Danube Soya, A program for European farmers, 2nd International Danube Soya Congress, 25 11 2013

Danube Soya

A Program For European Farmers

2nd International Danube Soya CongressAugsburg

25th of November 2013

The non-government, non-profit association, based in Vienna, was founded in April 2012 with the help of organizations, associations and politicians from Austria and Bavaria.

Danube Soya/Donau Soja Association has over 100 members from 12 countries:Austria, Germany, Switzerland, France, Netherlands, Bosnia-Hertzegovina, Croatia, Hungary, Serbia, Slovakia, Czech, Romania

Goals of the Association

• Contribute to the development of CEE agriculture

• Increase soybean acreage in CEE countries and develop short supply chains under the branded quality system Danube Soya

• Contribute to sustainable and profitable farming

• Providing incentives for growers to benefit from soybean production

• Danube Soya is a valuable building block for sustainable, regional and GMO-free brands

• Become the Industry Standard for sustainable soy from Europe with a high quality image and premium price

Verein Donau Soja / Danube Soya Association

Dragos Dima, Augsburg, November 2013


Danube Soya Declaration

Vienna, September 2012 Berlin, January 2013

Bucharest, February 2013

Danube Region soybean potential: 2,4 million Ha

Target volume 2020: ≥ 4 million tons

Austria Bosnia-Hertzegovina Croatia Germany (Bayern, Baden

Württemberg) Hungary Romania Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Switzerland

• Italy(Trentino Alto Adige, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Veneto, Emilia-Romana, Lombardia, Piemont, Vallée d’Aoste)

• Poland(Dolnoslaskie, Opolskie, Slaskie, Swietokrzyskie, Podkarpackie, Malopolske)

• Bulgaria• Czech• Rep of Moldova• Ukraine (Uschgorod, Tschernowzy, Winniza, Odessa, Lwow, Ternopol, Chmelnizkij, Iwano-Frankovsm)


Danube Soya Initiative

Danube Soya Association Offices

Verein Donau Soja

Wiesingerstrasse 6/9,

1010 Vienna, Austria

Donau SojaRomania, Bulgaria,Moldova, Ukraine

Str. Frumoasa 50, Ap. 7,

Sector 1, Bucharest, Romania

Donau SojaNovi SadSerbia

(to be open soon)


is also planning to buildSoya Competence Center in Novi Sad

The members of Donau Soja Association are united by a common goal :The development of an European, sustainable and GMO-free protein source in the Danube region.

Farmer Training Programs and Dissemination of Know–

HowBest Practice Models

Demo PlatformsExchange of Agriculture

Experiences

Investment and Funding

in

Agriculture and Processing

Research & Development

Establishment of Quality and Control SpecificationsMarketing for DS Soybean

and Fair PricingNotation on the

Agricultural Exchanges


Danube Soya Association Activities


The Danube Soya Association - assisted by and with the support of major agricultural research organizations of the Danube countries - is working to establish and implement regionally adapted Best Practice Models for all cropping areas.

• Best Practice in the context of Danube Soya means an economically viable and ecologically beneficial production method adapted to regional agronomic conditions

• Development of Best Practice Guidelines in cooperation with scientific institutions

• Trials on Demonstration Farms

• Stakeholder Dialogue (Farming Community/Industry Community/Research Institutions/Environmental Organizations)

• Voluntary Standard

• Integration into Standard – Mandatory RequirementDanube Soya Baseline 2013/2014

Best Practice

• 70.000 tons of certified Danube Soya Beans from AT, SK, HU, CRO, BIH, SRB, RO

• Change to Danube Soya for Austrian Egg Production ( 45.000 tons), incl. labelled packaging

• Major Projects in Germany (Bavaria and Baden Württemberg), Switzerland

• Crushing Plants in AT, BIH, IT, HU

• Outlook for 2014: 200.000 tons certified DS

Farmer Meetings & Field-days, Industry Meetings, Agriculture Fairs


More event activities can be found at:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Verein-Donau-Soja-Danube-Soya-Association/279128578861570




550.000 Ha in 1989

70.000 Ha today

Potential 717.500 Ha

Romania 100.000 Ha in 1979

Today < 1.000 Ha

Potential 125.000 Ha

Bulgaria

Republic of Moldova 2.300 Ha in 1997

60.000 Ha today

Potential 75.500 Ha

14.000 Ha in 1997

1.100.000 Ha today

Potential ???

Ukraine


S&E Europe Potential

• Demonstration Farms with approx. 1 Ha trial fields each, every 70-100 km• Institutes, State or Private Farms with good standard equipment and management (no special trial equipment necessary)• Results input into Scientific Program• Field Days and Practice Training on Site for around 100 farmers each• Marketing Base with DS Material and Flag• Cooperation with companies in DS initiative

Demonstration Network

● English version drafted by Institute of Field and

Vegetable Crops, Novi Sad, Serbia, Dr. Vuk

Djordjević

● Romanian version by Prof. Dr. Gheorghe Valentin

Roman, Academy of Agriculture and Forestry

Sciences

Best Practices Guidelines

• Training for farmers (main focus on areas with

concreteoffers from buyers)

• 4 to 6 days training courses over 6-8 months

2 to 3 days agronomic Know-How, 1 to 2 days

quality management, 1-2 ecological and food

use of soya Organic agriculture should be around 30% of

trainings Small Farmers/Cooperatives would be preferred

• 20 - 30 farmers per training course

• Include family (Family Day)

• Exchange of experiences other soybean farmers

(ex. Vojvodina)

• Graduate Network with competitions and regular

events• Field Signs and Plaquettes for Farmhouse

Training Program

Farmer Programs

Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovinabut also in Hungary, Croatia and Romaniapossible in Bulgaria and Republic of MoldovaDragos Dima, Augsburg, November

2013

Factors for Success

Donau Soja is a voluntary program we need to find the keys to bring the farmers in the program

SOURCE

IRRIGATION EQUIPMENT

COSTWATER

Build-in-trust relationship will be one of the success keys:• Why soybean is a successful and profitable crop• Training and demo network• Access to markets• Fair pricing• Qualified buyers

Explore and identify solutions for farmer needs:• Seed - availability, cost, financing• Inoculant - availability• Crop protection chemicals - range, cost,

financing• Irrigation – availability, cost of water,

financing

East to West flow: Soybean grains Processed soybeans

West to East flow:

Transfer of Know-How

Financing

Profitability

Sustainable Agriculture

Development of agriculture infrastructure

Short supply chains

The new construction will take time and will need patience.At the same time will require perseverance and determination, coherent and consistent actions.


Financing the inputs (seed, inoculant, crop protection) and irrigation equipment/water is highly recommended

2 critical problems in S&E Europe WEED CONTROL

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Danube Soya, A program for European farmers, 2nd International Danube Soya Congress, 25 11 2013