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Policy: Policy Action Plan
Velika Gorica Resources & Context
| Stakeholder name | Expertise/skills | Link to CRFS theme |
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City Administrative department for agriculture |
Policymakers | Production |
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City administrative department for urban planning and environmental protection |
Policymakers | Ecosystem services |
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VG Čistoća - City Cleaning firm |
Policymakers | Waste |
| Zagreb County | Policymakers | Ecosystem services, livelihood, growth |
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Office of Croatian representative in European Parliament |
Policymakers | Ecosystem services |
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Croatian Chamber of Trades and craft |
Public institution | Ecosystem services, livelihood, growth |
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Distribution center for fruit and vegetables Ltd |
Distribution, livelihood, growth, markets | |
| Solidarity exchange group | Association of producers | Ecosystem services, livelihood, growth |
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Croatian association of students of Agronomy and other related sciences |
Association of Students | Ecosystem services, livelihood, growth |
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HAPIH - Center for food safety |
Policy maker | Security |
| Traffic and Space Ltd |
IT solutions for geospatial databases, innovative approach to creating business applications |
Ecosystem services, livelihood, growth |
| Lag Zrinska Gora Turopolje | Public institutions focused on producers | Ecosystem services, livelihood, growth |
| Eco Sucus Ltd | Producer | Ecosystem services |
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Zagreb County office for agriculture, forestry and rural development |
Policymakers | Ecosystem services, livelihood, growth |
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Center for Social Services Velika Gorica |
Public institution | Inclusion, equity |
| VG Legacy | Humanitarian Association | Inclusion, equity |
| VG Legacy | Humanitarian Association | Inclusion, equity |
Velika Gorica Vision
Policy landscape
Aim: Identify policy gap
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CRFS policy Create a list of policies that relate to CRFS. This overview is divided into policy areas production/processing/distribution/ market/consumption/waste/security/ ecosystem/livelihood/inclusion |
Description Describe the policy: its approach and main goals. Please keep this succinct as this section aims to merely set out the elements contained within the policy landscape. Generally, you can stop drawing the policy landscape after this point as policy gaps are evident. |
| Production | |
| Law on Agriculture | National law |
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Ecological agriculture development program in Zagreb County until 2030 |
County - Action plan |
| Processing | |
| Law on Agriculture | |
| Ordinance on food products | |
| Market | |
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Rulebook on conditions and procedure of issuance permissions to put new food first times to the market of the Republic of Croatia i requirements for special labeling of the new food |
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| Consumption | |
| Norms for Student Nutrition | |
| National guidelines for student nutrition | |
| Waste | |
| Rulebook on waste management | |
| Security | |
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Center for Food Safety State Inspectorate Rulebook on the National Quality System agricultural and food products |
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| Inclusion | |
| Law on Social Welfare |
CRFS landscape
Aim: create a snapshot of the CRFS characteristics
| Key characteristic of the CRFS | Description |
| Food production | |
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A large number of small producers, often unregistered |
Although more than 46% of the area surrounding the City is managed as agricultural land, there is a lack of data on its use, and thus data on the potential for food production. On the other hand, in the rural area, significant areas are still occupied by traditional agricultural holdings, many of them in the category of elderly households, which significantly slows down the development of these areas, as well as relatively large areas of agricultural land owned by the state, which due to fragmentation and complicated allocation procedures are not in use. An additional problem is the extreme mistrust and lack of will to unite among the producers, which, considering their size, puts them in a disadvantageous position on the market. |
| Food processing/distribution | |
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A small number of small processors, production focused on the production of foodstuffs and not on food processing |
Greater support is needed for private processors who would invest in processing capacities, primarily in the area of ensuring sufficient quantities of foodstuffs, but also in the part related to the adoption of new, more competitive technologies |
| Food marketing, catering, retail | |
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most of the food is still on the market through large supermarkets |
Despite the large number of food producers in the area, they are still inaccessible to a large number of citizens due to the lack of sales premises (market, farmer's market, etc.). |
| Food consumption | |
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Only a systematic approach exists in the area of nutrition for kindergarten and school children. Other trends related to healthier food are visible only through sporadic actions of the non-governmental sector. |
As a rule, consumers get information about healthy eating through national campaigns in the media. Attempts to systematically educate about the importance of a healthy diet are limited to school children, sporadically. As a rule, existing gastronomic events are focused on traditional ways of preparing food from ingredients characteristic for this area. |
| Food waste | |
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Establishing the organic waste disposal system started |
Citizens' desire and awareness of the need to dispose of organic waste is visible, but there is still not enough information about the |
| Food security | |
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monitoring organized through the Croatian Center for Food Safety |
As a rule, consumers trust the food safety control system, frequent monitoring |
Strategy development
Aim: define a lab narrative
| CRFS status quo |
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Lack of systematic monitoring of production and the way agricultural land is used, many different initiatives related to food but mutually unrelated and insufficiently known, lack of cooperation between sectors |
| CRFS goals |
| Establish a system of control and monitoring of food, with an emphasis on local production, in all forms - from production to disposal of organic waste |
| Establish a system of control and monitoring of food, with an emphasis on local production, in all forms - from production to disposal of organic waste |
| CRFS strategy |
| Establish cooperation between stakeholders and determine priority areas of development and monitoring |
Vision definition
Aim: Translate the CRFS strategy and context assessment into a pilot vision
| Formulate the CRFS vision |
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To establish a modern and flexible system of monitoring and continuous improvement of food flows at the local level with an emphasis on connecting and stronger promotion of local producers' products. |
Velika Gorica Pathway to Action
SWOT
Aim: Execute the SWOT analysis
| Strength |
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Good geographical location - the green ring of the City of Zagreb (Capital of Croatia), transport and market infrastructure Preserved natural resources for the development of ecological agriculture (soil, water, air), areas of preserved nature and water protection, and sanitary water protection zones A variety of local food and agricultural products with the potential to increase production and demand Proactive national and county policy, many years of experience in implementing support programs for farmers Increase in offer but also demand in the area of rural, active, and green tourism traditional interesting manifestations with the potential to develop beyond the local framework. |
| Weaknesses |
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small, fragmented holdings mostly without irrigation, predominant elderly agricultural family farms, the low educational structure of farmers, reluctance to connect and join forces insufficient infrastructure (wholesale markets, cold stores, warehouses, etc.), lack of specialized outlets for local products The rural population is insufficiently involved in lifelong learning processes Resistance to change, preference for traditional solutions, lack of innovation and entrepreneurial spirit Lack of interest of farmers, advisors, and the agronomic profession in redirecting to organic production, prejudices against it Insufficient cooperation between sectors Low level of social responsibility in most business entities. Low level of energy efficiency. Lack of initiative of the local population Lack of knowledge and skills in using available computer and IC tools and solutions Absence of a system for monitoring the use of agricultural land poor transport connection between rural and urban areas, limited mobility in rural areas |
| Opportunities |
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Proximity to Zagreb as a technological resource, and the largest Croatian market (public and private sector), with good purchasing power Free access to the EU market, proximity to many EU areas looking for eco-friendly food and increased demand for ecological products in Zagreb, the Republic of Croatia and the EU The possibility of placing local food through the development of different forms of tourist offer Increasing popularity of sports and lifestyles that involve staying outside the cities. Development of online sales and related distribution systems |
| Threats |
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The proximity of Zagreb enables employment in the non-agricultural sector and, as a rule, better paid, which results in an increased outflow of labor, especially young people from rural areas. A decline in living standards and purchasing power due to unpredictable circumstances (for example, the war in Ukraine) Strong and increasing competition for agricultural and food products from the EU and, especially, from third countries through well-developed import channels |
SMART
Aim: Define SMART pilot goals
| Goal |
S specific |
M measurable |
A attainable |
R relevant |
T time-based |
Theme |
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Establishment of a monitoring mechanism for agricultural land use |
comparison of data
-overview of the |
the relationship between data on the total available agricultural land and data on the actual way of using it |
for a large number of surfaces, field recording will have to be organized |
determine the spatial potential for agricultural production |
18 months | production, security |
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Ensure stronger intersectoral cooperation at the local and regional level |
organization of meetings and panel discussions for different areas where representatives of all sectors relevant to the topic will gather |
number of meetings/events number of participants |
at least four intersectoral meetings |
18 months | all themes | |
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Increase the availability and accessibility of local products - short supply chains |
initiating the establishment of alternative distribution chains for local products |
by the number of local producers who will join these forms of sales |
insufficient interest of the producer |
at least - an elaborated business model of the functioning of the farmers market |
12 months, November 2023. |
market, consumption, ecosystem |
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Initiate the process of accession of the City of Velika Gorica to the MuFPP |
promotion of the opportunities that MUFPP offers signatories in terms of development and monitoring of the CRFS starting the access procedure with regard to the necessary consents and decisions |
by the number of indicators for which the need and method of monitoring has been agreed |
MUFPP was signed, and adopted at At least two priorities from the MUFPP and a defined method of monitoring at At least 5-6 indicators |
18 months, May 2024 |
all themes | |
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Establishment of a more efficient support system for the development of the local producers |
review and evaluation of existing grants and other supporting forms at the local, regional, and national level improvement proposal |
defined indicators for the evaluation of support measures |
budget constraints, the strong influence of interest groups |
transparent support system with clearly developed criteria for the selection of beneficiaries |
12 months, November 2023 | production, waste, |
Velika Gorica Action Plan
Execution plan
Aim: set out the execution of each task
| SMART goal |
| assessment and management of agricultural potentials |
| SMART task | Responsibility | Timeframe | Prioritization |
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Establishment of a monitoring mechanism for agricultural land use, inventory of existing data on land use, with an emphasis on city/state-owned land |
VE-GO-RA City administrative department for spatial planning Promet i prostor Ltd. local committees |
18 months |
| SMART goal |
| Implementation of co-creation process in CRFS - creation of a network of stakeholders in the food system |
| SMART task | Responsibility | Timeframe | Prioritization |
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Identify, gather, and initiate the way of cooperation of relevant stakeholders for proposing and monitoring the implementation of activities related to the development of the food system |
VE-GO-RA Inventive solutions |
| SMART goal |
| Increase the availability and accessibility of local products |
| SMART task | Responsibility | Timeframe | Prioritization |
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To define a specific and sustainable business model of a farmer's market or some other form of alternative distribution of local products |
VE-GO-RA Inventive solutions Optimus Consulting Ltd |
| SMART goal |
| Establishment of a more efficient support system for the development of the food system |
| SMART task | Responsibility | Timeframe | Prioritization |
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Establishment of a transparent support system with clearly developed criteria for selection of beneficiaries and evaluation of results |
VE-GO-RA City Department of Agriculture Zagreb County - department of agriculture |
| SMART goal |
| Development and monitoring of the CRFS |
| SMART task | Responsibility | Timeframe | Prioritization |
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Initiate the process of accession of the City of Velika Gorica to the MUFPP |
VE-GO-RA |