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1 Member States Meeting jointly with the Advisory Group on "Fruit Fruit and Vegetables" and the School Fruit Scheme Experts Group Wednesday 28 March 2012 DG Agriculture and Rural Development European Commission Agriculture and Rural Development

2 Participation to the scheme Million of children 80 8,0 Children benefitting from the School Fruit Scheme In % of the group 100,0% 90,0% 7,0 6,0 Children participating in 2010/2011: 8,1 Million 80,0% 70,0% 0% 60,0% 50 5,0 4,0 3,0 Children participating in 2009/2010: 4,7 Million In % of the group 6-10 years: 18,4% In % of the group 6-10 years: 31,8% 20 2,0 00% 0,0% 50,0% 40,0% 30,0% 20,0% 10,0% 2

3 Distribution of children participating in the program variable among Member States : % of schools and children in the target group per MS 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% FR AT IR BG NL DK EL LT DE BEw SK ES BEf IT EE RO PT SI PL % of the children of the target group in the MS % of participating schools in the MS HU LU LV CZ MT CY 3

4 All ages are involved, even if the target group 6-10 years remains predominant : Target group BE BG CZ DK DE EE IR EL ESP. FR IT CY LV LT LX HU MT NL AT PL PT RO SL SK

5 Budgetary aspects (1): the execution of the program strongly increases EU budget use in % 100% 90% 80% 70% 65,0% 60% 50% 40% 37% 30% 20% 10% 0% 2009/ /2011 5

6 Budgetary aspects (2): three levels of use of the EU budget 2010/ % of use of the UE budget per group of MS 42% 0% -> 30% 6 Member states 33% 30% - 70% 8 Member states 25% 70% - 100% 10 Member states 6

7 Budgetary aspects (3): but significant disparities remain between Member States : EU funds used in % of the final allocation CZ IR IT LU HU MT SI 100,0% 90,0% NL PL SK 80,0% DE EE EL ES CY LV 70,0% 60,0% 50,0% BE DK 40,0% 30,0% BG FR LT AT PT RO 20,0% 10,0% 0,0% 7

8 Comparison of the final allocation and use of EU funds (1) : Comparison between final allocation and expenses (in Mio ) Final allocation 2010/2011 Expenditure 2010/2011 up to 31st December Eur ro DE FR IT PL ES RO 8

9 Comparison of the final allocation and use of EU funds (2) : Comparison between final allocation and expenses (in Mio ) Final allocation 2010/2011 Expenditure 2010/2011 up to 31st December Euro NL PT HU CZ GR BE BU AU SK DK LT LV IE SI EE CY MT LU 9

10 Frequency of distributions are different : Frequency of distribution BE BG CZ DK DE EE IR EL ESP. FR IT CY LV LT LX HU MT NL AT PL PT RO SL SK once a week twice a week 1,165 distribution a month Once a day. from daily to once per week at least once a week, but it is limited subsidy rate per daily mostly from 1 to 3 times a week from 6 by school term to 1 a day 1 for week once a week once a day, every school day 3 times a week once a week (fondamental); 5 times a week from once to four times a week (in 97,5% of the once a week during max. 10 weeks, 20 to 30 portions of fruit everything possible I semester: 3 times per week, II semester: twice a two distributions per week once a day mainly once a week or more, continuously throughout max twice a week daily once a week twice a week three times a week four times a week 10

11 One portion per child = about 130 grams : 2011: Average weight per portion and per child Average weight per portion Average BE-f BEw BG CZ DK DE EE IR EL ES FR IT CY LV LT LX HU MT NL AT PL PT RO SL SK 11

12 rice in euros 1,00 0,80... for an average cost of about 0.30 cents per unit : 2011: Average price per portion 1,05 Average price per portion Average 0,60 0,62 0,55 0,40 0,20 0,35 0,34 0,34 0,35 0,37 0,26 0,25 0,20 0,17 0,10 0,39 0,21 0,17 0,12 0,14 0,30 0,42 0,26 0,25 0,18 0,17 0,07 0,00 BE-f BEw BG CZ DK DE EE IR EL ES FR IT CY LV LT LX HU MT NL AT PL PT RO SL SK 12

13 Accompanying measures: effective actions notified by the member states Directly linked to agriculture: farm visits, market visits, school gardens, cooking, tasting sessions Educational: pedagogical kits for teachers and pupils, leaflets, seminars, training sessions for teachers Others: interactive games on health and nutrition, photo competitions, exhibitions, school magazines, rewarding gadgets, cartoons 13

14 All socio-economic actors are involved in the management of the program : Relevant stakeholders Educational sector Public Health Agriculture Civil society Private sector 1 BE 2 BG 3 CZ 4 DK 5 DE 6 EE 7 IR 8 EL 9 SP 10 FR 11 IT 12 CY 13 LV 14 LT 15 LX 16 HU 17 MT 18 NL 19 AT 20 PL 21 PT 22 RO 23 SL 24 SK 14

15 Products distributed The products most often distributed are: - fresh produce rather than processed products... - fruits and vegetables from local origin... - the fruits most often mentioned are: apples, pears, oranges, bananas, grapes... - the vegetables most often cited are: carrots, tomatoes and cucumbers... But these products remain related to culinary and cultural specificities iti of the Member State. t 15

16 The annual envelops reflect the Member States requests and are set on the basis of their 6 to 10 children population Annual envelops - evolution (in ) Final allocation 2009/2010 Final allocation 2010/2011 Final allocation 2011/2012 Final allocation 2012/ DE FR IT PL ES RO 16

17 The annual envelops reflect the Member States requests and are set on the basis of their 6 to 10 children population Annual envelops - evolution (in ) Final allocation 2009/2010 Final allocation 2010/2011 Final allocation 2011/2012 Final allocation 2012/ NL PT HU CZ GR BE BU AU SK DK LT LV IE SI EE CY MT LU 17

18 Next: school year 2012/2013 and CAP reform 2020 The EU funding of 90 million will be allocated to the 24 participating Member States (Sweden, Finland and UK have opted not to participate.) p The decision will be notified to Member States at the end of March The main beneficiaries of the scheme in 2012/2013 will be Italy, who is set to receive over 20.5 million, followed by Germany ( 11.6 million), Romania ( 9.8 million), Poland ( 9.2 million), France ( 5.6 million) and Spain ( 4.8 million). 18

19 Evaluation Based B d on the MS evaluations and the external one, the Commission will draft the report to the European Parliament and the Council by the end of 2012 Two interim reports have already been issued by the external evaluator The third report is foreseen for the 10th of April The draft final report is foreseen for the 10th of June All the reports from participating Member States were received, have been circulated and will be published soon on the web site 19

20 Commission proposal for CAP post mio instead of 90mio Cofinancing rates 75-90% instead of 50-75% in the less developed regions and in the outermost regions Accompanying measures eligible to the EU aid 20

21 For more information: eu/agriculture/fruit and New features and updates on the web site : - expert s help, FAQ, documents of Member States - to be updated d later: national evaluations, strategies t 2013/ translation of the site - brochure AGRI-HORT-SCHOOLFRUIT@ec.europa.eu 21