Naslov
UTILIZATION OF IPA-RD PROGRAMME IN THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA

Autori
Vrbanek, Josip

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Ocjenski radovi, postdiplomski specijalisticki

Fakultet
Sveučilište u Zagrebu Agronomski fakultet

Mjesto
Zagreb

Datum
31.05

Godina
2017

Stranica
77

Mentor
Juračak, Josip

Ključne riječi
IPARD, PAAFRD, Croatia, support, EU funds, Rural Development

Sažetak
IPA-RD is the 5th component of the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance which is a pre- accession program of the European Union established in 2007. The Agriculture and Rural Development Plan - IPARD Programme 2007-2013 defines the following three priorities for utilization of the component funds: 1. Improving market efficiency and implementation of Community standards 2. Preparatory actions for implementation of the agri-environmental measures and local rural development strategies 3. Development of rural economy The implementation of IPARD Programme started in 2010 and in-depth analyses of its utilisation are missing. Official annual reports on the implementation are available at the managing authority web site, but for better insight additional research is needed. Main goal of this research is to assess the level of success in the IPAR Programme implementation for the period 2010-2013 taking into consideration available measures, geographical distribution, size and type of beneficiaries. In addition, available data was used to determine the most important obstacles in the programme implementation. This research is based mainly on the Annual Report on Implementation of the IPARD Programme in the Republic of Croatia from 2010 to 2014 as approved by the IPARD Monitoring Committee and EC. Other sources of information are from the Paying Agency for Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development (PAAFRD), and from available published materials. In addition, the author’s private information base and experience in project management consulting work gathered since 2011 is used. We consider that this thesis is contributing to knowledge base about IPARD Programme and about EU funds available in Croatia and candidate countries in general. The results can also help to improve implementation of similar programmes in future since it indicates main problems affecting the absorption of the programme funds. This work can be also used in connection with utilisation of the EAFRD which started in Croatia in 2015.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Poljoprivreda (agronomija)

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