ACTIVITIES


IV. INFORMATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR THE PROJECT OBJECTIVES AND OPPORTUNITIES
- Press-conference for starting of the project, its content, objectives and tasks and press-conference for finishing and results from the project
- Informational messages in the media
- Multi-media and multi-lingual product for presentation of the project issues, information for the regions and useful practices
V. ACTIVITIES FOR RAISING AWARENESS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS AND FOR TRAINING ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES

2.1. Cross-border conference "Information technologies in support of farmers from cross-border region Yambol - Edirne"
Organising and conducting of international conference in Yambol, dedicated to the information technologies in agriculture.
Themes:
" Perspectives for development of agriculture in cross-border region of Bulgaria and Turkey;
" The new technologies in support for increasing of competitiveness of agri-business from the region on the international market;
" Development of agriculture and rural areas - trends and policies of EU for 2007-2013.

2.2. Training on use of information technologies for farmers from Bulgaria
Themes:
o Basic information for work in Internet;
o Search for information;
o Electronic trade: principles and way of work;
o Publishing of offers for supply and demand of agricultural goods: content and design of the offer, languages, where it could be published;
o Access to national and international commodity exchanges through Internet;
o Tools for distance consulting on issues related to diseases on animals and plants and their diagnostics.

2.3. Training on use of information technologies for farmers from Turkey
o Basic information for work in Internet;
o Search for information;
o Electronic trade: principles and way of work;
o Publishing of offers for supply and demand of agricultural goods: content and design of the offer, languages, where it could be published;
o Access to national and international commodity exchanges through Internet;
o Tools for distance consulting on issues related to diseases on animals and plants and their diagnostics.

2.4. Training on work with different Internet sites related to agriculture for farmers from Yambol region, Bulgaria
o Useful Internet sites for agriculture in national and international scale;
o Access to national and international commodity exchanges through Internet;
o Information for sources of financing of agriculture in Internet;
o Electronic shops.

2.5. Training on work with different Internet sites related to agriculture for farmers from Edirne region, Turkey
o Useful Internet sites for agriculture in national and international scale;
o Access to national and international commodity exchanges through Internet;
o Information for sources of financing of agriculture in Internet;
o Electronic shops.

2.6. Business visit of Bulgarian farmers at Exchanges of Commerce in Edirne and in Kirklareli, Turkey and meetings with Turkish companies
We plan to organise 2-days business visit and sharing of delegation of Bulgarian farmers at Exchanges of Commerce in Edirne and in Kirklareli, Turkey and meetings with Turkish companies.


VI. INSTRUMENTS AND TOOLS FOR USE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES IN AGRICULTURE IN CROSS-BORDER REGION

3.4. Consultancy centre for conventional and e-services for agriculture and rural areas
This activity envisages establishment of permanent working unit (Consultancy centre) with aim to accumulate, process and distribute information related to the development of agriculture in cross-border regions, to inform and consult companies and citizens with regard to cross-border co-operation.

3.5. Brochure "Information technologies and e-services in support of agribusiness"
Content:
o Main sources of information for agriculture and rural development in Internet;
o Searching for information;
o Electronic trade: principles and way of work;
o Publishing of commercial offer for supply and demand of agricultural goods: content and design of the offer, languages, where it could be published;
o Access to national and international commodity exchanges through Internet;

3.6. Internet portal for exchange of commercial and market information and of information for the legislation, legal framework, EU programmes
The main aims of this Internet application are:
o Providing of actual and correct information on the issues of the agribusiness in the cross-border co-operation between the regions of Yambol, Edirne and Kirklareli;
o Exchange of commercial and market information between agricultural producers from the cross-border regions.
o Active dissemination of information for new ways for intensifying of the agricultural production - new sorts and races, new technologies;
o The farmers from both countries will have opportunity to publish commercial proposals for demand and supply of goods and services related to agriculture.



 

This Internet platform has been produced with the assistance of the European Union in the framework of project BG 2005/017-453.02.01.01-11 "E-FARMER - the new technologies in support of agriculture in cross-border region" and is realised with the financial support of Phare Cross-Border Cooperation Programme Bulgaria - Turkey 2005 - Joint Small Project Fund.
The content of this platform is the sole responsibility of Yambol Chamber of Commerce and Industry and can in no way be taken to reflect the views of the European Union.



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