Food Chain Management – Food Chain Management – European Experiences European Experiences

and Local Solutionsand Local Solutions

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LEONARDO PARTNERSHIPLEONARDO PARTNERSHIP

Patrik Rovný - Elena Horská Patrik Rovný - Elena Horská

Program in SlovakiaProgram in Slovakia

December 10, 2008: December 10, 2008: Project meetingProject meeting Project seminarProject seminar DinnerDinner

December 11, 2008:December 11, 2008: Thematic visits (3 businesses)Thematic visits (3 businesses) Dinner and meeting with representatives of Dinner and meeting with representatives of

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Context and MotivationContext and Motivation

Challenges for project team to increase their Challenges for project team to increase their professional experiences in terms of transferring the professional experiences in terms of transferring the experiences or gethering new information in frame of experiences or gethering new information in frame of thematic seminar or fieldtrip.thematic seminar or fieldtrip.Strengthening the cooperation links in European contextStrengthening the cooperation links in European contextStrengthening the cooperation links among partner Strengthening the cooperation links among partner institutionsinstitutions

Benefits:Benefits:Improvement of vocational trainingImprovement of vocational trainingBeneficaries: trainers, trainees, businesses in the food Beneficaries: trainers, trainees, businesses in the food chainchain

Introduction of Partner and Introduction of Partner and their involvement in vocational trainingtheir involvement in vocational training

Coordinator: SlovakiaCoordinator: Slovakia Association of Slovak Young Farmers (Patrik Association of Slovak Young Farmers (Patrik

Rovný)Rovný) Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra,

Faculty of Economics and Management Faculty of Economics and Management (Elena Horská)(Elena Horská)

Food Research Institute (Soňa Supeková)Food Research Institute (Soňa Supeková)

Introduction of Partner and Introduction of Partner and their involvement in vocational trainingtheir involvement in vocational training

Other partners:Other partners: IAMO (Leibnitz institute of agricultural developments IAMO (Leibnitz institute of agricultural developments

in Central and Eastern Europe) Halle, Germanyin Central and Eastern Europe) Halle, Germany FH Joanneum (University of Applied Sciences) FH Joanneum (University of Applied Sciences)

AustriaAustria University of Vaasa, FinlandUniversity of Vaasa, Finland Warszaw Agriculture University, PolandWarszaw Agriculture University, Poland Association of Hungarian Young FarmersAssociation of Hungarian Young Farmers

(University of Pisa, Mendel Agricultural and Forestry (University of Pisa, Mendel Agricultural and Forestry University)University)

ActivitiesActivities

Centralized activitiesCentralized activitiesProject seminars Project seminars Thematic visitsThematic visitsProject website (responsible: coordinator)Project website (responsible: coordinator)International Monography (responsible: coordinator)International Monography (responsible: coordinator)

Decentralized activities (desinged and managed by each partner)Decentralized activities (desinged and managed by each partner)Local dissemination activities (training seminars, information days)Local dissemination activities (training seminars, information days)Promotion at the national levelPromotion at the national level

Slovak team: Book of Case studies Slovak team: Book of Case studies „ „Product, Quality and Agri-food Marketing Product, Quality and Agri-food Marketing

Partnership and points of interestsPartnership and points of interests

Slovakia: From farm to forkSlovakia: From farm to fork

Germany: Development of agri-food sector in the Germany: Development of agri-food sector in the Central and Eastern EuropeCentral and Eastern Europe

Poland: Strategic management in agri-businessPoland: Strategic management in agri-business

Finland: Food industry and Food product Finland: Food industry and Food product developmentdevelopment

Austria: Globalization of Brand management in Austria: Globalization of Brand management in the European food marketthe European food market

Hungary: Young farmers and their achievementsHungary: Young farmers and their achievements

Plan of project seminars, Plan of project seminars, meetings and thematic visitsmeetings and thematic visits

Slovakia: December, 10 – 11, 2008Slovakia: December, 10 – 11, 2008

Germany: January, 14 – 17, 2009Germany: January, 14 – 17, 2009 MACE conference, project meeting, GreenWeekMACE conference, project meeting, GreenWeek

Poland: June 2009Poland: June 2009

Finland: September 2009Finland: September 2009

Austria: March 2010Austria: March 2010

Hungary: June 2010Hungary: June 2010

Tasks, responsibilities and your comments....Tasks, responsibilities and your comments....

Centralized activitiesCentralized activities

1.1. Follow up the plan of project seminars and thematic visitsFollow up the plan of project seminars and thematic visits

2.2. Preparing the international monography for printing: Preparing the international monography for printing: Structure of the monography defined based on your proposals: Structure of the monography defined based on your proposals:

February 2009February 2009 Guidelines for preparing your chapter for international monography: Guidelines for preparing your chapter for international monography:

February 2009/coordinator will prepareFebruary 2009/coordinator will prepare Deadline for submitting your contribution: December 2009Deadline for submitting your contribution: December 2009

3.3. Website preparation/coordinator – January 2009Website preparation/coordinator – January 2009

Decentralized activitiesDecentralized activities

1.1. Proposal of decentralized dissemination activities – January 2009Proposal of decentralized dissemination activities – January 2009

Your suggestions...Your suggestions...

Have a nice stay in Slovakia !!!Have a nice stay in Slovakia !!!