1st Interim Meeting: “National policy instruments and EU Approximation process: Effects on farm holdings in the Western Balkan countries (EUEWB)” 22nd April, 2016 Andrevlje, Serbia Direct support scheme Albania Edvin Zhllima Edvin Zhllima, Academic Expert Albania 1
Structure of presentation • Description of the schemes • Terms of condition • Main findings • Discussions • To be done 2
Structure of direct income scheme 1. Direct support – Payments based on output (price aids) – Payments based on livestock number (per animal, hive) – Payment per farm – Input subsidies – On farm investment support (based on max area) – Support for fishery sector 2. Enviromental related payments (organic farming) 3. LFA payments 27th SWG Assembly Session 3
Payments based on output (price aids) 0.80 0.70 Extra virign oil up to 15 tons/year. 0.60 0.50 chestnut, cranberry and pomegranate collection 0.40 F&V delivered to collection or processing points % of the value 0.30 0.20 Support for milk production 10 to 80 heads less 1500 to 15000 lt 0.10 0.00 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 4
Payments based on livestock number (per animal, hive) 155 Payments for pure heiffer 135 Payments per head for farmers 115 rearing min. 10 cows 95 Payments to farmers rearing min. 100 to 300 sr 75 Payments for small ruminants slaughtered 55 Payments for cattle slaughtered 35 Payments to bee-keepers min. 50 beehives. 15 Support for farms that breed 10 to 30 equinae -5 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 5
Diret support: few mesures many changes 20 20 17 18 15 2 16 10 3 9 14 8 7 7 Other payment 5 5 12 4 3 Input subsidies 2 10 0 0 Payment based on 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 1 animal number 8 0 10 Payment based on -5 1 3 6 output 2 0 4 0 1 4 -10 2 4 1 0 2 -12 1 2 4 3 3 -15 2 2 2 0 Measures (no) Change of mesures 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 27th SWG Assembly Session 6
• Comparision: Rural development support 7
On farm investment support-Planting Type Unit 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Planting of olive trees (≥ 0.2 ha) for ha 2,542 2,491 1,796 1,783 intensive cultivation. Planting of olive trees (≥ 0.2 ha) for ha 1,816 1,779 1,437 1,284 traditional cultivation. Planting walnuts with grafted ha 2,542 2,491 1,796 1,783 seedlings Planting walnuts with ungrafted ha 1,816 2,491 1,293 1,284 seedlings Planting of hazelnuts and pomegranates for intensive ha 2,542 1,437 1,427 cultivation. Planting of hazelnuts and pomegranates for extensive ha 1,816 1,293 1,284 cultivation. Planting of oranges, kiwi and ha 2,542 2,491 1,437 1,427 strawberries 8
On farm investment support-Improvement Type Unit 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Improvement of planting ha 1,457 technology of nuts Improvement of planting technology of fruits and ha 1,821 citrus Rehabilitation of existing olive no more than 300 ha in ha 3,212 the country level. Improvement of technology for cultivation of vineyards of ha 3,631 2,135 1,796 1,783 4,283 4,370 autochnonous cultivars. max Planting MAPs 50% of per 1,437 1,427 1,784 1,821 investmen t value. ha max Intensive breeding of snails, per 3,592 3,566 3,569 50% of the breed value. ha 9
On farm investment support-Water Type Unit 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Water points farm 145,666 Establishing wells, reservoirs for irrigation farm 107,066 ha 2,179 2,135 1,796 1,783 1,784 1,821 Drop irrigation for areas 0.5 to 10 Ha 10
On farm investment support-Postharvest and mechanization Type Unit 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Subsidized interest rate, loans up to 220 ths Euro on storage and % 70 70 70 processing line 60% of the investment value for tractors and/or other agricultural % 0 0 60 equipment Support up to 50% of the investment max per 107,066 145,666 value farm max per Support for renewable energy 145,666 farm Support for installing biomass max per 13,110 heating system in greenhouses farm Greenhouse investment (60% of max per 8,740 value) 0.2 ha to 2.0 ha farm 11
Support for fish sector • Support for mussels delivered (200 kg to 1,000 kg/year) with 0.07 euro/kg. • Support of 25% of fish breed value (4370 euro per farm max) • Support of 25% of the fish feed (3640 euro per farm max) 12
Other support • Inputs subsidies – (olive pest control 250 Euro/ha max) • Greenhouse fuel subsidy (60 to 70 euro per ha) (ceased) • Payments per farm (rabbits more than 100) 430 Eur euro/year (ceased) • Environment and animal welfare payments (organic farming 360 to 570 euro per farm certified) (ceased) 13
Discussions • Direct support is minor compared to RD support (on farm investment) • No area payment existing • Largest changes in RD support rather than Direct support • Low support in Direct support (5 measures) mainly on per animal support (harsh shrinkage) • Too many measures and too many changes (52 measures which 12 ceased to exist in 2013) • Currently 22 measures of which only 6 existed prior to 2013. • Policies has been following the high fragmentation (conditions from 0.4 Ha lowered to 0.2 Ha) • New government: focus from planting to improvement technology and postharvest • No LFA support • No Environment and animal welfare payments support 14
Number of measures and yearly change 50 44 40 31 30 27 26 20 20 17 13 10 6 5 3 0 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 -10 -17 -20 -30 Measures (no) Change of mesures 15
Number of measures by type 30 2 25 Other payment 1 10 3 20 On farm investment support (area) 1 15 14 Input subsidies 2 1 13 14 10 Payment based on animal number 8 10 10 4 Payment based on output 5 2 4 1 2 4 3 3 2 2 2 0 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 16
To be done • Categories: differences between investment on farm and input subsidies to be adressed (plastic use in greenhouse) • Add sources and other dettails • Update prior to 2010 and update 2016? • Other? 17
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