Nada Zvekic (FAO) and Adrian Keler (CEI)
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Nada Zvekic (FAO) and Adrian Keler (CEI)
“EastAgri Network: transforming agriculture in agribusiness - example of successful FAO-CEI
collaboration”
Meeting of CEI WG on Agriculture
Rome, 22 May 2006
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reminding EastAgri’s raison d’être
achievements since last year
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what is EastAgri?
network of practitioners involved in agribusiness &
agricultural investment from:
• IFIs • donors
• private banks
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why EastAgri?
improve exchange of information share lessons learned
coordinate policy messages
coordinate interventions
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key members
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geographic coverage
• initially: CEI countries
• target:all EBRD countries of operation
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how does it work?
a light structure...
• dedicated website
• annual EastAgri meetings
• thematic meetings/workshops
… operated by FAO
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members’ benefits
- easier access to information
- advertise events / publication
- access to performance of past projects and lessons learned
- more impact on policy matters
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website maintenance
• maintenance of database (550 projects, 24 subsectors)
• 220,000 hits in 2005 (100,000 pageviews)
• 45 articles dispatched
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thematic meetings
• Serbia agribusiness seminar
• rural credit guarantee schemes
• Polish/Ukrainian wholesale markets
• Georgia wine sector
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our goals?
• encourage information sharing
• cross-fertilization of ideas
• suggestions for next phases
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“CEI support to Wholesale Markets Development in Ukraine”
Activities
• Study tour in Italy (focused on legislative and other public
support mechanisms)
• Study tour in Poland (focused on the involvement of private
stakeholders in the process of wholesale markets development)
• Advisory services by Italian, Polish and FAO consultants
UKRAINE
ITALY
POLAND
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“CEI support to Wholesale Markets Development in Ukraine”
Implementation:• October 2005 – May 2006
Planned results:• Improvement of the quality of
Ukraine’s wholesale markets investment plan
Follow-up:• The investment plan to be financed
under World Bank’s ACSF (“Agricultural Competitiveness and
Food Safety”) project.
Multi-partner action!
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KEP: planned projects
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“Building Effective Fresh Fruit and Vegetables Quality Control System in
Moldova”
•Technical assistance to be provided by the State Veterinary and Food Administration of the Slovak Republic.
•Focus on harmonisation of fruit national standards and establishment of efficient national quality control structures in
accordance with EU principles.
•Implementation of marketing quality criteria for domestic and imported fruit and vegetables and food safety criteria for food
products, including application of worldwide recognised standards and norms.
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• KEP grants (approved and planned for 2006):
€ 250,000
• Total projects value:
€ 790,000
...some figures
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More information available at:
Thank you for your attention!
Adrian Keler
Secretariat for CEI Projects
Tel. +39 040 7786 732
E-mail: [email protected]
www.eastagri.org www.ceinet.org
Nada Zvekic
FAO Investment Center Division
Tel. +39 06 5705 5474
E-mail: [email protected]