Agri environment in the Netherlands

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Agri environment in the Netherlands
Background
Common Agricultural Policy
Natura 2000 and agricultere
Agriculture and Rudal Development in the
Netherlands
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Agriculture and Biodiversity
Farmers shaped 60-70 of the European landscape
Farming added to the landscape and biodiversity
large of the bird and plant species outside of
protected areas, including endangered ones
Land abandonment and intensification two
opposite processes
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Impact land abandonment
Impacts High Nature Value Farmland in particular
(25 of agricultural area)
25 up till 60 semi natural grasslands
abandonned in CEE.
Wide spread bush encroachment and forestation
loss of landscape and biodiversity
Rural economies suffer, youngsters move, elderly
stay
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Abandonment and biodiversity
Grasses take over
Shrubs and trees appear
Landscape becomes more monotonous
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Land abandonment

• Bulgaria
• 444.436 ha of semi natural grasslands
• 66.665 ha abandoned
• 229.400 ha of agriculral land within IBA

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EU Policies effecting agriculture
Birds and Habitats Directive
Water Framework Directive
Biodiversity Action Plan for Agriculture
Sustainable Development Strategy
Common Agricultural Policy
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Natura 2000
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Importance of semi-natural grasslands
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EU Policies Habitats Directive
Identify and delineate Natura 2000 habitat types
and species habitats
Assess Conservation Status for each Natura 2000
habitat type and species
Evaluate importance of the habitat types and
species for the site
Set measures to secure Favourable Conservation
Status of the Natura 2000 habitat types and
species
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Common Agricultural Policy
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Key elements of CAP

• single farm payment for EU farmers, independent
  from production limited coupled elements may be
  maintained to avoid abandonment of production,
• payments will be linked to the respect of
  environmental, food safety, animal and plant
  health and animal welfare standards, as well as
  the requirement to keep all farmland in good
  agricultural and environmental condition
  ("cross-compliance"),
• strengthened rural development policy with more
  EU money, new measures to promote the
  environment, quality and animal welfare and to
  help farmers to meet EU production standards,
• a reduction in direct payments ("modulation") for
  bigger farms to finance the new rural development
  policy

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Common Agricultural Policy
First Pilar
Second Pilar
Market
Rural Developent
Food production
Environmental function
Rural function
multi functional agriculture
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Pilar one support
Provides direct income to farmers
Improved viability of farms
Secure Good Environmental and Agricultural Conditions
Definition of GEAC by each MS
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European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development
2007 - 2013

• Four axes

1. Improving the competitiveness of the
agricultural and forestry sector (15 )

• Improving the environment and the country side
  (25 )
• gt Protection of biodiversity, HNF
• gt Water
• gt Climate change

3. Diversification of rural economy and quality
of life (15)
4. Implementing the Leader approach
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Agri-environment measures in the Netherlands
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Main features (1)

• One national programme for the entire territory
  of the Netherlands.
• EU-budget 486 million
• Objective
• to improve the competitive capacity of
  agriculture and the quality of rural areas.

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Finance (2)
In million euro In million euro
EU-budget 486
National cofinance 486 (50)
Supp. Government funding (top up) 620
Expected private investments 620
Total RDP2 2.212
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Finance (3)
Over all budget in million of EAFRD contribution EAFRD in million Share
Axis 1 291 50 145 30
Axis 2 289 50 145 30
Axis 3 290 50 145 30
Leader 97 50 48 10
TA 6 50 3
Total 973 486 100
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Axis 1

• Main targets
• A strong and dynamic agrofood sector
• Priority for increasing human and physical
  capital by knowledge transfer and innovation
• Target group
• Farmers

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Axis 1 measures
Nr. Measure
111 Vocational training and extension (8)
114 Use of advisory services (3)
121 Modernisation of agricultural holdings (36)
123 Adding further value to agriculture and forestry products (1)
124 Cooperation in innovation (4,5)
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Axis 1 measures (2)
125 Infrastructure for the development or adaptation of agriculture and forestry (45)
132 Farmers taking part in food quality schemes (2)
133 Activities to raise awareness and promote sales (0,4)
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Axes 2

• Main targets
• Halting the decline of biodiversity
• Improvement of environmental and water conditions
• Preservation and improvement of valuable man-made
  landscapes
• Climate

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Axis 2 measures
212 Payments for natural handicaps, other than mountain areas (11)
214 Agri-environment agreements / management payment schemes (58)
216 Non-productive investments (28)
221 Initial afforestation of agricultural land (3)
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Axis 2 target groups

• Target groups
• farmers
• landscape organisations
• private land managent parties
• and in some cases also water boards

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Axis 3 main targets

• Diversification of the rural economy
• Improving the quality of rural life
• More job opportunities
• Stimulating enterprise, cooperation and the
  formation of networks
• Education, recruitement and dynamism of rural
  communities

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Axis 3 measures (1)
311 Diversification into non-agricultural activities (10)
312 Support for creation and development of micro-enterprises (9)
313 Encouragement of tourism activities (32)
321 Basic services for the economy and rural population (14)
322 Village renewal and development (12)
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Axis 3 measures (2)
323 Conservation and the upgrading of rural heritage (20).
341 Skills acquisition and animation with a view to preparing and implementing a local development strategy (2).
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Axis 3 target groups

• The measures under axis 3 are directed to a
• variety of groups. It may involve
• small businesses
• members of agrarian families
• public authorities
• natural or legal persons
• participants in an area group.

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Axis 4

• Main targets
• Mobilising endogenous development potential of
  rural areas
• Bottom-up and innovative approach
• Plans involving different sectors of the local
  economy
• Target group
• Leader groups.

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