Position of biodiversity in future CAP
Nina DobrzyńskaDepartment for Direct Payments
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Poland
Ryn, 29th September 2011
Budget of RDP 2007-2013 - Axis 2
12%3%
43%
42%
ONW PRŚ Zalesienia Potencjał
5 546 001 520Total
140 000 000Potential
653 501 520Afforestation
2 303 750 000
Agri-environmental programme
2 448 750 000LFA
PLN
LFAAGRI
AF
AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL PACKAGES2007 - 2013
Cross compliance
Nature packages (basic package, valuable habitats);
Water/anti erosion packages (buffer zones, intercrops)
Arable land packages (sustainable production, organic production, intercrops)
Number of packages implemented under Agrienvironment on RDP 2007-2013
Package 8. 29 391
Package 1. 13 496
Package 2.15 285
Package 3.35 995
Package 7. 2 278
Package 6.; 2 007
Package 5.1 978
Package 4.1 497
Package 9.118
Data of May 31, 2011
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Number of beneficients of RDP 2007-2013 in respect of payments made
Cross compliance
‘Cross-compliance’ links area payments to farmers with their respect of environmental and other requirements
Statutory Management Requirements (SMR) and the maintenance farm in good agricultural and environmental condition (GAEC)
Cross compliance standards
• Statutory management requirements (SMR): Farmers must respect other cross compliance standards called statutory management requirements set-up in accordance with certain EU Directives and Regulations relating to the protection of environment; public, animal and plant health; animal welfare.
• Good agricultural and environmental condition (GAEC): All farmers claiming direct payments must abide by standards.
Agri-environmental programme in Poland
Agri-environmental programme in Poland
Reform of the CAP • Challenges:
– Economic - food security (EU and globally), price
volatility, economic crisis;
• Reasons:– Environmental - Environment (destruction of land, air
and water quality, decline in biodiversity) and climate change (sustainable management, greenhouse gas emissions, RES);
– Territory - (strengthening social and territorial
cohesion, vitality, diversity of EU agriculture).
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The new programming period 2014-2020
– New financial perspective – debate over the level
of support in the individual pillars.
– Appear:• New RDP,
• New system of direct payments,
• New market regulations.
„GREENING” - proposals
• Direct payments and „greening” component;
• Organic farms in principle included in the payment of "greening";
• Farms in Natura 2000 areas eligible for "greening" payments.
Payment for pro-environmental actions (GREENING) - proposals
• Crop diversification;
• Permanent grassland - a reference level;
• Areas excluded from the production - set-aside land, landscape elements, buffer zones.
Agricultural Advisory System
• The specific role of agri-environmental consultancy and training for farmers.
• The new issues for advisory system:– climate changes;– support for small farms.
CROSS - COMPLIANCE
• Emphasize the role of the instrument as a tool for decoupling;
• Discussion on the shape of the instrument;
• Proposition that small farms are not subject to inspection.
GAEC
Reformulation of the requirements - an attempt to generalize and standardize.
Proposed new standards, such as protection of wetlands?
New agri-environmental programme
• Mandatory instrument;• 5-7-year commitment;• Cross-compliance;• Organic agriculture as a separate action;• More specialized program and real goals;
BUT does that mean that the easier?
• Contact details
Nina DobrzyńskaTel + 48 22 623 21 [email protected] www.minrol.gov.pl
MARD
Wspólna Street,3000-930 Warsaw, Poland