Agro Business in Croatia & Serbia
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Agro Business in Croatia & Serbia - the Golden Valley Croatia & Vojvodina Serbia Agro Business South East Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, Bosnia Herzegovina, Macedonia, Montenegro Europe, SEE South East Europe = SEE Slavonia & Vojvodina Slavonia Eastern Croatia and Vojvodina Northern Serbia, very fertile “Food chamber Ex-Yugo” agricultural environment, soil, know-how people, land PoliFcal Stability & access Homeland war 1991 – 1995. political instability replaced with stability since to new markets - Russia 2003. Croatia-Germany, Serbia-Russia EU Funding, State Largest EU funding pr. Capita, agro- priorities, privatisation state agro- SubvenFon, Privasaon businesses in Serbia, tourism growing fast RELINK, Danish agro & biotech investment RELINK and SEE partners since 2006. Partners in Zagreb, Belgrade, Novi Sad, Banja Luka, Ljubljana, Skopje www.relink.hr 7 ! Agro Business in Croatia - the Golden Valley Eastern Croatia Croatia 28th member EU 1.7.2014 Agro Business Croaa Member of NATO 2012, High investment potential, Pension Funds UK, DK interested Golden Valley Northern & Eastern Croatia Golden Valley Fertile Agro-land, pigs, cattle, corn, fruits, Slavonia Eastern Croaa cooperatives, few large many small players Fertile category 1 – 2 quality land, prices Land Development Croaa from 3 – 8.000 EUR pr. Hectare, ownership issues, reclaim rights, concession, leasing EU Funding 2014-2020 Croatia EU budget 2014-2020 opened 31th October 2014. 10 billion EUR, 2,3 billion for State subvenFons ago, state subvention, tax opportunities RELINK and Golden Valley partners agro- RELINK and partners business, faculties agriculture, land developer, mapper, legal, land inspectors, CBC with Serbia, DK, SEE (SPF) www.relink.hr 8 ! Agro Business in Croatia - 5 different regions, 21 counties, 572 municipalities Slavonia, Eastern & Northern Croatia - Known as “Golden Valley” & CoCro - Corn, pigs, cattle, fruits, industrial hemp Slovenia - Still affected by the war, construction Central Croatia - political power Central, Zagreb Slavonia centralized in Zagreb, small farms, wine, “Golden Valley” industry, biotech near Varazdin, fruit Istria (apples) organic pig, poultry and hunting forestry Gospic, Lika Istria – most developed and European part of Croatia. Tourism, health, wine, olives, fruits, truffles, Italian-Croatia history (Rockwool, Pharmaceutical, Health) Bosnia Herzegovina Gospic – Lika, poor soil, forestry, hydro potatoes, biomass, strong wind, renewable, low population, honey, herbs, hunting Dalmatia Neum, Bosnia Dalmatia, North, Central and South. Wine, olives, fruits (citrus, melons, figs), Dubrovnik exclusive tourism, fishing, hunting, marine Montenegro tourism. Dived by BiH near Neum, Dubrovnik bordering BiH & Montenegro www.relink.hr 9 Agro Invest Croatia ! - unique conditions 2014-2020 Feasibility Demografi 2014-2020 Farm Invest Next Steps Feasibility Demografi 2014-2020 Farm Invest Next Steps • Network • 1991-1995 • EU Funding • Land • Consult • Personal • 2004 • State subven • Pigs • Partnerships Contacts • NATO, 2012 • 65% import • Cattle • Due diligence • Ownership • EU 2013 • Invest Tax • Poultry • Investment fund • Legal • 4,5 million • AIK • Animal feed • EU application • EU • WW2 • Privatisation • Food • State support • Region • Home land • Purchase • Fruits • Tax • Sector • Mindset • Lease • Vegetables • People • Partner(s) • Young/Old • Concession • Hemp • Invest • Oct 2014 • Priorities Agro, • Olives • Kickstart • Competative Health, Energy, • Wine Tourism www.relink.hr 10 ! Opportunities right Now - in Croatia Regional Land Local market FOOD Export FOOD import Markets Land Local market Regional FOOD Export FOOD import • 7000 ha plots • Processing • Germany • EU • All products • 4 large farms • Retail • Austria • SEE • Net 65% • 20 fruit plantation • Catering • Italy • US, AUS • Meat SP, HU, • EU budget • Tourism • Schweiz • Canda • Italy, Turkey, • Local market • Meat • Serbia • China Greece, • Regional markets • Chicken/Eg • Slovenia • UAE Spain, Serbia • Export EU • Corn • SEE • (RUS) • Small pigs DK • Tax & subvention • Animal feed • DK (limted) • Breeding, DK • Land price increase www.relink.hr 11 ! Conditions in Croatian Agro 2014... Prices Land Projects 2015 Subvenon Legal Issues Concession Prices • PKK Valpovo • 50-80 € pr/ha • 5.500-8000 €/ha • EU, yearly • Urban plans • 4 large farms, pigs, state leasing • 3.500-5000 €/ha 300 million € • Construction plans poultry, corn • 150-200 €/ha • 2500-3.500 €/ha • Direct, pillar I, • EU legislation • Plot size 400-700 ha private rent • Slavonia 200 €/ha • National legislation • 20 fruit plantation • 30 – 50 years • Varazdin • Invest, pillar II, • Environment • Diary & cattle • Points • Sisak-Novaska 50% of • Energy & irrigation • 7000 ha land plots • National • Lika - Gospic investment • Company location • 700 mm yearly rain tenders • SRB land CRO • NATURA • Tax • Regional markets • Municipality • Private plots 2000 • Privatization • Export EU tender • State owned • ECO subven • IPR • Tax & subvention (leasing 1 – 2 • 35-50.000 €/ha 300 €/ha • Confiscation Laws • Land price years) coast line, Istria • Fuel subven • Tender & auction increasing • Buy-up fees and Dalmatia • Yearly • 1946-1958, 1995, 2015-2020 • Re-zoning costs compensation 2001 laws www.relink.hr 12 ! An example of Hamp investment - Golden Valley Croatia 2014 Hamp Products Prof-Concept Producon Sale Partnes Products Prof Concept Production Sale Partners • Medical • Nutrition • Farming • Hemp • Farming • Extracts • Fibers • Harvesting • Production • Tivoli • Oils • Paper • Processing • Extraction • Crown • Buildings • Cultivars • Production • Processing • Genetic • Food • Health • Storage • Packing • Robot • Cloth • Animal feed • Environment • Warehouse • Wine • Shoes • Pain release • Fuel • Distribution • Food • Cosmetics • Fibers • Sale • Hunting • Robes • Energy • Branding • ECO • Tourism www.relink.hr 13 Agro Business Serbia - Vojvodina “Food Chamber SEE” Serbia 30th EU Candidate since 1.3.2012 Agro Business Serbia Partnership Peace with NATO, trading agreement EU, RUS, TY, UAE, China, India Vojvodina District Vojvodina, district with local government Novi Sad, 70% all investment in Serbia. Northern Serbia Large exporter of FOOD, excellent soil Land Development Fertile category 1 quality land, prices from 6 - 11.000 EUR pr. Hectare, ownership Vojvodina issues, reclaim rights, concession, leasing EU Funding 2014-2020 Serbia EU budget 2014-2020 1st January 2014. IPARD, state subvention, new IPARD & State subvenFon privatisation law 13th August 2014 Operated since 2006, Danish Agro Neighbouring program, cooperative, Delta RELINK and partners Agra, MK Group, Victoria Group, EU , Agro Team including land inspector, mapper, lawyer, farmers in Vojvodina. www.relink.hr 14 Agro Business in Serbia - Vojvodina & Belgrade Regions Vojvodina District, Northern Serbia, local Hungary government in Novi Sad, 70% all investments, best agriculture in SEE. 2 nd Croatia Vojvodina mio, 2 largest town Novi Sad, 350.000 North Central Serbia, capital Belgrade agricultural, industrial investment. 2+ Romania million, rapidly growing “Little New York”, Belgrade “Serbian Toscana” fruit, vegetable, wine Central Bosnia Eastern Serbia bordering Romania, Bulgaria “Serbian Provence”, poorest part Bor, Kraljevo Serbia, migration, mountain & rivers, East West mining gold, copper, aluminium Bulgaria Western Serbia, fruit, berries, wine, nuts, Nis Montenegro large frozen industry, mountains, rivers, Kosovo South flooding bordering Bosnia and Kosovo, “Serbian Toscana” UNESCO, Skiing Kopaonik rd Macedonia, FYROM Southern Serbia, Nis 3 largest town, Albania 250.000 fruits, vegetables, peppers, melons, DubrovnikGreece sheep, Danish agro neighbouring program ! bordering Macedonia (FYROM) and Kosovo www.relink.hr 15 Agro Invest Serbia - benfit unique conditions 2014-2020 Feasibility Demografi 2014-2020 Farm Invest Next Step’s Feasibility Demografi 2014-2020 Farm Invest Next Step’s • Network • 8 million SRB • EU, IPARD • Land • Consult • Personal • 2 million Kosovo • State subven • Pigs • Partnership Contacts • Candidate 2012 • 65% Export • Cattle • Inspect • Ownership • WW1 Princip1914 • Invest Tax • Poultry • EU • Legal • WW2, Partisans • SRB AP • Fruits • State • EU, IPARD II • Ex-Yugoslavia • SIEPA • Vegetables • Tax • Vojvodina • Serbia- • Large playes • Nuts • People • Tenders Montenegro • Medium • Wine • Invest • EU candidate • Serbia • Privatization • Small • Fertilizer • Kick-start • SIEPA • AP • MoA www.relink.hr 16 Conditions Serbian Agro 2014... Prices Land Subvenon & Projects 2015 Legal Issues Concession Prices Prices 2014 • Pik Becej • 100 € pr/ha • 7500-11000 €/ha • IPARD, 50/50 • Urban plans • 7 large farms, pigs, state leasing • 5.500-7.000 €/ha • Diesel 0,68€/l • Construction plans poultry, corn in • 150-250 €/ha • 3.500-5.500 €/ha • 6000 RSD/ • EU legislation Vojvodina, Northern private rent • Vojvodina 55 €/ha cash • National legislation Serbia • 30 years • Smedjevo • Total 14.000 • Environment • Plot size 700-2.100 • National • Topal RSD, 120 € • Energy & irrigation ha pr. Farm tenders, MoA • Nis - Leskovac Wheat 0,22€ • Company location • 24 farms privatization • Municipality • Private plots • Milk 0,30€* • Tax • 15.000 ha land plots, tender • State owned not included • Privatization 5 – 10 ha pr. Plot • Land Linked • Privatization subvention • IPR • 900 mm yearly rain to small • Re-zoning costs • V.A.T. 60 • Confiscation Laws • Regional markets animals 1 • Yield corn days • Tender & auction • Export EU, RUS, animal pr. 1 12-14.000