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Country Romania
Project description Technical Assistance for Strengthening Information and Advisory Support to SAPARD-Applicants through ANCA
Origin of funding EU Phare
Name of Client National Agency for Agricultural Consulting (ANCA)
Period 12/2004 - 10/2005
Overall project value 373,347 EUR
Proportion carried out
by ADT Projekt GmbH		 90
No of staff provided 20
Name of partners, if any Chamber of Agriculture and Forestry in Salzburg
Project description

The general project objectives were to ensure an effective use of SAPARD aid, and to maximize the Programme`s positive impact, to increase the absorption capacity of SAPARD funds, and to strengthen the administrative and managerial capacity of the National Agricultural Extension Agency (ANCA). ANCA should be urgently enabled to assist a critical mass of applicants for SAPARD aid to design and implement projects financed through decentralised EU assistance programmes. Main project activities were:

  • To increase the capacity of final beneficiary of the programme to successfully access the community funds by increasing their knowledge and capacity to formulate projects proposals;
  • Reinforcement of professional competence of personnel in ANCA at central level and County Agricultural Extension Centres (OJCA) country-wide, by provision of technical assistance and training of trainers, in view of raising the advisors` ability to offer specialised consultancy and coaching to potential beneficiaries of SAPARD projects (identification of the potential investments, elaboration of the SAPARD application forms and assistance over the SAPARD projects implementation period);
  • Training in Project Cycle Management (PCM) for the ANCA personnel involved in the implementation of SAPARD measure 4.1 "Vocational training";
  • Support in the elaboration of training needs assessment and training plans for ANCA staff;
  • Transparency of SAPARD implementation in Romania is also to be increased, through provision by ANCA of adequate information and consultancy to rural producers.
Type of Services provided

  • Training needs assessment

  • Elaboration of training plans and course material

  • Mobilization of large teams of international and local trainers

  • Training and technical assistance

  • Carryout country-wide training courses for 200 agricultural advisors

  • Establishing methodological packages with model projects

  • Coaching and supervising the local adviser teams to support potential SAPARD beneficiaries in accessing SAPARD funds

  • Multiplication & dissemination of methodological packages and model projects

  • Institution development

  • Assessment of ANCA's institutional needs

  • Carry-out study tour to Austria and Germany


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