Support to the Restructuring and Strengthening of cattle breeders and producers associations as business representative organisations in Central and Eastern European Countries

Project Description

The aim of the Project was to assist national cattle producers’ and breeders’ organisations from Central and Eastern European countries as representatives of single enterprises and local associations to:

Adjust their legal status, structures and activities to the Single Market rules and the EU-standards and norms on farm animal (cattle) breeding
Transfer existing professional support activities and functions from the state to producers’/breeders’ associations
Improve the existing associations by introducing new activities, technologies and services to their members.

The beneficiary countries concerned by the Project were Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia.

Partners from the EU member states were Austria, Germany and Italy.

Services provided:

Training activities on EU-Regulations and on Acquis Communautaire (including animal identification and registration, veterinary health, integrated administration and control system, quality of animal products, producer groups, marketing of animal products)
Organisation of an international workshop on the Financial management of cattle breeders’ associations in the EU
Practical training and Internship in EU Partner Organisations
Secondments of experts
Assistance to the establishment of networking and joint operations
Institution development and capacity building

Country

Multi Country

Origin of Funding

EU Phare

Name of Client

European Association for Animal Production (EAAP)

Project Dates

01/2001-12/2002

Project Value [EUR]

1.472.950

Proportion carried out by ADT Project Consulting

Staff provided