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Istanbul 13-14 October 2010: EastAgri Annual Meeting – RT4 – Investing across borders: The way forward for agriculture and rural development in the Balkan countries The area-based development approach Challenges for implementation in rural cross-border areas
G. Louwagie, F. Santini, S. Saravia Matus, S. Gomez y Paloma European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Institute for Prospective Technological Studies – AGRILIFE unit
The Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS)
Istanbul 13-14 October 2010: EastAgri Annual Meeting – RT4 – Investing across borders: The way forward for agriculture and rural development in the Balkan countries • a directorate of the JRC • provides customer-driven support to EU policy making • aims at policy challenges that have a socio-economic and science & technology dimension
The AGRILIFE unit within IPTS
Istanbul 13-14 October 2010: EastAgri Annual Meeting – RT4 – Investing across borders: The way forward for agriculture and rural development in the Balkan countries
SUSTAG / AGRITRADE / AGRITECH
The Western Balkans project
Istanbul 13-14 October 2010: EastAgri Annual Meeting – RT4 – Investing across borders: The way forward for agriculture and rural development in the Balkan countries
General objective
To facilitate local development in the Western Balkans (focus on rural)
Specific objectives
1.
To apply the
ABD approach
the Western Balkans in a selected
rural cross-border
area in 2.
3.
Disseminate the ABD strategy and action plan to potential donors Develop a method using the ABD approach for other rural areas in the Western Balkans, where ABD intervention may be appropriate Target area: Drina-Tara
Target area – Drina river / Tara mountain
Istanbul 13-14 October 2010: EastAgri Annual Meeting – RT4 – Investing across borders: The way forward for agriculture and rural development in the Balkan countries
Features
•
13 municipalities, all border with one exception
•
380.000 inhabitants
•
7.860 km²
Area-based development (ABD) approach
Istanbul 13-14 October 2010: EastAgri Annual Meeting – RT4 – Investing across borders: The way forward for agriculture and rural development in the Balkan countries
Need
for approach able to address •
particular, specific
•
complex
} development problems • in a holistic manner Main
characteristics
•
area-specific
(versus country) • integrated (across sectors) • inclusive (communities) • participatory (bottom-up) • flexible (responsive to changes)
Instruments for economic diversification in rural areas
Istanbul 13-14 October 2010: EastAgri Annual Meeting – RT4 – Investing across borders: The way forward for agriculture and rural development in the Balkan countries EU policy 2007-13
Pre-accession assistance Priority axes rural development
Axis 1 Improving
market efficiency
and implementation of Community standards Axis 2 Preparatory actions for implementation of the
agri-environmental measures
and
Leader
Axis 3
Development of the rural economy
Source: Schiessl (2009) Source: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development (2006)
The cart before the horse???
Istanbul 13-14 October 2010: EastAgri Annual Meeting – RT4 – Investing across borders: The way forward for agriculture and rural development in the Balkan countries
Capital stock and economic growth
Istanbul 13-14 October 2010: EastAgri Annual Meeting – RT4 – Investing across borders: The way forward for agriculture and rural development in the Balkan countries
Investments
Source: Millenium Project report (2005)
Overcoming poverty
Istanbul 13-14 October 2010: EastAgri Annual Meeting – RT4 – Investing across borders: The way forward for agriculture and rural development in the Balkan countries
Key capital stock/investments
in • Infrastructure • Public administration • Human capital = foundations for
self-sustaining economic development
and
private sector growth Overarching areas of investment
• Upgrading public management systems • Extensive capacity building at local level • Scientific capacity •
Cross-border investments
Essential regional goods to reduce poverty
Istanbul 13-14 October 2010: EastAgri Annual Meeting – RT4 – Investing across borders: The way forward for agriculture and rural development in the Balkan countries • Cross-border
infrastructure
transport, energy, water management, accessible land • Cross-border
economic cooperation institutions
coordinate and harmonise promote
intra-regional trade
(movement of goods and people): e.g. reduced transit fees, automated customs procedures • Cross-border
political cooperation
strengthen
institutions
strengthen
policies
and promote
good governance
regional
dialogue and consensus building
• Cross-border
environmental coordination
manage
trans-boundary
issues
concerted responses Public
investment –
crucial to attract private
investment
Experiences of cross-border cooperation (CBC)
Istanbul 13-14 October 2010: EastAgri Annual Meeting – RT4 – Investing across borders: The way forward for agriculture and rural development in the Balkan countries
INTERREG-A
Factors for successful and effective CBC : legal framework for CBC, quality of partnerships , degree of institutionalisation
ABD in rural cross-border areas I
Istanbul 13-14 October 2010: EastAgri Annual Meeting – RT4 – Investing across borders: The way forward for agriculture and rural development in the Balkan countries
Recommendations for ABD implementation ABD intervention – design
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Focus intervention on needs and priorities of the area
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Assess capacity to participate & ensure unbiased participation
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Promote early involvement of stakeholders & donors
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Match time & budget with objectives avoid false expectations
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Guarantee coherence ABD programme with macro-situation
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Incorporate positive aspects of existing initiatives
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Include issues with potential shared positive impact ABD intervention – management
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Coordinate activities (also across donors)
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Monitor and evaluate regularly
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Reduce transaction costs
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Foresee exit strategy
ABD in rural cross-border areas II
Istanbul 13-14 October 2010: EastAgri Annual Meeting – RT4 – Investing across borders: The way forward for agriculture and rural development in the Balkan countries
Conditions for successful implementation
•
Key capital stock
human capital) (infrastructure, public institutional capital, – in place, or investment needs? •
Essential
mechanisms for provision of
regional
goods (cross-border infrastructure, and economic, political and environmental coordination) – in place? – if not, which needs and which public funds available?
•
Private investments
– particular needs
cross-border
,
land-locked
areas?