Advisory service
Improvement of the competitiveness and sustainability of agriculture and rural economy sectors
- Development of cooperation with research and development institutions
- Improvement of the quality of advisory services, diversification of advisory tools
- Assurance of the availability of advisory service
Fulfillment of the commitments undertaken by the state
- Ordering the services related to cross compliance and occupational safety
- Existence of an advisory system considering the needs of the sector and assurance of the availability of advice
- Dissemination of the state information
Reinforcement of advisory system and increasing the importance of market based advice
- Improvement of the capability of the coordinating centre and regional advisory centres
- Assurance of a new generation of agricultural advisers and trainings considering the needs and possibilities of the sector
- Promotion of product development, marketing and feedback
Historical data
- Advisory activities since 1989
- Decentralised system with 15 local advisory centres
- Since 2002 coordinated by Estonian Chamber of Agriculture and Commerce
- Since January 2010 new coordinator - Rural Development Foundation
Advisory and information service
- Target group: farmers and entrepreneurs in rural areas
- Our mission is to provide high quality, modern and science-based advice and information which is based on business needs, community interests, and will help to increase income and performance of enterprises
Advisory service 2010:
- Coordinating Centre: Head of the Advisory Service + 4 coordinators (crop production, animal husbandry, finance, diversification, 1 technical staff)
- 15 local Advisory Centres (some are independent organisations, some are departments of local farmers organisations)
- Local Advisory Centres have a contract with Coordinating Center
