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Congratulations from Lithuania to Congratulations from Lithuania to the Participants of the the Participants of the CEDEFOPCEDEFOP study visitstudy visit ““Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship

in agri-food”in agri-food”

Prof. Dr. Algirdas Motuzas

Lithuanian University of Agriculture

LdV Pilot Project Leader

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Pilot Project No. LT/04/B/F/PP-171000

Transfer of Competencies for Vocational Training in Ecological Agrarian Sector of Baltic States

Project Initiator – Contractor - Coordinator - Lithuanian University of Agriculture

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Project Partners –

Duration of the Project30 months

(01.10. 2004. – 31.03.2007)

Estonian Association of Rural Consultants (Tartu, EE) Estonian University of Agriculture (Tartu, EE)

Osteuropazentrum of Hohenheim University (Stuttgart, DE)

Lithuanian Agricultural Advisory Service (Dotnuva, LT) Lithuanian Veterinary Academy (Kaunas, LT) Kaunas College (LT)

Latvian Agricultural Advisory and Training Centre (Ozolnieki, LV) Latvian University of Agriculture (Jelgava, LV)

Bishop Burton College (Beverley, UK)

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Contract Signing and document exchange

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Pilot Projects co-ordinator Mrs. Sigita Alvinskaitė and partners

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Some data about Project contractor – Lithuanian University of Agriculture

It was established in Dotnuva 1924.Now it is situated near Kaunas city in the separateUniversity Campus – Akademija.

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2 Research Institutes – Water Engineering and Agricultural Engineering.

The University structure:

5 faculties - Agronomy, Economics and Management, Forestry, Water and Land Management and Agricultural Engineering.

3 Institutes of studies and research – Environment, Information Technologies and Rural Culture.

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As well Park of Agricultural Science,

Experimental Station and Experimental Farm.

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The University Senate has approved the following main fields of fundamental research:

Methodological fundamentals of environment and evaluation of agricultural production quality,

Cellular selection, creation of varieties and evaluation of their genetical potential,

Energetic processes in biotechnologies,

Methodological substantiation of rural development,

Technologies in agriculture, water and forest husbandry.

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At the University studies are organized at three levels – Bachelor, Master and PhD.

At present University offers 18 Bachelor study programs and 48 Master level specializations. There study 6590 students, of which 658 in master and 75 in PhD studies. In the last 5 years the number of accepted students has varied from 1632 to 1803. University has 47 professors, 217 associated professors, 90 lecturers and 25 assistants.

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Situation in organic agrarian sector of Baltics

The demand of consumers for organically produced agricultural products and food is Europe-wide increasing.

New EU countries are challenged after implementing an environmental programs to ensure the current quality standards for food production.

However, the institutions for initial and further education and the advisory services are insufficiently prepared to fulfill this major task.

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Problem In Baltics the agricultural schools are responsible for initial farmers training. The responsible coordinators of the further farmers training are Ministries of Agriculture.

Agricultural counsellors are graduates of agricultural universities either colleges in responsibility of the Ministries of Education.

Such diarchy leads to non-existence or the system for the further training of counsellors because discontinuous practical training course are organized either by different organizations or Agricultural Advisor Services themselves.

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Two ideas of the Project

1.Supporting and developing measures for training of vocational counsellors in Baltics Agricultural Advisor Service Systems in organic agriculture

2.Developing a training system for counsellors with the help of distance training elements

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The specific aims of the pilot project are:

1. New effective education systems (material and human resources) created and adapted to national advisory services to train agricultural counsellors in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania

2. Modular courses in each national language of the Baltic countries and in English language created for vocational training of agricultural counsellors in organic agriculture

3. The vocational training material in four specific areas will be prepared as handbooks and CD-ROM versions

4. Elements for distance training in organic agriculture will be placed in Internet both in each national and English language

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International groups of professors formed from any other concerned project partner are working on particular vocational training in following areas:

Agri-environment – Estonian Agricultural University

Organic crop production and horticulture – Lithuanian Agricultural University

Organic animal husbandry – Lithuanian Veterinary Academy

Economics and marketing in organic farming - Latvian Agricultural University

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The best experience of agricultural counsellors training used and

transferred from –

Baden-Würtemberg Land (Germany)

East Yorkshire Land (United Kingdom)

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The finally expected results of the pilot Project proposal are as follows:

1. New effective education systems (material and human resources) created and adapted to national advisory services to train agricultural counsellors in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania expected to be capable at the end of 2006

2. Modular programmes curriculum in each national and English language created for vocational training of agricultural counsellors in organic agriculture to be prepared till the mid of 2005

3. The vocational training material in four specific areas will be prepared as handbooks (1200 copies, including 600 in national and 600 in English languages) and CD-ROM (1200 copies) versions expected to be available at end of 2006

4. Elements for distance training in organic agriculture will be prepared as Internet version both in each national and English language at the end of 2006

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AGRI-ENVIRONMENT /PÕLLUMAJANDUS JA KESKKOND

Estonian University of Life Sciences / Eesti maaülikool

Agri-environment. Cross-compliance: environmental conditionality and farmer’s eligibility for agricultural subsidies to environmental conditions Introduction

1. General environmental requirements for farming.

2. Environmental requirements for crop husbandry.

2.1. Environmental threats. Crop and overall faming influence on the

environment.

2.2. Good agricultural practice.

2.3. Food and feed safety aspects in crop production and storage.

2.4. Specific requirements/standards for organic crop production.

3. Environmental requirements for animal husbandry.

3.1. Environmental threats. Animal farming influence on the environment.

3.2. Meat, eggs, milk and feed quality and safety.

3.3. EU requirements for animal producers.

3.4. Specific requirements and standards for organic animal production.

4. Farming and environment.

4.1. Introduction Agriculture and environmental conditions.

4.2. Agri-environment support and requirements.

4.3. Bird and Habitat Directives.

4.4. Management of semi-natural grasslands.

4.5. Nature Protection on agricultural landscapes.

4.6. Landscape values and management.

4.7. Environmental aspects of Agricultural Activity.

5. GMO.

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ORGANIC AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE /

EKOLOGINĖ ŽEMDIRBYSTĖ, SODININKYSTĖ IR DARŽININKYSTĖ

Lithuanian University of Agriculture / Lietuvos žemės ūkio universitetas

Organic agriculture and horticulture

Foreword

1. Organic agriculture – development and perspective. Tendencies of modern

industrial agriculture in the world and it influence on production quality. Influence

of pesticides on human health. Arouse of ecological products demand and it

development. Directions of organic agriculture systems – organic, biological, bio-

dynamic, Howard-Balfour and other not-conventional agriculture systems.

Tendencies of organic agriculture spreading and organic agriculture organization in

the world; structural organizations in Baltic countries and their international

recognition. Perspectives of organic production and agriculture.

2. Soil as a main component of the ecosystem.

2.1. Baltic States soils according a new Soil Classification of the World.

World Reference Base for Soil Resources: introduction, objectives,

principles. Prevailing soil groups in Baltic States.

2.2. The living soil. Creating a healthy soil. Interrelationships between soil

structure, soil organisms and plants. Interactions between soil biota, soil

organic matter and soil structure. Organic matter decomposition and

nitrogen mineralization in arable soil. Soil enzymes and soil biological

activity. Future developments in soil ecology.

3. Cultural soil and protective plantations.

3.1. Improvement of the soil fertility by the agrotechnical means.

Agrotechnical means for improvement of soil fertility, cultural soil

conception. Principles of soil fertility improvement, planning and

performance by agrotechnical means in the organic agriculture farming

system.

3.2. Protective plantations in ecological farm. The evidences of soil and land re-cultivation by planting green plants for soil (anti-erosive, macro- and micro-flora re-habitation) and water (open- and groundwater) protection,

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keeping up the sanitary in the production areas. Replanting of decorative

plants in farm lands increasing structural diversity of the landscape by

hedges, trees etc.

4. Nutritional balance in organic farming.

4.1 Classical and new “organic” theory‘s of plant nutrition. Supply of

nutrition’s – nitrogen, potassium, phosphorus. Plant nutrition’s balance at the

farm level.

4.2. Competition between crop plants and weeds on nutrition’s, moisture,

light etc. Allelopaty of weeds.

4.3 Low of crop productivity and it practical importance.

5. Crop cultivation.

5.1. Crop rotation. Crop stand as plant community – agro-phytocenoses

understanding. Principles of planning crop rotations in organic agriculture.

Plant species Phytosanitary of crop rotations. Main element of crop rotations.

Importance of leguminous, perennial grasses and other plants as green

fertilization and catch crops. Fore crops, under sow crops.

5.2 Weed control. Field weedness problems. Main tasks of soil tillage,

technological processes and appropriate implements: ploughs, weeders,

grubbers, harrows, milling cutters (freza). Soil tillage for separated crop

plants, agrotechnic. Biological weed qualities: prolificacy, possibility to

spread, characteristic of weed seed emergence. Weed control Strategy.

Preventive weed control. Weed smothering and increasing of agricultural

plants domination. Cultural weed control.

5.3. Control of pests and diseases in organic plant production. Plant diseases

and pests population in conventional and organic agriculture. Natural (plant)

and chemical pesticides allowed in organic agriculture and their use for plant

protection in organic agriculture. Biological and other allowed control means.

Prediction of plant diseases and pests performance

6. Horticulture.

6.1. Fruit plants. Main principles of organic fruit production. Fruit plants

growth and development. Training and pruning trees. Light management. The

vegetative growth – fruiting relationship. Production of small fruit:

strawberry, currants, aktinidia, raspberry, gooseberry. Training and pruning

of fruit trees.

6.2. Vegetables. Main principles in organic vegetable production. Organic

production of open field vegetables. Brassica group vegetables. Alliums

group vegetables. Leaf vegetables. Perennial vegetables. Organic production

of greenhouse vegetables.

6.3. Decorative plants. Main principles of decorative plants growing in

organic farm with illustrations.

7. Perennial Grasslands.

7.1. Natural. Natural meadows and pastures - management and maintenance.

7.2. Cultural. Cultural meadows and pastures - management and

maintenance. Composition of grasslands and their formation.

8. Farm conversion. Planning of farm conversion to organic farming system.

9. Organic standards. Specific requirements/standards for organic crop

production (Plant Production Inspectorate).

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ORGANIC ANIMAL HUSBANDRY / EKOLOGINĖ GYVULININKYSTĖ

Lithuanian Veterinary Academy / Lietuvos veterinarijos akademija

Preface 1. Organic principles and values: the framework for organic animal

husbandry.

2. The diversity of organic livestock systems in Baltic states. 2.1. The Livestock Production Zones of Baltic States. 2.2. Indigenous Breeds.

3. Organic livestock management – general requirements. 3.1. Animal welfare and ethics. 3.2. Certification. 3.3. Conversion. 3.4. Keeping organic and non- organic animals. 3.5. Feeding of animals in organic farms, feed production.

3.5.1. Principles of organic feeding. 3.5.2. Organic feed. 3.5.3. Feed additives. 3.5.4. Production of organic feed. 3.5.5. Nutrient requirements for cattle, sheep, pigs and poultry.

Optimization of feed rations. 3.5.6. Feeding techniques.

3.6. Animal Housings. 3.7. Grazing Management. 3.8. Breeding strategies for organic livestock. 3.9. Handling, transporting and slaughtering livestock. 3.10. Animal health and diseases in organic farming, principles of treatment

and prophylactics. 3.11. Animal’s identification and registration in organic farms.

4. Variety of organic animals and recommendations for rearing. 4.1. Dairy and beef cattle. 4.2. Sheep and goats. 4.3. Pigs. 4.4. Poultry. 4.5. Rabbits. 4.6. Beekeeping. 4.7. Domesticated wildlife. 4.8. Aquaculture.

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ECONOMICS AND MARKETING IN ORGANIC FARMING /

EKONOMIKA UN TIRGZINĪBA BIOLOĢISKAJĀ LAUKSAIMNIECĪBĀ

Latvia University of Agriculture / Latvijas lauksaimniecības universitāte

Preface 1. Aspects of Environment Economics. 2. Organic Demand and Supply.

2.1. Organic production. 2.2. Organic food consumption.

3. Organic Market Structure. 4. Organic Trade 5. Management of Organic Farm.

5.1. Management systems. 5.2. Management of farm resources. 5.3. Strategic management and competitive advantages. 5.4. Integration, efficiency, costs and benefits. 5.5. Contract theory. 5.6. Management of risks.

6. Concept of Marketing Management. 6.1. Marketing process and functions. 6.2. Marketing strategy and plan. 6.3. Rules and regulations.

7. Consumer Behaviour in the Organic Market. 7.1. Models of consumer behaviour. 7.2. Consumers profile, target market and positioning. 7.3. Product value, satisfaction and loyalty. 7.4. Customer relationship management.

8. Marketing mix. 8.1. Product strategy.

8.1.1. Peculiarity in the marketing of goods and services. 8.1.2. Life cycle, assortment, labeling and packaging.

8.2. Pricing strategy. 8.3. Distribution strategy.

8.3.1. Wholesale and retail marketing. 8.3.2. Direct marketing.

8.4. Promotion strategy. 8.4.1. Methods of promotion. 8.4.2. Effective communication.

9. Digital Countryside – Challenges to Organic Marketing.

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I am very thankful to the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training in the LEONARDO da VINCI Program as well to the organizing committee of study

visit ““Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship in agri-food”in agri-food” for an invitation and possibility

to present the agricultural counsellors vocational training in Baltics

Special thanks

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Thank You for attention!