Allukrainian daily "Day" №121 from 16/07/09
The farmers of ES set an example, as needed to defend the rights on to the suckling market of

Long time rebelling of farmers, which got the name of «milk», is not halted in the separate countries of ES (in particular, in Czekh and Belgium). Requirements for peasants one is an increase of prices on the produced products. Recently meeting of ministers of agriculture of new countries of European Union, which, in a that number, discussed this question, took a place in Czech town Brno. At the same time congress of ungovernmental agricultural organizations of countries passed here, that filled up the rows of ES the last, and also duty thirty fourth meeting of Vishegradskoy of four of agrarian chambers of Czekh, Poland, Slovakia and Hungary, which touched the painful problems of agrarian policy also. The associated member of this four is the Agrarian chamber of Ukraine (to it the National agricultural chamber of Ukraine). Its representatives took part in the mentioned measures in Brno. About the details of meeting of agrarian chambers «Day» spoke with the president of the Agrarian chamber of Ukraine by Dmytro Berezovskim.

- of Dmitre to Eugen, a talk which order between itself high-level officials agrarian the sector of Europe as the accepted declaration certifies, was conducted not only round a suckling question but also other problems. Which one?

- Measures witnessed in Brno, that the agrarian policy of countries of European Union required not only consolidation of public and governmental structures in the period of world crisis but also revision of approaches, to development agrarian a sector in countries which became the members of ES a few years back. The farmers of these countries feel, if not second-rate, in any event deprived in subsidies, grants, субвенціях, from the side of European Union. About it the representatives of agrarian chambers of these countries already not non-permanent talked on the different meetings within the framework COPA-COGECA. It is a main representative and speaker of agricultural co-operative and farmer motion in Europe. Although this structure and public, but all the same enough authoritative and influential in European Union. Exactly it initiated conducting of International congress of ungovernmental agricultural organizations of countries of east Europe. But old-timers, countries which already a long ago are his cocks, joined to the new members of ES, in particular, Austria, France, Germany, Netherlands. The representatives of these countries found out solidarity and, in essence, divided the alarm of novices.

- In what concretely do divergences consist and that today most flusters the farmers of new countries of ES?

- At first, situation with prices on milk. 40 eurocents, and it is 4 hryvnyas for a kilogram, does not arrange the producers of suckling products. And that then to talk about our peasants and farmers for which today 1,2 - 1,5 hryvnyas for a litre are blessing. Quite a bit переробників even for 90 copecks does not want to pay. Here concrete answer that, who yet doubts in advantages, that the farmers of countries of ES have them in comparing to our. Second, and main factor, about which already long time the farmers of Poland, Czekh, Slovakia, Lithuania, talk et cetera, it considerably below, than in the countries of Western Europe, subsidy and субвенції. Will say for comparison, if the farmers of Germany on every hectare of plough-land get a more than 200 euro, Polish - 67, Czech - 48. Thus this discredit, as representatives of agrarian chambers of Vishegradskoy of four declare, programed on the future. For example, it is foreseen that in 2013 years of grant on a hectare will make, for example, for Poland - 400 euros, for Czekh - 446, and for Germany - 691, to Austria - 802 euros on a hectare. Wide difference. And it, in opinion of president of agricultural chamber of Czekh Yana Veleba, which presided on meeting, must not be. Exactly it and the representatives of ungovernmental organizations try to get, and state structures of країн-нових members of ES. Similarly does not arrange all and policy on quotas, in particular, for milk, that in the conditions of economic crisis puts agriculture, foremost suckling industry, in a difficult situation. By a word, farmers and cooperative stores labour for justice. Thus on fully legal basis. In fact at an entry in ES every country signed the proper contract and labours for his implementation. They declare straight, that can not be the privileged members.

- And to what did agree?

- is Accepted on International congress Declaration consists of six points and hard enough and concrete. In the circulation to ES participants of congress, and it is representatives 13 countries, including Ukraine, require immediately to use all of possible facilities for support and balanced of the European suckling market. Consider that it is necessary to hold under control a price policy at all market of food, and also to balance within resonable limits subsidies for the producers of milk in the old and new countries of ES, to support the increase of general total number of livestock of suckling herd from 2010 and increase subsidies from 3,5% to 5%. It follows also to decrease quotas on the production of milk to the that pore, while a suckling market is not stabilized, and to enter such prices on suckling products, which would be advantageous for all, - producers, переробників, users.

Саме of such unanimity and decision it is not enough to our Ukrainian partners which work at the suckling market. Have a critical situation in industry, in which a producer of products is in the worst position, extremely, if not in disgraceful. He is considered a raw material appendage, although in the so-called suckling chainlet stands the first. But grants and subsidies from the state budget does not reach practically to him. Because to defend rights for the producers of milk nobody. Pererobnikiv has the Association and it all the same enough actively protects interests of processing enterprises.

- So why can not the Agrarian chamber of Ukraine undertake the role of defenders of rights for peasants and farmers which make today to 80% suckling products?

- At first, the Agrarian chamber does everything in order that a producer had an unimpeded access not only to the suckling market. In particular, already more than three years come forward for the necessity of immediate creation of agricultural attendant cooperative stores, for what developed the separate program. But it is a drop in pestilence. And, unfortunately, in parliament in any way a turn will not reach to acceptance of changes to Law «On agricultural co-operation», because in an old release the row of positions brakes development of agricultural attendant co-operation. Secondly, farmers have the public organization - Association which also something does in this direction. Therefore in that and reason, that every public structure in itself protects the corporate interests only. Such, by the way, it was in the time and in Poland. But when speech called about possibilities of entering into ES, it was said Poland, that in an agricultural commission want to deal with one organization. Today the Polish farmers and переробників of agricultural product there is of interest National advice of the Polish agricultural chambers in COPA-COGECA. Also exactly and in other countries. And for us each the hetman itself.

- And what suggestion was made a by the Agrarian chamber of Ukraine on the last international measures?

- Very substantial. The point is that throughout the year of independence prior to our country for development of agrarian sector it was directed from the budget of ES approximately 150 million euro as irretrievable грантів. Where concretely, what projects was these money directed on? Nobody will say. Therefore appropriately, that, when we today talk in ES about a financial help, it is not wanted to listen us. Although in that, how a money was utillized, there is a fate of guilt from the side of the special agricultural structures of European Union, which did not watch after that, how a money was utillized. Therefore in the accepted resolution there is a point, which is foresee hard control after the use of money in the agrarian sector of Ukraine from the side of public organizations and, in particular, Agrarian chamber of Ukraine.

Якщо we want, that we were heard in Europe, must talk there one voice, but not choir. Otherwise nobody will not hear us. That it is needed to unite and create one allukrainian agrarian public organization for advancement and defence of our national interests not only on the European continent.