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Vilma Atkociuniene - Gintautas Cinskis - Lander De Valck - Zsolt Dupcsák - Katka Hajná - Agnieszka Jedrysiak - Balázs Lehotai - Daniele Pasini – Zuzana Bajusová - Paulina Wisniewska

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Methodology A, group 1A of economic development

• Group work

• Appraisal information

– Identify, define situation, questions, answers

• Brainstorming

• Discussion

• Ranking

– Scale 0-5 points

• Selection of drawing force

• SWOT analysis and matrics of agriculture economics position in Myjava region

• Vision of agriculture economics development in Myjava region

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Introduction about Myjava region

• Position: west part of Trenčin region

• Compositon: 15 villages, 2 towns

• Population: 27 229 inhabitans

• Area of this region: 326 km2

• Located in Myjava hills: White Carpathians and Little Carpathians

• Highest peak : Bradlo (543 meters above sea level)

• Unemployment Rate : 7,26 % (2012)

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Myjava region

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Agriculture economic development

• Agriculture economic development, consist of:

– Farm and non– farm industry

– Economic growth, development and change

– Distribution of production

– Finance

– Trade

– Supply and demand

– Household units and land use

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Strengths

•Diversification strategy

•Innovative way of thinking

•Specialization of the region

Opportunities

•Gain international knowledge

•Certification system

•Encouragement to innovate and cooperate

Threats

•Bureaucracy

•Diversification

•Lack of public financeO

Weaknesses

•Lack of private initiatives

•Lack of enterpreneurship

•Local focus

Vilma Atkociuniene - Gintautas Cinskis - Lander De Valck - Zsolt Dupcsák - Katka Hajná - Agnieszka Jedrysiak - Balázs Lehotai - Daniele Pasini - Paulina Wisniewska

SWOT ANALYSIS of agriculture economics in the Myjava region development

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Strengths

• Good roads for all (bicycle and cars)• Sustainable use of the old buildings for traditional and non traditional farming• Integrated use of local resources (wood: fence, furniture, houses, plumb, trees, wood match to

the landscape)• They don’t produce waste. They reuse most of it• Water for the animals no pumping systems, natural way• Internal developing of information system on natural resources• Creating local knowledge• Reuse of waste. (Biogas, brickets)• Diversification- more markets, equal work for all year, gives more job places for the region• Internal comunication: Speaker on a car. For announcements• Young age and high qualification of the employees• Transmit knowledge and traditions by education • They make international and interregional network.• Innovative way of thinking• They like face to face contact• Subsidies have no influence for development(only for basic needs)• Recognised big potential for tourism development by locals • Specialization for the region in horticulture and animal production and organic farming.• Balance between plant and animal production

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Strengths

• Farmers decisions based on main principle productivity• Prices are oriented to the costumers income• Farmers products have regional labels• Breeding non local species (horses Columbia, Charolais cows) chose the animals

that don’t need care or training. Efficiency higher, less need for labor. Minimize the cost.

• International cooperation for development of cultural and natural resources• Good strategy of using the Batuv canal. Also the boat was economically good

organized.(Shop on the boat, you can pay in euro)• Traditional farming in social farms ensure income for family.• Collaboration between touristic objects. • Dry apples from local species. Low cost to conserve.

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Weaknesses

• Short distances of road for bicycles• External developing of information system on natural resourses, only two

information points. Folders and website are in Slovak language.• Old machines generation cost of keep in goodcondition• They like face to face contact• Lack of hospitality (no tea, coffee) • Instructive style to give information (they want to teach us, not a good way to

give information)• Local promotion is focus on the region, lack of EU point of view • Lack of money to support local schools.• Local economy depends on local costumers.• It is not a habit to supply regional poducts for the guests, daily regional product

supply is not available for all the time• No optimized use of touristic places (shop for souvenirs at castle was not open)• Lack of entrepreneurship of people who are implementing non profit orientated

projects. Souvenir shop, lights in museum off during visits, not enough info about region and local products.

• Lack of private initiatives in social, cultural and economic development • Low efficienty in social farms, and hardwork. Make lot’s of thing by their hands

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Opportunities

• Try to gain new international knowledge and good practices and apply it. • Region try to create possibilities and jobs to attract people. (for example personal

contact with young people and face to face marketing) • Tendency to try to attract children. They want to create a familiar atmosphere • Increasing focus on children• Growing competence to get a financial support encourage to innovate and

cooperate • Growing potential for tourism exists • Improvement of certification system for regional products. • They try to connect sports with history , cultural (skiing and observatorium place

near the monument, networking with Nitra observatorium) • The tendency is an increasing number of tourists. (2 ,5% of GDP coming for the

tourism. The income from tourists is very low. Not accurate statistics). • Development of culinary heritage can attract visitors. (Label, plumb, …)• The region start to become more attractive so the prices of the cottages start to

increase • Involve local inhabitants to guide visitors and to prepare souvenirs

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Threats

• Diversification: the risk of make everything and make anything• Close the schools. (Not good for the children and no family will come here)• Closing a school making barriers to come to live young family in future• Local projects are based on European funds (exceptions: investment funds is

for development of innovation)• Financial support influence the strategy of the farms (they do environmental

things because they get subsidies for it) • National government gives little support to farmers (because the lac of public

finance)• Local government not co-financing local community projects.• Nuclear reactor threat for agriculture, bioenergy and civil society• Bureaucracy due to centralization • Small market for the vegetables (43.000 people)• Lose of biodivesity and regional identity

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StrengthDiversification- more markets, equal work for all year, gives more job places for the region (7pt.)

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Innovative way of thinking (4.5pt.)

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Recognised big potential for tourism development by locals (4 pt.)

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Specialization for the region horticulture and animal production and organic farming(3,5pt.)

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Others

Strength

Good roads for all( bicycle and cars) (3pt.)

Strengths


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Weaknesses

Lack of private initiatives in social, cultural and economic development (7.5pt.)

Weaknesses

Local promotion is focused on the region, lack of EU point of view (7pt.)

WeaknessesLack of entrepreneurship of people who are implementing non profit orientated projects. Souvenir shop, lights in museum off during visits, not enough info about region and local products, lackof hospitality (no tea, coffee) (6.5pt.)Weaknesses

External developing of information system on natural resourses, only two information points and folders and website are in Slovak language(5pt.)

Weaknesses

Others

WeaknessesIt is not a habit to supply regional products for the guests, daily regional product supply is not available for all the time(4 pt.)

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Opportunities

Try to gain new international knowledge and good practices and apply it (7.5pt.)

Opportunities

Improvement of certification system for regional product(6pt.)

Opportunities

Growing competence to get a financialsupport encourage to innovate and cooperate (5.5pt.)

OpportunitiesTendency to try to attract children. They want to create a familiar atmosphere, speciality focus on children. Region try to create possibilities and jobs to attract people (e.g. personal contact with young people and face to face marketing) (4pt.)

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Others

OpportunitiesThe tendency is an increasing number of tourists (2 ,5% of GDP coming for the tourism). They try to connect sports with history , cultural (skiing and observatorium place near the monument, networking with Nitra observatorium) (3pt.)

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Threats

Bureaucracy due to centralization. (9.5pt.)

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Diversification: if youmake everything,you will make anything (7pt.)

Threats

National government gives little support to farmers (because the lac of public finance) (7pt.)

ThreatsThe projects are based on European funds (exceptions: investment funds is for development of innovation). Local government not co-financing local community projectsand (4pt.)

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others

ThreatsFinancial support influence the strategy of the farms (they do environmental things because they get subsidies for it)(3pt.)

Threats


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Vision

Vision of agricultural economic development in Myjava region

In Myjava region the position of agriculture

will be valued as diversified, profitable sector

where the competitive farmers will cooperate

with each other, develop traditions, have

natural resources, and share their

information, in order to manage region in

sustainable way until 2024.


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Conclusions

Conclusion

New unique activities based on local resources

(fresh water, landscape, wood, local breedings,

fruit trees)

Another posibility to use energy plant e.g.

energy willow, energy roseas, miskanthus

(stead for biooil, tuber for feeding pigs)

Try to connect sports with history, cultural

(skiing and observatorium place near the

monument, networking with Nitra

observatorium)

To create posibility to reorganization schools

like a multifunctional center

Involve local inhabitants to develop tourism

sector and gain entrepreneurship and incomes


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