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The age structure is getting worse (Only ½ of all family members are younger
than 45 years old). The education of farm owners is improving slowly but
surely.
Source: Institute of Agriculture: Evaluation of Agriculture in 2008
Slovenia is a cattle breeding country.
2000 2003 2005 2007
Number of farms with cattle (in 1000) 77.5 68.9 66.9 63.5
- Percentage in all farms 90% 89% 87% 84%
Lifestock unit (LU) (in 1000) 470.5 456.2 421.6 433.4
Average number of lifestock unit
per farm 6.1 6.6 6.3 6,8
Percentage of farm with 20 or more
LU 5% 6% 6% 7%
Percentage of LU per farm with 20 or
more LU 34% 39% 39% 44%
Source: Institute of Agriculture: Evaluation of Agriculture in 2008
Level of self-supply of some agricultural products
in Slovenia, 2005-2007
200 0
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
150
100
50
0
1992
1993
1994
1995
1997
1998
1999
2000
2002
2003
2005
2007
1996
2001
2004
2006
Izdatki za splošne storitve Ukrepi politike razvoja podeželja
Ukrepi tržno-cenovne politike Podpore ob naravnih nesrečah
Vir: MKGP, preračuni KIS
LJUBLJANA
MARIBOR
60 BRANCH OFFICES MURSKA SOBOTA
NOVA GORICA
NOVO MESTO
PREDSEDNIK
REVIZIJA
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DIREKTORJA
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CHAMBER OF AGRICULTURE AND
FORESTRY OF SLOVENIA
After more than 10 years of efforts, Chamber was
constituted in May 2000 by the law.
HEADOFFICE FOU
LJUBLJANA NDE
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8 PUBLIC AGRICULTURAL
50 employees AND FORESTRY
CO INSTITUTIONS
FO
UN 750 employees
DE
CO R
13 REGIONAL UNITS FO
INSTITUTE FOR
185 elected members
FOREST CERTIFICATION
UN
DE
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8 heads of departments
78 expert advisors
45 farming family and supplementary activities advisors
179 field advisors
Objectives
1. Increasing of farm income considering input/output
optimum;
2. Training of farmers for better farm management;
3. Rural development;
4. Promoting work on protection of special food products
(PGO, PGD…);
5. Introduction of environmentally friendly technologies;
6. Balancing farm production with natural resources and
market;
7. Performing permanent education and training of farmers -
working in groups as well as individually;
Tasks
• Consulting in the fields of technological, economic and
environmental aspects of agriculture.
• Consulting and help with the development of farm
development plans (investments, business plans for SAPARD
funds and/or bank loans etc.).
• Supporting the introduction of the common agriculture
policy (55%).
• Consulting and help different forms of organisations of
farmers.
• Performing programs of national importance based on
special agreements.
Methods of work
Present situation:
Igor Hrovatič
Director
Chamber of Agriculture and Forestry of Slovenia
www.kgzs.si