Danish Young Farmers Presentation of the organization History and present structure Funding

Danish Young Farmers

Presentation of the organization•History and present structure•Funding•our activities and partners

By Jane Lindedam and Stina Lindedam

“Wanna-be” farmers and living in the rural district

Young Farmers Presentation, DUF, August 22th 2008

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Who are we?

• Members 15-35 years old• No demand to be a farmer• ~4000 members• ~3000 members under 30 years

• Declining membership numbers

•Less people working in agriculture and living the rural life


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Background of the organization

• History – Danish 4H (1924)– Danish Young Farmers (1966)

• Professional competitions• The national department of youth work• Two secretariats in 1996• One joint secretariat in 1999

• 5 academic advisers• 3 secretaries (two administrators and one graphic designer)

• Regional advisers/consultants• 13 regions• 10 offices• 25 ??? employees


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4.300 Members

57 Local clubs(Local Boards)

13 Regions(Regional Boards)

Annual Meeting

Committees

Projects Working groups

National Board (7)1 Chairman + 6 members

Regional Offices (10)

National Secretariat(Århus)

4Hs National Board

Meeting - Regional Chairmen + National

BoardLeader Forum

Local -, Regional Chairmen andNational Board

Organization chart Job Volunteer Forum


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Tasks of the secretariat

• Administration• Member registration• National meetings and course administration• Submission of invoices

• Finance and fundraising• Secretariat function

• Magazine • Webpage communication• PR on all national level activities


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Fundings

• Members fee ~ 300 kr/year (40 euro/year)

• Tips-founding

• Administrated by DUF, calculated on the basis of membership numbers

• Rural development funding• Governmentally administrated, applied on the basis of activities to

come – approval gives 50% of activity budget.

• Occasionally external funding• Sponsorships, grants, EU-project-money


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Tasks of the regional advisers

• Approval of practical training farms of the agricultural education• Help draw up work contracts between farmers and employees• Sell advise (conflict management, safety at work etc)

• Organization work (registration, administration)• Help the regional/local board (events, newsletter, finances)• Arrangement of events for young people in the process of training

• Study tours • Professional courses• Networking groups• Ploughing and tractor pulling• Summer festival


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Task of the local/regional boards• Plan the Program – Do the events• Social events (waterskiing, barbaque, gocart, cultural shows etc.)


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• Educational eventsMachinery, animals, production,running a buisness, safety


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Examples of rural activity at national levelLeader training courses in general

The three bigger courses:

• Vingsted course (four days)• training communicational skills and being a better leader as well as

developing yourself at personal level• March courses (two days)

• 8-9 different smaller courses held at the same time, e.g. leader training, financial knowledge, planning, organizational development and much more

• V PLUS course (two days)• focus on being a better leader and “changing the world”

Political course (two days - every second year)Media course (one day - every second year)Employee course (one day - every third year)


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Practical agricultural courses

• Three courses for young farmers during training at the farm – dairy, pig- and crop production

• Farm networking groups – exchange of practical farm experience


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Examples of Agricultural educational activities

• Clubs for agricultural students starting in the agricultural education KLUB1

• Meeting with employees before leaving college• Discussion about work and education during

the training period• Keep young people organized in Young

Farmers activities• Regional youth advisers contact to

students/trainees


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International activities

• CEJA• RYEurope• NSU• Exchange possibilities?

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