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 33nina.dobrzynska@minrol.gov.pl www.minrol.gov.pl

MARD

Wspólna Street,3000-930 Warsaw, Poland