amount covers also « Prize for local innovative cooperation projects »
This means a total amount of EUR 362.787
billion for 2014-2020, of which EUR 277.851
billion is foreseen for Direct Payments and
market-related expenditure (Pillar 1) and
EUR 84.936 billion for Rural Development
(Pillar 2) in 2011 prices. Yet, within the
current economic and financial climate, these
amounts within the MFF show continued
strong support for an ambitious agricultural
policy which represents 37.8% of the entire
ceiling for the period 2014-2020.
The Regulation n ° 1305/2013 maintains the possibility for Member States with regional
programmes, to present a National Framework and a set of regional programmes,
ensuring consistency between national and regional strategies.
At the national level, between the decisions taken on the implementation of the CAP in
Spain, the sectoral Conference on Agriculture and Rural development of 24 and 25 July
2013 agreed developing a National Framework that collect the common elements of the
programmes of rural development in Spain, and that according to the regions constituted
working group will be included to the following measures:
1. Agri-environment and climate.
2. Advisory services, management and replacement of agricultural holdings.
3. Organic farming.
4. Areas with natural limitations and other specific limitations;
5. Forestry measures.
6. Investments for the improvement of agricultural holdings.
7. Public infrastructure of irrigation.
8. Processing and marketing of agricultural products.
9. Installation of young farmers.
10. Innovation.
11. LEADER Strategy
(59.3. b)-all regions whose GDP
per capita for the period 20072013 was less than 75 of the
average of the EU-25 during the
reference period, but whose GDP
per capita is higher than of GDP
75 half of the EU-27
Area (sq. km): 87.597 Population (M Inhabitants): 8,39 M.
Agricultural Area (sq km): 44.027,6 Forest surface (sq km): 38.971,1
Agriculture/Forestry Regional share of GDP (%): 4,80%
CAP overall budget 2007-2013: 11.735,2 M€ 2014-2020: 11.061,26 M€
Rural Development budget 2007-2013:
2.192 M€ (FEADER) 2.834 M€ (Public expenditure)
Rural Development budget 2014-2020:
1.910 M€ (FEADER) 2.450 M€ (Public expenditure)
The distribution of funds was carried out using economic, environmental and territorial
indicators related to the three objectives of the rural development policy: competitiveness
of agriculture, sustainable management of natural resources and action for the climate
and balanced territorial development. The "hypothesis of integration" of the CAP reform
was applied to the process for the allocation of funds for rural development among the
Member States. Also ensured that no autonomous region receives less than 90 of their
allocation in the period 2007-2013.
European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD)
Andalucía
Aragón
Asturias, Principado de
Balears, Illes
Canarias
Cantabria
Castilla y León
Castilla - La Mancha
Cataluña
Comunitat Valenciana
Extremadura
Galicia
Madrid, Comunidad de
Murcia, Región de
Navarra, Comunidad Foral de
País Vasco
Rioja, La
Programa nacional
TOTAL ESPAÑA
1.910.461.300
466.986.760
325.000.000
61.000.000
157.500.000
98.800.000
969.189.286
1.147.779.504
348.652.161
204.000.000
890.932.690
889.800.000
76.529.160
219.304.740
136.514.270
87.100.000
70.010.129
237.828.821
8.297.388.821
The five biggest RDP measures in budgetary terms (total
public funding) are:
# € 689 million allocated to Measure 4 – Investment in physical
assets
# € 413 million allocated to Measure 8 - Investment in forest
area development and improvement of the viability of forests.
# € 328 million allocated to Measure 10 – Agri-environmentclimate
# € 258 million allocated to Measure 19 – LEADER
# € 201 million allocated to Measure 11 – Organic farming
Andalusia's RDP will fund actions under all six Rural Development priorities – with a particular emphasis on
"Promoting the competitiveness of the agricultural and agro-industry sector" and "Restoring, preserving and
enhancing ecosystems related to agriculture and forestry." .With six main priorities:
Andalusia's RDP will fund actions under all six Rural Development priorities – with a particular emphasis on
"Promoting the competitiveness of the agricultural and agro-industry sector" and "Restoring, preserving and
enhancing ecosystems related to agriculture and forestry." .With six main priorities:
. FARM Advisory/Extension (FAE). TOTAL: 57
CONCEPT
Average: 1531 km2/FAE.; 20 people/FAE.;
2010
2011
STAFF EXPENSES
CURRENT EXPENSES
REVENUES
The County Agricultural Offices (OCAs) were, from the opinion of some experts, potentially able to develop such
a role as advisory services first, starting during the 80s, and could have been coordinating FAServices later on,
during the 90s and after EU regulations related to the compulsory implementation of FAS. However, the daily
evolution and the legal framework (within the regions) have shown that duplication and overlap of functions
among OCAs and the FAS organizations were growing.
The agricultural co-operative sector in Almería has received very few subsidies: As a percentage of
agricultural subsidies over agricultural income, for 2005: Almería 1.4% as compared to Andalucía,
16.2 %; Spain, 18.2%; and the EU 17.1%. Under such conditions, its cooperative model may be viewed
and evaluated based strictly on business efficiencies and its suitability as a business form.
Since 2000, the development and maturity of the agricultural support and services industry can be seen
to have given rise to sectoral diversification and the creation of a Local Production System or “cluster”.
This agricultural cooperative cluster of Almería including auxiliary businesses of various legal forms
and research centers.
e- mail contact: josec.norman@juntadeandalucia.es
Carlos Norman Barea. Regional Government of Andalousia. Spain.