Competitive livestock entrepreneurship and health protection for sustainable rural economic development

Programme 2014 - 2020 Interreg IPA CBC Greece - Albania

Date of latest update: 2024-03-02

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Description (EN):

Livestock is an important and integral component of the Balkan agricultural system that provides high quality food, cash income and employment. Livestock raising is among the main pillars of local economy in the Programme Area with 95.622 livestock farming SMEs (of cattles, sheeps and goats) and 5.332.752 animals. In a continuously competitive market environment the production of quality milk and meat products in competitive prices are considered prominent features of contemporary livestock entrepreneurs. However, infectious diseases are one of the most serious problems in livestock, causing reduced productivity and welfare, and necessitating heavy drug use which results in: (a) more than 35% income reduction for the livestock raising SMEs, (b) the increase often at alarming levels drug resistance and (c) concerns about drug residues in products and environment which have called for alternative ways to promote health in livestock. The goal of the project is to support entrepreneurship and enhance the competitiveness of SMES involved in pasture-based livestock industry through applied innovations in animal health care and livestock entrepreneurship. In order to achieve this goal, the project will: - Assess the spatial distribution of production diseases and the impacts on SMSs competitiveness. - Increase the competitiveness of livestock farming SMEs through innovative vet-tools and programmes of effective pathogens control and increased productivity. - Improve livestock entrepreneurship skills and stimulate business performance, extroversion and innovation. The COMPLETE project will provide tools, capacity building and support to entrepreneurs for the operation of competitive livestock raising SMSs, covering a broad range of activities. Based on the outputs the main results and benefits of the project include: Increased ability of entrepreneurs to address challenges in the establishment and operation of a livestock enterprise in the programme area. On-site support and improved practical knowledge and skills of vet-tools application for livestock SMEs and veterinarians. Improved ability of business development and management for existing and new livestock entrepreneurs. Increased availability of ready to use solutions, through web applications and active communication, to more than 500 existing livestock enterprises and potential entrepreneurs. Strengthen the cooperation of SMEs and research institutions for the establishment of solid cooperation networking and clustering schemes and the introduction of innovative production processes (vet-tools) and quality products (milk and meat) in the programme area. Mobilization of regional policy mechanisms towards the support of livestock SMEs.

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Expected Results (EN):

The project will provide tools, capacity building and support to entrepreneurs for the operation of competitive livestock raising SMSs, covering a broad range of activities. Based on the outputs the main results and benefits of the project include: Increased ability of entrepreneurs to address challenges in the establishment and operation of a livestock enterprise in the programme area. On-site support and improved practical knowledge and skills of vet-tools application for 60 livestock SMEs and 50 veterinarians. Improved ability of business development and management for more than 60 existing and new livestock entrepreneurs. Increased availability of ready to use solutions, through web applications and active communication, to existing livestock enterprises and potential entrepreneurs. Strengthen the cooperation of SMEs and research institutions for the establishment of solid cooperation schemes (1 cluster and 1 network) and the introduction of innovative production processes (vet-tools) and quality products (milk and meat). Mobilization of regional policy mechanisms towards the support of livestock SMEs The targeted project actions will result in the active support of 60 livestock SMEs and the competitive operational activity of livestock SMEs and vets, in which ready-to-use solutions will be communicated through trained vet professionals and networking activities. Thus, the project will effectively contribute both the output and result indicator of the Programme.

Expected Outputs (EN):

The outputs are directly related to the specific objectives of the project and address the output indicators of the Programme. The Project outputs in order to assess the spatial distribution of production diseases and the impacts on SMSs competitiveness (SO1) are: An assessment protocol that will be applied in both countries, Entrepreneurship profiles of animal husbandry for the eligible areas in GR and Al, Assessment of production-limiting diseases in Gr and Al, Mapping the spatial distribution of diseases and the impacts on competitiveness. The Project outputs to increase the competitiveness of livestock farming SMEs through vet-tools of effective pathogens control and increased productivity (SO2) include: Decision making models of green animal health care, Smart vet programmes for increased livestock health and productivity, On site demonstration of programmes and SMEs support in selected farms of GR and Al, Socioeconomic evaluation and documentation of vet-tools effectiveness, Certification standard of smart livestock health care. The Project outputs for the improvement of livestock entrepreneurship skills and stimulation of business performance, extroversion and innovation (SO1) are: Operational training of veterinarians and farmers on livestock smart health care, Entrepreneurial capacity building of livestock raising SMEs, Mobilization of a transnational cluster of livestock health care and farming innovation, One-stop-shop of livestock entrepreneurship and competitiveness (e-decision support and e-training), Cross-border network of livestock entrepreneurship and knowhow exchange, Roadmap for promoting sustainable animal health care and husbandry in rural development strategies and policies of Gr and Al.

Thematic information

SME and entrepreneurship Agriculture and fisheries and forestry

Specific Objective: Improve cross-border capacity to support entrepreneurship, business survival and competitiveness

Thematic Priority:

(g) Enhancing competitiveness, the business environment and the development of small and medium-sized enterprises, trade and investment through, inter alia, promotion and support to entrepreneurship, in particular small and medium-sized enterprises, and development of local cross-border markets and internationalisation

Partners (4)

Lead Partner: Veterinary Research Institute - Hellenic Agricultural Organization DEMETER

Address: Thermi, Thessaloniki, 57001 Thermi - Thessaloniki, Greece

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.vri.gr

Total budget: EUR 399 630.80

IPA2 budget: EUR 339 686.18

UNIVERSITETI I TIRANES

Name: UNIVERSITETI I TIRANES

Address: Β Rr. Pajsi Vodica, Kodër KamëzTirana, Albania

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.ubt.edu.al

Total budget: EUR 100 732.00

IPA2 budget: EUR 85 622.20

ALBANIAN DEVELOPMENT FUND

Name: ALBANIAN DEVELOPMENT FUND

Address: L. "Hajro Çakërri", Rr. Irfan Shehu, ish-godina e Konsullatës Italiane, 4339 Vlora, Albania

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.azhr4.gov.al

Total budget: EUR 138 067.07

IPA2 budget: EUR 117 357.00

ΠΕΡΙΦΕΡΕΙΑ ΔΥΤΙΚΗΣ ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΙΑΣ

Name: ΠΕΡΙΦΕΡΕΙΑ ΔΥΤΙΚΗΣ ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΙΑΣ

Address: ZEP Area, 50100 Kozani, Greece

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.pdm.gov.gr/

Total budget: EUR 14 619.14

IPA2 budget: EUR 12 426.28

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University of Tirana

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Fondi Shqiptar I Zhvillimit

Competitive livestock entrepreneurship and health protection for sustainable rural economic development

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Veterinary Research Institute - Hellenic Agricultural Organization DEMETER

Competitive livestock entrepreneurship and health protection for sustainable rural economic development

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REGION OF WESTERN MACEDONIA

Competitive livestock entrepreneurship and health protection for sustainable rural economic development

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Project name (EN): Competitive livestock entrepreneurship and health protection for sustainable rural economic development

Project acronym: COMPLETE

Project start date: 2018-03-26

Project end date: 2020-09-26

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 653 049.01

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 555 091.66

Total EU funding (co-financing rate): 85.00%

Co-financing sources:

IPA/IPA II/IPA III: Amount, EUR 555 091.66.

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2014 - 2020 Interreg IPA CBC Greece - Albania

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2020-07-22

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

65 / 65 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

293 / 293 (100%)

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