Important factors
| Country | Important Factor | Important Factor | Important Factor | Important Factor | Most promising/emerging sector of rural entrepreneurship | Driving Factors for Rural entrepreneurship success | Most important obstacles | Most important skills | How could potential rural entrepreneurs be assisted? |
| Bulgaria | Risk factors in rural entrepreneurship: Harsh working conditions, unattractive public image | Decreasing population density in rural areas. In addition, there has been a decline in the relative share of all age groups | Possible actions to assist rural areas: Funding for technological innovation, funding for vocational training, conditions to increase FDI | Limiting Factors: ageing/inadequate infrastructure, broadband infrastructure, unemployment, age of workforce, education | 1) Renewable Energy 2) Tourism | 1) Proper Entrepreneurial skills 2) Connection with a diverse network of stakeholders 3) Financial capacity | 1) Demographic changes 2) Environmental changes | 1) Planning and Business Strategy 2) Management skills 3) Opportunity spotting | 1) Exchange of experience and expertise 2) Continuous learning and training |
| Belgium | Rural areas cover the majority of the European continent, reaching 83% of the total of the EU area (in 2018) and hosting 137 million people, representing more than 30% of the European population | At European level, three are the main funding entities to support rural SMEs to align with the Sustainable Development Goals: the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), Competitiveness of Enterprises and SMEs (COSME) and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD). | \”EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP): -Economical support with direct payments that ensure income stability, and reward farmers adopting environmentally friendly actions for delivering public services, such as taking care of the countryside. | -Market measures to deal with difficult unforeseen market situations out of the control of the farmers. | -National and regional programmes to support rural development. | The disparity between urban and rural SMEs lands on some main challenges, such as digital infrastructure, the access to finance, human capital and skills, the variety of the seasons, and the access to new markets | 1) Proper Entrepreneurial skills 2) Connection with a diverse network of stakeholders | 1) Lack of vision 2) Access to funds 3) Environmental changes | 1) Networking skills 2) Management skills | Exchange of experience and expertise | |
| Germany | 57% of the population live in rural areas | Hidden champions: small, rural SMEs with a good performance in the market due to a) connection to regional research b) innovation | In order to succeed in rural areas, businesses need funds from external resources and/or interconnection with other communities | 1) Renewable Energy 2) Circular Economy | 1) Proper Entrepreneurial skills 2) Access to innovation 3) Financial resources | Economic context | 1) Planning and Business Strategy 2) Management skills | 1) Continuous learning and training 2) Appropriate networking | |
| Spain | High life expectancy, low birth rate, imbalance in the territorial distribution of inhabitants | Economic indicators in rural areas: Lower productivity in primary sector activities, smaller product diversification | Imporance of local commerce in rural areas | 1) Renewable Energy 2) Circular Economy | 1) Proper Entrepreneurial skills 2) Connection with a diverse network of stakeholders | 1) Economic context 2) Social context | 1) Planning and Business Strategy 2) Appropriate networking | ||
| Greece | Rurality and Technology: 1) Resistance to change 2) Lack of familiarity with ICT 3) Ageing population, de-population of rural areas | Emerging opportunities in Greece: 1) Rural Tourism, 2) new ICT tools 3) bio-economy & renewable energy | Significant factors affecting rural business effectiveness: 1) Level of education 2) Age 3) Farm size 4) Peer network | Challenges: 1) Distance from decision making centers 2) Lack of networks 3) International competition | 1) Renewable Energy 2) Circular Economy | 1) Innovation 2) Propoer entrepreneurial skills 3) connectionh with a diverse network of stakeholders | 1) Environmental changes 2) access to funds 3) Fewer educational opportunities | 1) Technical skills 2) Skills promoting innovation | 1) Continuous learning and training 2) Appropriate networking |
Case studies
| Country | Name | Sector | Aim | Challenges | Good practices |
| Bulgaria | Biofish Trading Ltd | Agriculture | 1) Connect producers to customers 2) Small food supply chain 3) Maximum benefit from waste | 1) Preservation and teaching of know-how to next generation 2) Pay attention to the behavior of animals 3) Digitization | |
| Bulgaria | Gorunaka Complex | Agriculture | Hotel-Restaurant-Farm | 1) Lack of infrastructure 2) Legislation | Knowledge in a) economics b) management c) engineering |
| Bulgaria | Grikam LtD | Agriculture | Franchising for Mushrooms | 1) Lack of people with technological knowledge 2) Lack of training programs | Growing mushrooms according to the conditions in the area |
| Belgium | Linked.Farm | Agriculture | Sales and distribution digital platform for local Farm2Fork products | 1) Limited access to public tenders 2) Every farmer can invest only money they have | 1) Shortening the food chain 2) Diverse stakeholders-resilience |
| Belgium | Ma Ferme | General for rurality | Facilitator and incubator for rural enterprises | 1) Low profit margin 2) Capital-intensive activities 3) Environmental threats | 1) Solidarity 2) Exchange of Knowledge 3) Complementarity 4) Focus on emerging sectors |
| Belgium | Cocoricoop | Agriculture | Trading products for local and environmentally friendly farms | 1) The work of volunteers is essential 2) Imbalance between workload and personal life | 1) Specific guidelines to respect and promote local production 2) Synergies betwee farmers and customers 3) Producers are asked to be beneficial to the environment 4) High quality of products 5) Fair, inclusive and cooperative business model |
| Germany | Bioland e.V | Agriculture | Association to support the independence of the agricultural sector | 1) Biodiversity 2) Closed production cycle | |
| Germany | Markgesellschaft der Naturland Bauern | Agriculture | Organic Producers association | Committed to local producers | |
| Germany | Innovative Landwirtschaft Reber | Agriculture | Family-run farm | Lack of funds and economic incentives | Regenerative farming and carbon farming |
| Greece | Development Agency of Karditsa (ANKA) | General for rurality | Assist in management of natural resources, innovation, support for collective actions | Legislation, limited opportunities for public funding | Knowledge of legislation, use of EU programs, Collaboration with research institutes and universities |
| Greece | ThesGi | Agriculture | Promote the cooperation among its members to achieve economic, social and cultural development | 1) Increasing cost of energy and supplies 2)Scaling up is difficult 3) Limited access to R&D 4) Political and financial context | Organizational structure, focus on local community, involvement in all aspects of agricultural production |
| Greece | Amyntaion wine | Tourism, Agriculture, Cultural Heritage | Cooperative to provide support, resources conservation and utilization of technology in wine production | 1) Increasing cost of energy and supplies 2)Scaling up is difficult 3) Limited access to R&D 4) Political and financial context | 1) Use of technology and modern wine techniques 2) Employment of enologists 3) Consumers feel safe about the product |
| Spain | Movilex | Circular Economy | integrated management of dangerous and non-dangerous waste | To implement all the different processes that the organization is (or wishes to be) involved is a challenge of itself as it requires engagement of different entities and the society, and sometimes some entities can be resilient to change. | 1) a renewed production model of circular economy while at the same time opening up new ways of doing business, creating jobs and generating wealth, especially in the natural environment 2) without neglecting its contribution to the necessary innovation in the application of technology at the service of this philosophy in business action 3) correct use of data and its analytics for learning and continuous improvement. |
| Spain | BioAgro | Agriculture | a company that uses technology at the service of agriculture, sending the necessary information to help farmers in their decision-making. In this way, it contributes to increasing productivity and improving the environmental control of their crops. | no rapid implementation by most farmers | 1) agricutural digitization 2) committed to intelligent irrigation, with a new product already on the market that allows \”optimising every liter of water used in the field\” |
| Spain | Bodegas José Pariente | Agriculture | wine production family company | 1) Local and National Competition 2) International markets and competitions | 1) The investments in R&D and innovation 2) integrated corporate social responsibility 3) quality 4) commitment to preserve the environment |
Programs
| Country | Program Name | Aim | Contents |
| Bulgaria | Measure 4: Investments in tangible assets | Agriculture-Livestock Farming | 1) Modernization of agricultural holdings 2) Investment in processing/marketing of agricultural products |
| Bulgaria | Rural Development program 2014-202- European Agricultural fund for Rural Development | Agriculture-Livestock Farming-Training | 1) Vocational training and skills acquisition 2) Awareness actions 3) Experience exchange |
| Bulgaria | Workforce Development Project | Involvement of stakeholders-training | Training and employment opportunities to unemployed |
| EU Level | SKLLTOUR | Creation and development of rural touristic businesses | 1) Sustainable management 2) New ways of communication and digital marketing 3) Cultural heritage and local tradition |
| EU Level | Scalibur | Valorisation of secondary raw materials in agriculture | Training on the concept of circular bio-economy |
| Belgium | Job Yourself | Training program | |
| Germany | Federal Program for Rural Development (BULE) | Strengthening rural areas | 1) Finding new ideas to implement in rural areas 2) Knowledge transfer 3) Foster of research |
| Germany | Digital Villages | Digitization of rural services | Digital platform for supply of local goods, communication and mobility |
| Germany | Self-made women | Fostering female entrepreneurship in rural areas | Training |
| Greece | Young Farmers | Financial support for young people to become rural entrepreneurs | Financial support |
| Greece | Green AGRI-Tourism | Improvement of farmers in value chain, Strengthening competitiviness of products, incorporation of innovation | Investment, business planning |
| Greece | Action 4.1.3: Implementation of investments that contribute to the use of Renewable Energy Resources | Improve the competitiviness of sustainable agricultural holdings, Improve the environmental profile of agriculture | Investment/financial aid |
| Spain, Sweden, Croatia and Netherlands | dRural | development of a Service Marketplace that will digitally connect the ecosystem of potential end-users and service providers in rural areas | 1) improvement of internet broadband coverage in rural areas 2) user-friendly digital marketplace |
| Spain, Italy | TouriSME | provide support to local business working in the field of rural (eco)tourism in Italy and Spain assisting in their green and digital transition through capacity building, Local Green Deals implementation, co-creation of smart solutions and partnerships on the local and transnational level between local SMEs, industry, local Municipalities and communities | 1) Training and mentoring activities 2) Setting-up local agreements 3) contribution to the development of the new innovative products, services, approaches, digital skills and competences 4) Matchmaking events |
| Spain | InnoCámaras | helping companies to incorporate significant innovations in the products, services and processes | raise awareness and support companies in the assimilation of the culture of innovation in their action strategies, the project includes two sequential and progressive phases. |
General Data
| # | GREECE | GERMANY | SPAIN | BELGIUM | BULGARIA | ITALY |
| Country /Region | Greece (Thessaly) | Lower Saxony | Details: Lower Saxony is a state (Land) in northwestern Germany that encompasses both mountainous and maritime areas and whose capital city is Hanover. | Reference: www.niedersachsen.de/startseite/ | Extremadura | Wallonia Region | Plovdiv | Lazio | Details: Lazio or Latium is one of the 20 administrative regions of Italy. Situated in the central peninsular section of the country, it has 5,714,882 inhabitants – making it the second-most populated region of Italy (after Lombardy and just ahead of Campania)[1] – and its GDP of more than €197 billion per year means that it has the nation’s second largest regional economy. The capital of Lazio is Rome, which is also the capital and largest city of Italy. | Reference: https://www.regione.lazio.it/la-regione |
| Number of Rural Entrepreneurs Focused on Agriculture (including livestock, agriculture, fisheries) of the region | 520108 (66000) | Reference: https://www.statistics.gr/en/statistics/-/publication/SBR01/- | 34609 | Details: Data for 2020 | Reference: https://www.statistik.niedersachsen.de/landwirtschaft_forstwirtschaft_fischerei/landwirtschaft_in_niedersachsen/landwirtschaftszaehlung_2020/ergebnisse-der-landwirtschaftszahlung-niedersachsen-2020-200649.html | 2507 | Reference: https://www.extremaduraempresarial.es/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/20220527-Plan-Empresa-Competitiva-firmado.pdf | 21947 | Details: For 2020. -(0,6% of GDP – 1% of employment). Diminution of 50% since 1990. -More than half of this number work part-time. -+ 4.516 occasional workers | Reference: https://etat-agriculture.wallonie.be/contents/indicatorsheets/EAW-A_II_b_2.html | 132633 | Details: 10,2% of 132633 Or approximately 32000 farms | Тotal number of registered farmers in the Plovdiv region for the economic year 2020/2021 is 7419 | Reference: https://www.mzh.government.bg/media/filer_public/2021/05/05/census2020_publicationpreliminarydata.pdf | https://www.mzh.government.bg/media/filer_public/2022/12/13/406_bg_publicationcensus2020_shortresults_bg.pdf | https://www.mzh.government.bg/odz-plovdiv/Libraries/%d0%94%d0%be%d0%ba%d0%bb%d0%b0%d0%b4%d0%b8/%d0%93%d0%be%d0%b4%d0%b8%d1%88%d0%b5%d0%bd_%d0%b4%d0%be%d0%ba%d0%bb%d0%b0%d0%b4_%d0%bd%d0%b0_%d0%9e%d0%94%d0%97_%d0%9f%d0%bb%d0%be%d0%b2%d0%b4%d0%b8%d0%b2_2021_%d0%b3.sflb.ashx | 68295 | Reference: http://dati.istat.it/Index.aspx?DataSetCode=DCSP_SPA |
| Number of Rural Entrepreneurs focused on Energy | No statistics available | 9036 | Details: Data for 2020 | Reference: www.statistik.niedersachsen.de/download/172857 | 31 | Details: Number of energy distributors in the area | Reference: https://www.informa.es/directorio-empresas/3513_DISTRIBUCION-ENERGIA-ELECTRICA/Comunidad_EXTREMADURA/Empresas-2.html#empresa | 3% of GDP – 1% of employment | Reference: http://etat.environnement.wallonie.be/files/Infographie_2021/L’environnement%20wallon%20en%2010%20infographies.pdf | 6 companies for photovoltaic solar systems in Plovdiv region | Details: Around 140 photovoltaic power plants in Plovdiv region | Refernce: http://btcatalogue.bg/katalog-search.aspx?br=12&ddlPodrazdel=253&txtComp=&ddlGrad=&txtRak=&txtPr=&txtPart=&page=3 | https://www.veiregistar.bg/ | |
| Number of rural entrepreneurs focused on Agrotourism | No statistics available | 22336 | Details: In 2020 there were 22336 enterprises that focus on tourism, but it is difficult to estimate how many of those are active in agrotourism. | Reference: www.statistik.niedersachsen.de/download/172857 | Around 160 | Reference: https://empresite.eleconomista.es/Actividad/TURISMO-RURAL/provincia/BADAJOZ/ | 385 | Details: 21% of the 1837 agricultural holdings doing para-agricultural activities in Wallonia are offering agrotourism activities | Reference: https://www.olln.be/fr/ma-ville/services-techniques/environnement/avis-denvironnement/projet-de-plan-strategique-pac-pour-la-wallonie-2023-2027/ep-2022-0004-pac-projet-d2019analyse-swot-pour-la.pdf | https://accueilchampetre-pro.be/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Colloque-ACW-2019-Dossier-de-presse-190326.pdf | 7 guest houses specialized in rural tourism; 2 guest houses in Plovdiv region. | Details: On the territory a total of 39 tour operators, 98 travel agencies, 76 companies that work as tour operators and travel agencies, 10 tourist information center and 1 cultural and information center | Reference: https://ntr.tourism.government.bg/CategoryzationAll.nsf/mn.xsp OSR_Tourizm_Pd_Strategy_2019-2027.pdf | 1250 | Details: 514 (accommodation), 90 (only food services) 218 (food services + agroproducts tasting), 428 (other ancillary services) | Reference: http://dati.istat.it/index.aspx?queryid=29005 |
| Number of rural cooperatives in the region that are focused on agriculture (including agriculture, livestock, fisheries) | 1398 (120) | Reference: https://www.minagric.gr/for-farmer-2/sillogikes-agrotikes-organoseis | No statistics available | 583 | Reference: http://gobiernoabierto.juntaex.es/recurso/?ds=listado-de-sociedades-cooperativas-en-extremadura&id=f39cae3b-1bce-4a92-9632-67427f77b51b | 120 | Details: 120 in Wallonia out of the 191 in Belgium (63%) | Reference: file:///C:/Users/NicolasJamar/Downloads/Lenoir_96061400_2019%20(1).pdf | 17 cooperatives on the territory of Plovdiv region | Details: 40% – commercial companies ~12-13000; 22% – cooperatives, associations, etc. ~ 7000 for Bulgaria | Reference: https://www.mzh.government.bg/media/filer_public/2021/05/05/census2020_publicationpreliminarydata.pdf | https://www.mzh.government.bg/media/filer_public/2022/12/13/406_bg_publicationcensus2020_shortresults_bg.pdf | https://registarnakooperatsiite.com/%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82-%D0%BF%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%B2 | 214665 | Details: At the reference date of the Census (22 October 2000) 214665 agricultural, zootechnical and forestry holdings were recorded in Lazio, with a total surface area of 1,070,474 hectares, of which 724,325 of utilised agricultural area (UAA). Compared to the 1990 Census, the number of holdings decreased by 23,604 units (-9.9%), against a reduction in the total surface area of 175,404 hectares (-14.1%), of which 109,826 hectares of UAA (-13.2%). The aforementioned decreases in farm areas, which were more noticeable than the reduction in the number of farms, were reflected in the average areas of farms located in Lazio, with decreases compared to the values observed in the previous census of 0.25 hectares in the total area (from 5.24 to 4.99 hectares) and 0.12 hectares in the UAA (from 3.52 to 3.40 hectares). At the same time, as a result of the greater contraction in the total area than in the UAA, the UAA as a percentage of the total area increased slightly from 67% to 67.7%. The distribution of farms by class of utilised agricultural area (UAA) shows how the agricultural sector in Lazio is still characterised by the massive presence of micro-farms. In fact, not considering farms without UAA, which account for 0.7% of the total number surveyed, there are a good 119,955 farms (about 56% of the total) that have less than 1 hectare of UAA, with a coverage degree of only 7.2% for both the total surface area and the total UAA surveyed in the region. If we consider all holdings with less than 10 hectares, the share rises to 95.5% of the regional total, corresponding to shares of 35.8% of the total area and 38.8% of the UAA. Holdings with more than 100 hectares of UAA number 712 and, although they represent only 0.3% of the total, they cover 37.9% of the total area and 31% of the UAA. | Reference: https://www.ansa.it/agroalimentarelazio/web/static/dati.pdf |
| Number of cooperatives in the region that are focused on Energy | No statistics available | 70 cooperatives in the energy field are active in Lower Saxony. | Reference: www.lee-nds-hb.de/verband/ | www.gvweser-ems.de/DE/Mitglieder/energiegenossenschaften/ | No statistics available | At least 20 cooperatives (regrouping 15.000 people) | Details: Part of REScoop (organisation that federates cooperatives in Wallonia – received the highest score in Greenpeace energy supplier list) | Reference: https://champsdenergie.be/federations/ | 3 | Details: The Association of Bulgarian Energy Agencies (ABEA); EVN Bulgaria; Energy Agency of Plovdiv (EAP) | Reference: http://new.abea-bg.org/?lng=EN | https://www.evn.bg/ | https://www.eap-save.eu/?m=18&lng=EN | |
| Number of cooperatives in the region that are focused on Agrotourigm | No statistics available | There are approximately 250 cooperatives that focus on agrotourism. | Reference: Association for companies in Agrotourism www.bauernhofferien.de/mitglied-werden | No statistics available | Not available | 2 | Details: The America for Bulgaria Foundation will fund 20 projects for the development of rural tourism as part of its Developing Agritourism in Northern Bulgaria request for proposals (RFP). – in Northern Bulgaria, but they work all over the country. | Association ‘Tourism Council – Plovdiv’ | Reference: https://us4bg.org/news/abf-to-fund-20-projects-for-agritourism-development-in-northern-bulgaria/ | https://ntr.tourism.government.bg/TUnionsV2.nsf/tunion.xsp | |
| Environmental Factors in the area: CO2 emissions | 81029.7 tonnes | Reference: https://www.statistics.gr/en/statistics/-/publication/SOP08/- | 80,6 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent | Details: Lower Saxony emitted a total of 80,6 million tonnes of CO2 equivalents in 2018, mainly consisting of carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide and methane. Lower Saxony’s share of nationwide emissions is thus around 9,6 %. | Reference: Niedersächsische Klimaschutzstrategie 2021 | 191.679,3 kt CO2 eq | Details: CO2 emissions in Extremadura in 2021 | Reference: https://www.miteco.gob.es/es/calidad-y-evaluacion-ambiental/temas/sistema-espanol-de-inventario-sei-/avance-gei-2021_tcm30-542338.pdf | 37070 KT of CO2 emissions (2019) | Details: 84% in the form of CO2 and the balance in the form of CH4 (7%), N2O (7%) and fluorinated gases (2%). In 2019, Walloon emissions represented 32% of Belgian GHG emissions. | Reference: http://etat.environnement.wallonie.be/contents/indicatorsheets/AIR%201.html# | 43644 MTons – for the country | Details: CO2 emissions in 2021 were 43,644 megatons – for the country | 39,140 megatons – 2019 – for the country | In the Plovdiv region, the maximum eight-hour average value during the day is not exceeded – 10 mg/m3 | Reference: https://countryeconomy.com/energy-and-environment/co2-emissions/bulgaria | https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EN.ATM.CO2E.KT?locations=BG | https://plovdiv.riosv.com/files/godishni_dokladi/Godishen_doklad_2021.pdf | 6,6 tons of CO2 per Lazio citizen | Details: The gas emissions of a citizen of Lazio in 2015 were equal to 6.6 tons of CO2 equivalent compared to a national average value of 7.14. | Reference: https://www.isprambiente.gov.it/it/banche-dati/banche-dati-folder/aria/emissioni-in-atmosfera |
| Environmental Factors in the area: % of CO2 emissions from transport | 22698 tonnes | Reference: https://www.statistics.gr/en/statistics/-/publication/SOP08/- | 17 million tonnes of CO2. | Details: The share of the transport sector in the total emissions in Lower Saxony is about 20,3 % (2017), which equates to approximately 17 million tonnes of CO2. | Reference: Niedersächsische Klimaschutzstrategie 2021 | 83.627,9 kt CO2 eq | Details: CO2 emissions from transport in Extremadura in 2021 | Reference: https://www.miteco.gob.es/es/calidad-y-evaluacion-ambiental/temas/sistema-espanol-de-inventario-sei-/avance-gei-2021_tcm30-542338.pdf | 24,1 % of total | Reference: http://etat.environnement.wallonie.be/contents/indicatorsheets/AIR%201.html# | 80% of CO2 emissions in the city of Plovdiv come from transport | Details: 2014: 19,5% – for the country | Reference: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EN.CO2.TRAN.ZS?locations=BG&most_recent_value_desc=false&view=map | http://ecomonitoring.plovdiv.bg/plovdiv/uploaded_files/file/Kachestvo_na_atmosvernia_vazduh.pdf | |
| Environmental Factors in the area: % of CO2 emissions from agriculture | 691 tonnes | Reference: https://www.statistics.gr/en/statistics/-/publication/SOP08/- | 14,17 million tonnes of CO2 equivalents | Details: The greenhouse gas emissions caused directly by Lower Saxony’s agriculture in 2017 amounted to a total of approximately 14,17 million tonnes of CO2 equivalents (nitrous oxide and methane). Agriculture accounted for 16% of total GHG emissions in Lower Saxony, while nationwide it’s only 8%. This is explained by the fact that Lower Saxony is the number one agricultural state in Germany: 60% of the land is used for agriculture and about ¾ of all farms keep animals. | Reference: Niedersächsische Klimaschutzstrategie 2021 | 622,1 kt CO2 eq | Details: CO2 emissions from agriculture in Extremadura 2021 | Reference: https://www.miteco.gob.es/es/calidad-y-evaluacion-ambiental/temas/sistema-espanol-de-inventario-sei-/avance-gei-2021_tcm30-542338.pdf | 12,2 % of total | Reference: http://etat.environnement.wallonie.be/contents/indicatorsheets/AIR%201.html# | 15,63% to the total of Bulgaria’s greenhouse gas – for the country | Reference: https://eea.government.bg/bg/dokladi/BG_NIR_15April_2022.pdf | |
| Environmental Factors in the area: Water Scarcity | High | Reference: https://www.wri.org/data/aqueduct-30-country-rankings | Waterworks in northwestern Lower Saxony are discharging 85 million cubic meters of drinking water per year. That was actually the forecast for the year 2028 (medium). | Reference: www.topagrar.com/acker/news/wasser-wird-in-niedersachsen-knapp-reserve-angezapft-13144082.html | High | Details: Level of Water Scarcity in Extremadura | Reference: https://www.elsaltodiario.com/extremadura-/donde-esta-el-agua-de-extremadura#:~:text=Tenemos%20un%208%25%20menos%20de,agua%20embalsada%20en%20toda%20Extremadura!&text=Fotograf%C3%ADa%3A%20RTVE.&text=Productor%20e%20investigador%20agroecol%C3%B3gico. | Low | Details: Between 2014 and 2018, withdrawals amounted to almost 1,800 million m³/year. On average, 1,409 million m³ (79% of total withdrawals) were taken from surface water each year, mainly used for cooling thermal power plants (nuclear power plants, natural gas power plants, etc.) and mostly returned to rivers after use. Groundwater withdrawals amounted to 374 million m³/year (21% of total withdrawals), mainly for the production and distribution of drinking water. In Wallonia, water resources are not threatened from a quantitative point of view. However, the seasonal droughts observed in recent years are the subject of particular concern and management measures. | Reference: This page of the Wallonia Government explains the state-of-art of water in the region: http://etat.environnement.wallonie.be/home/Infographies/eau.html | “Low | Reference: https://earbd.bg/files/File/PURB/PURB%202016-2021%20FINAL/Razdeli_pdf/PART%2001.pdf | https://maritsa.meteo.bg/apache2-default/maritsa/static/aboutBG.php | https://pd.government.bg/?page_id=51” | High | Details: Analysing the context in which we are moving, alarm signals had already emerged in January for the irrigation season, due to the absence of significant winter precipitation in the north-west of Italy, both in the form of rain and snow. The ISAC (Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate)/CNR data then confirmed, for 2022, rainfall halved compared to the averages for the period, with a deficit of 47% nationwide. The drought phenomenon, which first affected northern Italy, and in particular the Po River hydrographic district, gradually spread to the centre and south of the country, mainly due to record temperatures. | Additional interesting info: As of 2023, the risk management system in agriculture will be able to avail itself of an important innovation: a basic mutualistic coverage (Fondo Mutualistico Nazionale Agri-CAT), a sort of compulsory baseline, for all farms receiving direct payments against damage to production caused by adverse events of a catastrophic nature (Frost and Hoarfrost, Drought, Flood). The new risk management system envisages, in fact a first basic level (Agri-CAT Fund) that protects over 700,000 farms throughout the country, to which is added the second level of optional insurance and mutual coverage, both financed by nationally managed rural development resources; this is completed by a third level, managed mainly at the regional level, which includes systemic actions with prevention and active defence interventions, business consultancy and innovation on risk management and ex-post interventions. | The experimentation: In order to verify the entire operating cycle of the Fund and thus enable the start-up, in 2023, of the full-scale activity of the Agri-CAT Fund, an experimentation phase involving 13 provinces (Lazio: Province of Latina) and 12 test products was envisaged. | The current players in the Italian system (Insurance Companies, Defence Consortia, Professional Agricultural Organisations, Mutualisation Funds) will thus find themselves, from 2023, operating in a context in which it will be necessary to progressively integrate their respective fields of operation to guarantee the protection of operators and the market. | Reference: https://www.politicheagricole.it/informativa_patuanelli_stato_crisi_siccita |
| Environmental Factors in the area: Other | Greece has a variety of climates, leading to different environmental factors affecting rural businesses. | Compared to the emissions generated in 1990, these emissions in the waste management sector in Lower Saxony have fallen sharply by approx. 80%. The main reason for this is reduced methane emissions due to the ban on landfilling untreated, organically degradable municipal waste since 2005. | Reference: Niedersächsische Klimaschutzstrategie 2021 | 733.715 ha in 2019 (40% of total regional surface) | Details: More than 40% of the Walloon surface area is dedicated to agricultural activities, with small interannual variations. The agricultural sector therefore plays an important role in shaping the landscape, managing natural resources and the quality of the environment. | Reference: Data on the agricultural land use: http://etat.environnement.wallonie.be/contents/indicatorsheets/AGRI%201.eew-sheet.html | Seismic risk | Details: Mapping areas: The entire territory of the Lazio Region with the last reclassification of 2009 (DGR 387/09), modified by minor updates in recent years, has been declared seismic. The strongest tremors and therefore the Seismic Perilousness are concentrated in the areas of the Rieti Apennines, the Frusinate Apennines linked to the tectonic evolution of the Apennines, and the Colli Albani area, where they are linked to the volcano-tectonic evolution of the Castelli Romani area. | Reference: https://www.enea.it/it/seguici/news/enea-contribuisce-alla-mappatura-del-rischio-sismico-nel-lazio | ||
| Social Factors in the area: Population density /Population | 79,1/km2 | Reference: https://elstat-outsourcers.statistics.gr/census_results_2022_en.pdf | As of December 2021, the total population in Lower Saxony amounted to 8027031 with a population density of 170/km2 | Reference: de.statista.com/statistik/daten/studie/155154/umfrage/entwicklung-der-bevoelkerung-von-niedersachsen-seit-1961/ | 1059501 | Details: Population of Extremadura | Reference: https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Datos.htm?t=2915#!tabs-tabla | 216,7 habitants au km² | Details: On 1 January 2022, Wallonia had 3,662,495 inhabitants (31.6% of the population of Belgium) in a territory of 16,901 km², which corresponds to a population density of 216.7 inhabitants per km². Wallonia is the least dense region in Belgium. | Reference: https://www.iweps.be/indicateur-statistique/densite-de-population/ | 7,90 people per sq. km. | Details: The population density by municipality varies from 7.90 people per sq. km. for the municipality of Laki up to 3,135.75 people per sq. km. in the municipality of Plovdiv. | Reference: https://trafficnews.bg/plovdiv/kolko-dushi-zhiveiat-obshtinite-plovdiv-oblast-rodopi-258324/ | 5730399 | Details: Total population: (2021) : 5.730.399. | Age from 15-64 (people at working age 3.688.832 | Reference: https://ugeo.urbistat.com/adminstat/it/it/demografia/dati-sintesi/lazio/12/2 |
| Social Factors in the area: Average birth rate | 8 births per 1000 inhabitants | Reference: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tps00204/default/table?lang=en | In 2020 74119 babies were born in Lower Saxony, while there had been 73286 in 2019. | Reference: www.statistik.niedersachsen.de/startseite/themen/bevoelkerung/geburten-sterbefaelle-lebenserwartung-niedersachsen/geburten-in-niedersachsen-199441.html | 0,0686 | Details: Birth rate in Extremadura, Born/1000 habitants | Reference: https://datosmacro.expansion.com/demografia/natalidad/espana-comunidades-autonomas/extremadura | 10,0/1000 inhabitants | Details: Average among the 4 provinces: Hainaut (9,9), Brabant Wallon (9,4), Namur (10), Luxembourg (10,5) and Liège (10,1) | Reference: https://walstat.iweps.be/walstat-catalogue.php?niveau_agre=P&theme_id=2&indicateur_id=202700&sel_niveau_catalogue=C&ordre=0 | 6,062 | Details: In 2020, 6,096 children were born in the Plovdiv region, of which 6,062, or 99.4%, are live births. Compared to the previous year, the number of live births decreased by 138 children. | Reference: https://www.nsi.bg/tsb/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Population_Pdv_2020.pdf | 6,6 per thousand | Reference: https://www.regione.lazio.it/sites/default/files/2021-09/Rapporto-nascite-lazio-2019-2020.pdf |
| Social Factors in the area: Number of people at working age | 4771600 people at working age | Reference: https://www.statistics.gr/el/statistics/-/publication/SJO01/- | In 2021, there were around 4,12 million employed people with their place of work in Lower Saxony. | Reference: de.statista.com/statistik/daten/studie/253221/umfrage/erwerbstaetige-in-niedersachsen-nach-dem-inlandskonzept/ | 664147 | Details: People at working age in Extremadura | Reference: https://ugeo.urbistat.com/AdminStat/en/es/demografia/eta/extremadura/11/2 | 1900705 people between 25-64 years old | Details: Hainaut (700716 inh), Brabant Wallon (209333 inh), Namur (260418 inh), Luxembourg (152559 inh) and Liège (577679) | Reference: https://walstat.iweps.be/walstat-catalogue.php?niveau_agre=P&theme_id=2&indicateur_id=244310&sel_niveau_catalogue=C&ordre=15 | 402178 | Details: The number of people of working age at the end of 2020 is 402178 people or 60,3% of the entire population of the Plovdiv district. | Reference: https://www.nsi.bg/tsb/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Population_Pdv_2020.pdf | 3688832 | Reference: https://www.tuttitalia.it/lazio/statistiche/indici-demografici-struttura-popolazione/ |
| Social factors in the area: Number of women working in the rural sector | 572200 women working in the rural sector | Reference: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/URT_LFP3POP__custom_4334390/default/table?lang=en | Only 11% of German farms are managed by women, while the share of women in farm succession is around 18%; this puts Germany at the bottom of the European league table. | Reference: www.thuenen.de/de/newsroom/presse/aktuelle-pressemitteilungen/detailansicht/default-efe8e3a862 | No statistics available | 5.786 (in 2016) | Details: In 2016, women represented 30% of the regular agricultural workforce in Wallonia, 5.786 women against 13.577 men. In 2016, gender disparities are still quite marked. The role of women remains predominantly that of spouse. When they are heads of farms, they are often on smaller farms. The female agricultural workforce is older and enters agriculture later than their male counterparts. | Reference: Report about women in agriculture in Wallonia: https://www.uniondesagricultriceswallonnes.be/actu-uaw/la-place-des-femmes-dans-la-main-doeuvre-agricole-wallonne | 58,5 thousand – for Bulgaria in 2021 | Reference: https://www.nsi.bg/bg/content/4009/%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B8-%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%B0-%D0%B8-%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B5%D1%84%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%B8%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%B8-%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82-%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%86%D0%B8%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%BD%D0%BE-%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%BE-%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8-%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B8-%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8 | |
| Social Factors in the area: Population of the area | 10432481 inhabitants (688255) | Reference: https://elstat-outsourcers.statistics.gr/census_results_2022_en.pdf | As of December 2021, the total population in Lower Saxony amounted to 8027031, with a population density of 170/km2 | Reference: de.statista.com/statistik/daten/studie/155154/umfrage/entwicklung-der-bevoelkerung-von-niedersachsen-seit-1961/ | 1059501 | Details: Population of Extremadura | Reference: https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Datos.htm?t=2915#!tabs-tabla | On 1 January 2022, Wallonia had 3,662,495 inhabitants | Reference: https://www.iweps.be/indicateur-statistique/densite-de-population/ | 666398 – population for Plovdiv region | Reference: https://www.nsi.bg/bg/content/11420/%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82-%D0%BF%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%B2 | |
| Social Factors in the area: Other | 28,8% of the Greek population is at risk of poverty/social exclusion | Reference: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_peps01/default/table?lang=en | No statistics available | 0,1129 | Details: Mortality rate in Extremadura, Deaths/1000 habitants | Reference: https://datosmacro.expansion.com/demografia/mortalidad/espana-comunidades-autonomas/extremadura | Population decline is one of the main unfavorable factors for the future development of the Plovdiv region in terms of reproduction potential. This, in turn, will lead to a limitation of the workforce, and hence to a reduction in economic potential. The district is characterized by the trend of the side of increasing the relative share of the urban population and decreasing the the rural. 507407 people, or 74,3%, live in cities, and 175620 live in villages people, or 25,7% of the district’s population. | Reference: https://pd.government.bg/wp-content/uploads/files/planove/OSR_Plovdiv_2014-2020.pdf | Poverty trend. According to ISTAT data, 600 thousand people live in poverty in Lazio, with a trend that, from 2014 to today, has registered an increase of + 30.9%. These are not only people without work or who have lost it in recent years, but also employees whose gross wages are often below the relative poverty line, which for a single-member family is € 634. | Reference: https://www.regione.lazio.it/cittadini/sociale-famiglie/contrasto-alla-poverta | |
| Economic factors in the area: GDP of the area | 208030000000 euros (8000000000) | Reference: https://www.statistics.gr/en/statistics/-/publication/SEL15/2021 | The value of goods and services produced in Lower Saxony (GDP) increased by 1,7% in real terms in 2021 compared with the previous year. In nominal terms, i.e. not adjusted for price, Lower Saxony’s GDP rose by 4.9 percent to around EUR 316 billion. | Reference: www.statistik.niedersachsen.de/startseite/ | 19.386 million euros | Details: GDP in Extremadura in 2020 | Reference: https://datosmacro.expansion.com/pib/espana-comunidades-autonomas/extremadura | 17949 €/inh | Reference: https://walstat.iweps.be/walstat-catalogue.php?indicateur_id=831101&ordre=2&periode=Ann%C3%A9e%202019&niveau_agre=P&sel_niveau_catalogue=C | 7,6% of the economy of the Republic of Bulgaria (BGN 9,765 million for Plovdiv region) | Reference: http://www.visitplovdiv.com/bg/node/158 | €197 billion | Reference: https://www.regione.lazio.it/la-regione |
Data on Organisations
| Name of cooperative | Product or service | Size of cooperative in terms of people (or revenues) | Population of the area that the cooperative is located | GDP of the area that the cooperative is located | Number of members in the cooperative | Number of employees working at the cooperative | Number of volunteers working at the cooperative | Number of women employed in or affilliated with the cooperative | Amount of product /service produced by the cooperative | Demand for the product or service that cooperative is providing | Market that the product or service is sold to | Does the country of the cooperative import from other countries products or services like those produced by the cooperative? If yes how much? | Factors of success | Factors of failure |
| Amydeon Oenos | http://amyndeonoenos.gr/index.php?lang=en | Wine and tourism services | Information not available | 14331 inhabitants in the municipality | Reference: https://elstat-outsourcers.statistics.gr/Census2022_GR.pdf | Information not available | 10 businesses | Information not available | Information not available | Information not available | Information not available | Information not available | Locally, Nationally, and Internationally | Yes, $63 million in 2021 of wine imports | Reference: https://trendeconomy.com/data/h2/Greece/2204 | family members are employed, and seasonal staff (among them migrants) are used to cover needs. Modern wine techniques and use of technology. Employment of enologists. The distribution of the products relies on personal contacts and private networks. Consumers feel safe about the product | Strong competition, both on national and international level; Global warming/climate change alters the weather conditions and thus new techniques/varieties of grapes will need to be adopted |
| Gaia Bio | https://gaiabio.gr/ | Organic agricultural products (fruits, vegetables, meat and animal products, grains, legumes), as well as processed items (olive oil, juices, alcohol, frozen foods, soaps) | Reference: https://gaiabio.gr/ | Information not available | 155.443 inhabitants in the region of Chania | Reference: https://elstat-outsourcers.statistics.gr/Census2022_GR.pdf | Information not available | Over 220 | Reference: https://gaiabio.gr/about/ | Information not available | Information not available | Information not available | Information not available | Information not available | Locally | Yes, although an estimate is hard to provide, as the cooperative produces many different types of products | Strong implantation in the local community. Diversity of products provided allows for mitigation of weather effects. Demand for organic products is growing | Strong competition, both on national and international level |
| Arbeitgeberverband Agrar, Genossenschaften, Ernährung Niedersachsen e. V. | www.age-niedersachsen.de/ | They advise their clients (over 500 companies) in all matters relating to labor law, works constitution law and social law. | Reference: www.age-niedersachsen.de/index.php | >500 | Details: Over 500 companies make up the association. | Reference: www.age-niedersachsen.de/ | 171555 | Details: 171555 (population of the city of Oldenburg as of 2021) | Reference: www.oldenburg.de/startseite/politik/verwaltung-finanzen/statistik/einwohnerprognose.html | 8,3 billion | Details: The gross domestic product (GDP) of the city of Oldenburg amounted to around 8,3 billion euros in 2020. | Reference: de.statista.com/statistik/daten/studie/1209513/umfrage/bruttoinlandsprodukt-oldenburg/reference/source | >500 | Details: Over 500 members | Reference: www.age-niedersachsen.de/ | Information not available | Information not available | Information not available | Information not available | Information not available | Nationally | Information not available. | They offer several opportunities for high-school and university students, such as internships and job offers. They provide many seminars and training options to their line and staff managers. They have both small-medium enterprises as well as big companies as their clients. | Information not available. |
| Kulturland Genossenschaft eG | www.kulturland.de/de | They acquire farmland, meadows, pastures, hedgerows and biotopes and make the land available to regionally integrated farms that market organic food locally, offer guided tours, engage in nature conservation and landscape management, provide social care or work with school classes in an experiential education setting | Reference: www.kulturland.de/de | from €3,4 million to €4,7 million | Details: In November, they cracked the 1000-member threshold and had 1039 members at the end of the year. Total business deposits rose from €3,4 million to €4,7 million. | Reference: www.kulturland.de/de/articles/jahresbericht-2021 | 48472 | Details: 48472 (population of the district of Lüchow-Dannenberg, where the city of Hitzacker is located, as of 2021) | Reference: www.oldenburg.de/startseite/politik/verwaltung-finanzen/statistik/einwohnerprognose.html | € 1,076 million | Details: The gross domestic product (GDP) in the Lüchow-Dannenberg district amounts to € 1,076 million. | Reference: de.statista.com/statistik/daten/studie/1209513/umfrage/bruttoinlandsprodukt-oldenburg/reference/source | 1325 members, 30 partner companies | Details: In 2021 the cooperative was able to further expand its activities. 20% more members, 38% more cooperative shares, 27% more areas and 25% more farms are the impressive external \\\\\\\”growth figures\\\\\\\”. In 2023 stands on the website that they have 1325 members and 30 partner companies. | Reference: www.kulturland.de/de/articles/jahresbericht-2021 | 11 | Reference: www.kulturland.de/de/team | www.kulturland.de/de/infopaket | 7 | Details: 7 voluntary in the Supervisory Board | Reference: www.kulturland.de/de/team | www.kulturland.de/de/infopaket | 7 | Details: 7 women contributing to the cooperative activities or working for it. 3 of them are part of the Supervisory Board | Reference: www.kulturland.de/de/team | www.kulturland.de/de/infopaket | The cooperative has a size of 420 hectares of land. | Information not available. | Nationally | No. | They are very well connected with other organizations on a regional, national and European level. 14 of their 27 farms are fully funded or overfunded as of Dec. 31, 2021. Overfunded means that more investments have been given to a farm than were actually necessary for the land purchase. For future land purchases with the respective farm, a portion has therefore already been pre-funded. In every German Bundesland there is an overwhelming majority of members that are completely (54%) or rather (40%) satisfied with the performance of the cooperative. 3% even stated that the organization exceeded their expectations. Variety of harvest and social interactions are also success factors for the Genossenschaft. | A limitation factor could be the target group: members have to agree with the statutes of the cooperative and respect the criteria of being a \\\\\\\”regionally integrated organic agriculture/farm. |
| VIÑAOLIVA | https://vinaoliva.com/ | Wine, Olive Oil, Olives, Mosto, Alcohol | Products produced by the cooperative | Reference: https://vinaoliva.com/secciones/ | Big Enterprise | Details: The company is considered a big enterprise in terms of its revenues | Reference: https://app.einforma.com/servlet/app/prod/DATOS_DE/EMPRESA_NORM/vinaoliva-l?producto_redireccionado_por_login=PRODUCTO_REDIRECCION_ENTORNOS&empresa_norm=vinaoliva-l | 1059501 | Details: Population of Extremadura in 2022 | Reference: https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Datos.htm?t=2915#!tabs-tabla | 19.386 million euros | Details: GDP of Extremadura in 2020 | Reference: https://datosmacro.expansion.com/pib/espana-comunidades-autonomas/extremadura | 25 | Details: There are 25 cooperatives associated to Viñaoliva | Reference: https://vinaoliva.com/ | 26 | Details: Members in the administrative structure | Reference: https://app.einforma.com/servlet/app/prod/DATOS_DE/EMPRESA_NORM/vinaoliva-l?producto_redireccionado_por_login=PRODUCTO_REDIRECCION_ENTORNOS&empresa_norm=vinaoliva-l | Not available | There are no women in the administrative structure | Reference: https://app.einforma.com/servlet/app/prod/DATOS_DE/EMPRESA_NORM/vinaoliva-l?producto_redireccionado_por_login=PRODUCTO_REDIRECCION_ENTORNOS&empresa_norm=vinaoliva-l | Around 10 Products | Details: The cooperative produces around 10 products, those being: Wine, Olive Oil, Olives, Mosto, Products that originate from alcohol | Reference: https://vinaoliva.com/secciones/#:~:text=El%20grupo%20Vi%C3%B1aoliva%20controla%20un,la%20producci%C3%B3n%20total%20de%20Espa%C3%B1a. | 9.19 euros/person | Details: Wine consumption in euros in 2021 | Reference: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171173/communities-autonomous-with-more-spending-per-capita-in-came-spain/ | Locally, Nationally, Internationally. | Reference: The cooperative sells locally, nationally and internationally | Reference: https://extremadura21.com/tag/vinaoliva/ | https://vinaoliva.com/ | Import of wine in 2021: 238,6 million euros. Import of olive oil in 2021: 543,53 million euros | Reference: https://www.oemv.es/importaciones-espanolas-de-vino-ano-2021 | https://es.statista.com/estadisticas/499387/valor-de-las-importaciones-de-aceite-oliva-espana/ | Diversification of the line of production, the offer of different products sold by the cooperative is a factor of success as they are able to take advantage of their production and utilize it in a diverse way. | Not available |
| 6,04 kg/ person | Details: Olive oil consumption in kilograms in 2021 | Reference: https://es.statista.com/estadisticas/499309/consumo-por-persona-de-aceite-de-oliva-en-espana-por-tipo-y-comunidad-autonoma/ | ||||||||||||||
| S.C. APIHURDES | https://www.productosagricolasmielpolen.es/es/ | Honey, pollen, wax | Products produced by the cooperative | Reference: https://www.productosagricolasmielpolen.es/es/productos/ | Small Enterprise | Details: The cooperative is considered a small enterprise in terms of its revenues | Reference: https://www.einforma.com/informacion-empresa/sociedad-cooperativa-apihurdes | 1059501 | Details: Population of Extremadura in 2022 | Reference: https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Datos.htm?t=2915#!tabs-tabla | 19.386 million euros | Details: GDP of extremadura in 2020 | Reference: https://datosmacro.expansion.com/pib/espana-comunidades-autonomas/extremadura | Not available | 7 | Details: Number of employees in the cooperative in 2021 | Reference: https://empresite.eleconomista.es/SOCIEDAD-COOPERATIVA-APIHURDES.html | Not available | There are no women in the administrative structure | Reference: https://www.einforma.com/informacion-empresa/sociedad-cooperativa-apihurdes | 3 | Details: The cooperative produces three products, those being: Honey, Pollen and Wax | Reference: https://www.productosagricolasmielpolen.es/es/productos/ | 800g/person | Details: The consumption of honey in Spain was 800g per person in 2020 | Reference: https://www.mapa.gob.es/es/ganaderia/temas/produccion-y-mercados-ganaderos/indicadoreseconomicossectorapicola2020_tcm30-576093.pdf | Locally, Nationally, Internationally. | Reference: The cooperative sells locally, nationally and internationally | Reference: https://exportadores.cesce.es/exportaciones-apihurdes | 83421885,63$ | Details: Import in dollars of honey in Spain in 2021. | Reference: https://trendeconomy.com/data/h2/Spain/0409 | The collaboration between professional beekeepers and the diversification of the offered products are factors of success of this cooperative. | Some issues that can be listed as factors of failure in the cooperative is the fact that the cooperative doesn\\\\\\\’t have a strong web presence and also doesn\\\\\\\’t have an online shop that can directly connect clients to their products from their website. |
| Good for you, good for the farm | Details: Support \\\\\\\”BULGARIAN\\\\\\\” by shopping clean, real and delicious food, with proven origin and quality from selected Bulgarian farms, participants in the \\\\\\\”Good for you, good for the farm\\\\\\\” campaign. | https://xn--80abbjhk1cbrx.xn--90ae/%d0%b7%d0%b0-%d0%bd%d0%b0%d1%81/ | The campaign \\\\\\\”Good for you, good for the farm\\\\\\\” is looking for Bulgarian producers of clean, real and delicious food, grown with care and attention to the land, people and animals. We personally check each farm and its products before adding them to the Bakalnitsa store assortment. This is the promise we make to our customers because we believe they deserve more. The campaign supports small and medium-sized Bulgarian producers who take care of preserving the biodiversity and fertility of the land. | Reference: https://xn--80abbjhk1cbrx.xn--90ae/faq/ | 277+ Number of Employees | Reference: https://xn--80abbjhk1cbrx.xn--90ae/ | 666398 | Details: Plovdiv region | Reference: https://www.nsi.bg/bg/content/11420/%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82-%D0%BF%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%B2 | BGN 9,765 million for Plovdiv region | Reference: https://www.nsi.bg/bg/content/2215/%D0%B1%D0%B2%D0%BF-%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B3%D0%B8%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%BD%D0%BE-%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%BE | 62+ Manufacturers; 3+ companies | Reference: https://xn--80abbjhk1cbrx.xn--90ae/ | 277 | Details: In addtiion there is a number of employees that varies | Reference: https://xn--80abbjhk1cbrx.xn--90ae/ | 503+ Products | Details: https://xn--80abbjhk1cbrx.xn--90ae/ | https://xn--80abbjhk1cbrx.xn--90ae/%d0%b1%d0%b0%d0%ba%d0%b0%d0%bb%d0%bd%d0%b8%d1%86%d0%b0/ | High demand for healthy and organic products | Locally, Nationally, Internationally | We farmers, want to preserve the fertility of the Bulgarian land and continue to care with dedication for the plants and animals we grow. With our labor we feed our families and preserve the most valuable of the past and present to pass on to the next generations. We produce with respect for traditions and Bulgarian recipes, prepared with delicious and favorite products, in the comfort of your home. If you are from Karlovo, you can take advantage of free home delivery. Online shopping. | ||||
| ZK \\\\\\\”New Life 92\\\\\\\” / ZK „Nov zhivot 92“ | Wheat | The information was taken through a personal interview from the cooperative | 220 people from the village of Belovitsa | Reference: The information was taken through a personal interview from the cooperative | 667398 | Reference: https://www.nsi.bg/bg/content/11420/%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82-%D0%BF%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%B2 | BGN 9,765 million for Plovdiv region | Reference: https://www.nsi.bg/bg/content/2215/%D0%B1%D0%B2%D0%BF-%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B3%D0%B8%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%BD%D0%BE-%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%BE | 300 | Reference: the information was taken through a personal interview from the cooperative | 7 | Reference: the information was taken through a personal interview from the cooperative | 5 to 10 | Reference: The information was taken through a personal interview from the cooperative | 3 | Details: the information was taken through a personal interview from the cooperative | The cooperative cultivates 3000 decares of land, from which about 300-400kg/decare of wheat is harvested | Reference: The information was taken through a personal interview from the cooperative | High demand | Locally | Bulgaria imports wheat. For the period 2020/21 | July – March, 21,647 tons of wheat were imported into Bulgaria. | Reference: https://www.mzh.government.bg/media/filer_public/2021/07/26/spa_pshenitsa_echemik_i_rapitsa_-_iuli_2021.pdf | Private land of the owners, which they manage in the cooperative themselves, have a management board and the members themselves participate in the management of their land. The appointed people are people from the village – the local economy is encouraged by providing jobs. Fast and timely volunteer assistance in natural disasters. | Weak impact on the market due to the small volume of production. Slow decision-making for the introduction of innovations and technical improvements due to the cooperative\\\\\\\’s pyramidal structure – manager-council-members, where the management council must make every single decision for the future development of the cooperative. Due to the lower yield from agricultural land rents, many owner-members sell their land to the big players in the market and the cooperative loses part of its land every year and this hinders its future development. |
| Tourism Council – Plovdiv | Details: Tourism Council – Plovdiv is a non-profit association that implements the national tourism policy on the ground and supports the development of tourism at local and regional level. The association coordinates the actions and protects the interests of its members. | https://tourismplovdiv.org/ | https://wineshowplovdiv.events/ | https://www.weekendplovdiv.com/ | Promoting small and local producers, craft food, vineyards and wine producers in the context of old bulgarian traditions | Reference: The information was taken through a personal interview from the cooperative | The association is represented by the Chairman of the Management Board. An administrative and technical secretary works there all year. During the events organized by the association: Young Wine Ferstival, Wine and Gourmet Festival and Weekend in Plovdiv, many employees are hired for a certain period, and volunteers also actively cooperate. | Reference: The information was taken through a personal interview from the cooperative | 667398 | Reference: https://www.nsi.bg/bg/content/11420/%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82-%D0%BF%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%B2 | BGN 9,765 million for Plovdiv region | The general assembly of members consists of 55 members | Reference: the information was taken through a personal interview from the cooperative | 2 | Details: Working in the administration | Reference: the information was taken through a personal interview from the cooperative | They work with a large group of volunteers. Mostly students. for each event we attract over 40 volunteers | Reference: The information was taken through a personal interview from the cooperative | 2 | Details: Working in the administration | Reference: The information was taken through a personal interview from the cooperative | The association organizes 3 festivals every year: Young Wine Festival. Wine and Gourmet Festival. The participants are Bulgarian wine producers and producers of food and products. And the visitors are from all over Bulgaria. Large groups of foreigners are also reported. | Reference: The information was taken through a personal interview from the cooperative | High demand | Details: Every year, both the number of visitors to the events and the number of participants increases. In the last edition of the young wine festival, more than 60 participants and thousands of visitors were reported. | Reference: The information was taken through a personal interview from the cooperative | Locally | Many people gathering at the same place, many sells and good product advertising. The different visitors each year are inviting new people so the amount of guests grows progressively | Festivals are only few days per year and the number of visits and sells depends of many factors like weather, marketing of the event, cooperation with other structures and etc. It is hard to gather small producers because the specifics of family business, where family members will be missing in production while participating at such events | |
| CocoriCoop | https://cocoricoop.be/ | It trades products from local, peasant and environmentally friendly agriculture | 7 employees and 20 founders | City of Ciney with 19.000 inhabitants | 102.5 per inhabitant in the province of Namur, where Ciney is located. | 220 including 35 producers | 5 employees + 2 people hired in the framework of a subsidy national programme | More than 200 among the 8 relay points, the shop, the order preparation | 3 | Details: but a lot among the volunteers | Several thousand | Not available | Locally | Not available | Details: Belgium imports fruits and vegetables but it\\\\\\\’s difficult to compare since Cocoricoop sells only organic and local food. | Quality of products; Involvement of producers; Transparent communication; Community-based | Fragile economic model; Need of subsides; Heavy workload; Difficulties in balancing personal with professional life |
| Maferme | Details: facilitator and incubator for rural entrepreneurships based in Wallonia region | https://www.maferme.be/ | Vegetables /fruit, goat breeding. Other product : beer, bread, artisants and artists, carpenting, alternative learning experience -alternative schooling, shop to sell products, processing plant for the products. | 1200 cooperators | 3662545 | 106 billion | 1200 members | 15 | Information not available | Information not available | Information not available | Information not available | Locally, Nationally | Import of Belgium for agricultural goods amounted to 22 billion euros in 2019 | Flexible infrastructure + offers synergies to all acotrs/organisations/worer/cooperative in the sector diversification of activities (farming, breeding, para-agricultural activiuties, acquisition of one big farm,…); Growing sectors ; A strong, multidisciplinary team; An already large community of co-operators; Diversity of activities and therefore diversity of risks; Substantial equity capital; | Low profit margin; Very capital-intensive activities; Sectors with high psychological barriers to entry |
| AZIENDA AGRICOLA MACCARESE | Details: The Maccarese S.p.A farm covers an area of 3200 hectares in a single body and is considered one of the largest farms in Italy. 2400 of usable area where cereals, protein crops, fodder and vegetables are cultivated. A super-intensive almond orchard with a surface area of 120 hectares has recently been planted, making the company the leader in Italy for this type of crop. Almost the entire surface area is irrigated using the most diverse irrigation systems on the market. In addition to the agricultural activity, there is the largest dairy cow farm in Italy with 3,600 head present that produce 57,000 litres of high quality milk per day, satisfying 15 % of the Romans\\\\\\\’ daily consumption. The zootechnical centre covers an area of 17 hectares and uses the most advanced software to monitor milk quality, milking efficiency, reproduction and analytical control of feed consumption with the aim of guaranteeing food safety and animal welfare. Milk production is also flanked by the fattening of male calves born on the farm, which are sold on the Roman catering and large-scale retail market. Finally, to complete the cycle of sustainable agriculture that goes in the direction of a circular economy, in 2010 two biogas plants were built for the production of electricity using livestock manure and silage produced on the farm as feed, and in 2021 a 300 KW photovoltaic system was installed on the roof of a barn, allowing the entire farm to be self-sufficient in energy during the day. | https://www.maccaresespa.com/azienda-agricola-maccarese/ | Seasonal Agriculture product and farming | less than 10 | 40-50 | 3,600 head of cattle; 18 million litres of milk produced annually | Details: Within the Maccarese S.p.A. Zootechnical Centre, which covers an area of 17 hectares, there is a herd of 3.600 head of cattle with a dual production orientation: milk and meat. Milk production represents the company\\\\\\\’s core business and with its 18 million litres produced annually, it covers 15% of the milk requirements of Rome Capital. | It covers 15% of the milk needs of Romans |