<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Agri-environment measures are a key element for the integration of environmental concerns into the Common Agricultural Policy. They are designed to encourage farmers to protect and enhance the environment on their farmland by paying them for the provision of environmental services. Rural Development Programme 2014 – 2020 introduced an agri-environmental measure for multifunctional field margins (biostrips on arable land), which contributes to increasing biodiversity, to protection of basic environmental elements and it also serves as prevention for climate change. Since so far no farmer asked the Agricultural Paying Agency for commitment, the objective of the paper was to assess the design and accuracy of calculation of the agri-environmental and climatic measure - the multifunctional field margins in the conditions of Slovakia. The research results show that the calculation methodology is incorrectly set and it does not compensate for the farmer’s loss on farm yields.</p></abstract>

Agri-environment measures are a key element for the integration of environmental concerns into the Common Agricultural Policy. They are designed to encourage farmers to protect and enhance the environment on their farmland by paying them for the provision of environmental services. Rural Development Programme 2014 – 2020 introduced an agri-environmental measure for multifunctional field margins (biostrips on arable land), which contributes to increasing biodiversity, to protection of basic environmental elements and it also serves as prevention for climate change. Since so far no farmer asked the Agricultural Paying Agency for commitment, the objective of the paper was to assess the design and accuracy of calculation of the agri-environmental and climatic measure - the multifunctional field margins in the conditions of Slovakia. The research results show that the calculation methodology is incorrectly set and it does not compensate for the farmer’s loss on farm yields.

Incorrect Methodology for Agri-Environmental Measure - Multifunctional Field Margins - As Limitation for Enhancement of Environment in Slovakia

Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra

EU agrarian Law

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Agri-environment measures are a key element for the integration of environmental concerns into the Common Agricultural Policy. They are designed to encourage...

Incorrect Methodology for Agri-Environmental Measure - Multifunctional Field Margins - As Limitation for Enhancement of Environment in Slovakia

Pubblicato online: 31 lug 2018

Pagine: 12 - 16

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/eual-2018-0003

Parole chiave
agri-environment measures, Common Agricultural Policy, farmer, multi-functional field margins, Rural Development Programme 2014 - 2020

© 2018 Lucia Palšová, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Incorrect Methodology for Agri-Environmental Measure - Multifunctional Field Margins - As Limitation for Enhancement of Environment in Slovakia

Pubblicato online: 31 lug 2018

Pagine: 12 - 16

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/eual-2018-0003

Parole chiaveagri-environment measures, Common Agricultural Policy, farmer, multi-functional field margins, Rural Development Programme 2014 - 2020

© 2018 Lucia Palšová, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Parole chiave
agri-environment measures, Common Agricultural Policy, farmer, multi-functional field margins, Rural Development Programme 2014 - 2020