Technical Assistance for Development of a Strategy for

Technical Assistance for Development of a Strategy for Alignment with Common Market Organisation (CMO) Requirements TR 2014/AG/10 -A 1 -01/001 This Project is co-financed by the European Union and the Republic of Turkey Determination of eligible actions for the national apiculture programme Ankara, 25 June, 2018

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Legal Basis ü Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 ü Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 1368/2015 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to aid in the apiculture sector ü Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 1366/2015 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to aid in the apiculture sector ü European Decision no. 1102/2016 regarding the approval of the national honey programmes ü Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) – art. 105 -110 ü Commission Regulation (EC) No 917/2004 on detailed rules to implement Council Regulation (EC) No 797/2004 on measures improving general conditions for the production and marketing of apiculture products ü National legislation needed to co-finance the program 3

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Measures & Actions BACKGROUND (R. 917/2004, R. 1234/2007) First Program 2008 – 2010 Two measures ü ü ü Action: orized e of auth s a h rc u P 1. treatments technical assistance to beekeepers; control of varroasis; Actions: rationalisation of transhumance; 1. Purchase of bee queens 2. Purchase of swar m analyses of honey; 3. Purchase of bee families restocking of hives; applied research programmes; 5

Measures & Actions First Program 2008 – 2010 Objective – a healthy bee population 1. Control of varroasis determined the authorities, after consultations with the beekeeping associations, to include the measure “control of varroasis” in the Romanian National Apiculture Programme • Controlling Varroa was considered essential for a successful beekeeping • The spread of varroasis in the last decade • The problems which this disease may cause to honey production • The fact that it cannot be completely eradicated • The high number of beekeepers (more than 36. 000 in 2007) • The traditional way of beekeeping – transhumance 6

Measures & Actions First Program 2008 – 2010 Objective – support for replacing and increasing the bee colonies with high quality biological material. 2. Restocking of hives • Restocking of hives in Romania • Increasing the productivity of bee families • Improving the biodiversity by pollination • Improving the apiaries health • Decreasing the use of treatments by using strong and healthy families 7

Measures & Actions R. 1308/2013, R. 1368/2015, R. 1366/2015 National Apiculture Programme 2017 -2019 Five measures ü ü ü ü technical assistance to beekeepers and beekeepers' organisations; combating beehive invaders and diseases, particularly varroasis; rationalisation of transhumance; measures to support laboratories for the analysis of apiculture products; restocking of hives; applied research programmes; market monitoring; enhancement of product quality with a view to exploiting the potential of products on the market. 8

Measures & Actions R. 1308/2013, R. 1368/2015, R. 1366/2015 • Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development • National Agency for Breeding and Reproduction • National Paying Agency • Sanitary Veterinary Authority National Apiculture Programme 2017 -2019 Five measures • Working groups (beekeepers, national experts and representatives of the different beekeeper associations) • Priorities of the programme: • The health of bee families; • Apiaries improvement ü improving the genetic quality of biological material by restocking ü improving technology by purchasing new tools • High quality products; • Better knowledge in technology and veterinary aspects • Strengthening associative forms – the cooperatives 9

Measures & Actions National Apiculture Programme 2014 -2016 Five measures (a) technical assistance to beekeepers and groupings of beekeepers - Purchasing of tools: centrifuge, stainless steel steam wax melter by the cooperatives (b)control of varroasis and other diseases - Purchasing of medicines, biological products to treat varroasis and nosema; (c) rationalisation of transhumance; - Purchasing of hives in order to replace the old one after the transhumance - Purchasing of apiculture accessories - pollen collector, propolis collector, pollen dryer, honey warmer (d)measures to support laboratories - Purchasing high equipment for a national laboratory (e)measures to support the restocking of hives in the Community; - Purchasing of queens and bee families 10

Measures & Actions Expenditure National Apiculture Programme 2017 10% 73% 0% 17% Control of varroasis Restocking of hives Beekeeping Rationalization Technical assistance to beekeepers and groupings of beekeepers measures to support laboratories for the analysis of apiculture products 11

Measures & Actions Expenditure in Euro National Apiculture Programme 2017 3, 000. 00 2, 618, 031. 34 2, 500, 000. 00 X 2 2, 000. 00 1, 500, 000. 00 1, 000. 00 500, 000. 00 610, 956. 72 354, 591. 64 0. 00 1, 077. 50 Control of varroasis Restocking of hives Beekeeping Rationalization 0. 00 Technical assistance to measures to support beekeepers and groupings of laboratories for the analysis of beekeepers apiculture products 12

Measures & Actions Vision Priorities Final document 13

Results & Challenges Ø Lack of experience regarding National Apiculture programme for beekeepers Ø Reluctant beekeepers to the EU programmes Ø Insufficient funds Ø Recruiting young beekeepers to the sector Ø New needs for the beekeepers Ø Impossibility to have research programs (three year program, but implementation in full within the financial year concerned!) Ø Providing adequate funding for honey bee research measures 14

Results & Challenges e mm a r g o t pr res Firs measu 2 National Apiculture Programme Expenditure rate (%) Second programme 5 measures Third programme 5 measures 2008 – 17% 2011 – 84. 85% 2014 – 100% 2009 – 54% 2012 – 98. 34% 2015 – 100% 2010 – 99. 8% 2013 – 100% 2016 – 100% (b) con trol of v (e) me asures arroasis; to supp restock or ing of hives i t the Comm n the unity (a) technical assistance to beekeepers and groupings of beekeepers; (b) control of varroasis; (c) rationalisation of transhumance; (d) measures to support laboratories carrying out analyses of the physico-chemical properties of honey; (e) measures to support the restocking of hives in the Community. Fourth programme 5 measures 2017 – 99% ers and p e e k e e b to assistance l a c i n h c ; (a) te s; eekeepers b f o er disease s h t g o n i d p n u a o r s g asi l of varro anshumance; o r t n o c ) (b f tr lisation o t laboratories a n o i t a r ) r (c s to suppo the physicoe r u s a e m of (d) analyses t u o g n ey; i y carr es of hon of i t r e p o r p estocking r e h t t r chemical o p res to sup ty. u s a e m ) e ( mmuni o C e h t n hives i 15

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