Farm management and extension needs in CEE under the restriction of the EU milk quota

Authors: Edited by Abele Kuipers, Marija Klopcic and Arunas Svitojus
EAAP Technical Series no. 8

The introduction of a quota system has a large impact on the development of the agricultural sector, the agro-business and individual farms. In April 2004 the Central and Eastern European (CEE) Countries entering the EU had to implement a quota system for milk. It requires institution building, setting up administrative procedures, choices of the system, choice of priority groups, handling of butterfat reference, dealing with a national reserve, control aspects, quota transfer, farm management aspects and communication to farmers.

All early attention at national levels has been given to the administrative aspects of milk quota systems. Communication to farmers about the system and the effects on farm management is often neglected. This publication hopes to fill this gap and wants to stimulate attention on farm management and extension efforts. It presents an overview of papers from “old” countries and country reports from new EU countries. They all contain information about expected structural changes due to the quota system, effects on farm management, extension needs in this area and challenges in years ahead. Impressions from 7 other CEE non EU countries are also included.

This book gives an extensive and unique overview of the dairy situation in the Central and Eastern European countries in the year of the enlargement of the EU and a view into the future in this regard.

Availability: In Print
Publication date: 2006
Binding: Paperback
Dimensions: Unknown
Weight: Unknown
Extent:280 pp
ISBN: (10 Digit) 90-76998-92-2 (13 Digit) 978-90-76998-92-3

Book Contents

Preface
Introduction
Overview papers
Expectations and challenges for farm management in Central and Eastern Europe and FAO response
Overview and characteristics of quota systems
Developments in the milk market in the enlarged European Union
Farming with quota
Canada’s forty years of milk supply management manage quotas for farm profitability
Country reports Milk quota and farm management in Republic of Estonia
Situation of dairy farming and experiences in applying quota system in Hungary
Structural and farm developments as consequence of the introduction of milk quota and suckler cow and beef premiums in Czech Republic
Farm management and extension needs under the EU milk quota system in Poland
Influence of Poland’s accession to the EU on milk production: Recent data
Structural and farm development as consequence of the milk quota introduction in Slovakia
Quota and farm management in Lithuania
Farm management and extension needs under the EU milk quota system in Slovenia
Milk quota system in Latvia and impact on dairy sector
Farm management and extension needs under milk quota system in the prospect of Romania’s entry into the EU
Farm management and extension needs in Bulgaria
Prospects of quota and farm management in Croatia
Farm management and extension needs in Albania
Prospects of quota and farm management in Turkey
The state of livestock output production in Republic of Belarus
Developments of cattle husbandry in Georgia
Other papers
Farm management under quota in small and large herd CEE countries
Development of dairy cattle farming systems in CEEC: Experiences from consultancy visits
Economic weights for milk yield traits under the quota restriction in Slovakia
Conclusions
Appendix I
Summary of 3-day workshop in the Netherlands: Introduction aspects of milk quota systems in EU candidate countries
Appendix II
Minutes of 2-day workshop in Budapest: Agricultural development, dairy farm management and extension needs in CEE countries under the restrictions of the EU milk quota