Agriculture of Lake Fertő areaAgriculture of Lake Fertő area
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Management of Lake FertőManagement of Lake Fertő
Main features of the agricultureArea of the county: 424 079 ha
Area under cultivation: 272 197 ha
Number of registered farmers: 10 918
companies: 292
associations: 103
sole proprietor: 362
family farm: 722
licensed traditional small-scale producer: 9 439
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ProductionCrop production
Area of plough land in the county: 231 915
Plough land around the Lake: 7 000 ha
Main crops:
cereals: 115 357 ha
maize: 42 511 ha
sunflower: 18 056 ha
sugar beet: 8 890 ha
forage crops: 19 122 ha
others: 27 979 ha
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Fruits and vegetablesHorticulture
Areas for vegetables: 1 192 ha
cucumber, green pea, cabbage, onion, green paprika, tomato
Fruits: 1 303 ha
Around the Lake: 236 ha
apple, pear, sour cherry, berry fruits
Grape growing:
total area of grape production: 2 672 ha
Around the Lake: 1 350 ha
Sopron vineyards: 1 750 ha
Pannonhalmi vineyards: 1 122 ha
Average size of a vineyard: 4000 m2
Grassland around the Lake: 2 900
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Animal breeding
Number of cattle: 58 000
cow: 25 000
Number of pigs: 223 000
sow: 17 000
Number of sheep-ewe: 8 000
Poultry: 1 632 000
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National Development PlanAgri-environmental target programs
Agri-environmental target program for plough lands:
1. Basic program for plough land
- 1 377 ha in the program, 134 500 Euro support
2. Habitat development program on plough lands
- 38,85 ha in the program, 7400 Euro support
3. Integrated crop production target program
- 251 ha in the program, 33 000 Euro support
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National Development PlanAgri-environmental target programs
Grassland management target program:
1. Grassland management with habitat development target program
- 42,02 ha in the program, 4 000 Euro support
2. Grassland habitat management
- 4 179 ha in the program, 242 000 Euro support
Plantation target program
1. Integrated plantation target program
- 221 ha in the program, 84 000 Euro support
2. Ecological plantation target program
- 28,68 ha in the program, 7 800 Euro support
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National Development PlanAgri-environmental target programs
Water habitat target programs
1. Reed management target program
- 3 662,62 ha in the program, 311 000 Euro support
Extensive farming target program
1. Hungarian Gray target program
- 372 animals in the program, 41 600 Euro support
2. Horses of high genetic value target program
- 5 animals in the program, 600 Euro support
3. Indigenous sheep target program
- 621 animals in the program, 12 580 Euro support
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Agri-environmental management in AustriaAustrian Agri-environmental Program
1995-1997: I. program
1998-2000: II. program
2001-2005: III. program
2006: extension of the program for a further year
2007-2013: under discussion
Scope of the program: covers all aspects of crop production and animal husbandry including action to support agri-environmental management
Content of the program: there are 32 different actions to participate in with the aims of: set-aside
less chemicals and fertilizers
extensive farming instead of intensive farming
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Agri-environmental management in AustriaParticipation in the program:
- 78 % of farms
- 90 % of lands
Participation in the vicinity of the Lake Fertő:
- no animal husbandry
- 95 % in case of arable farming
- 80 % in case of wine and fruit production
- 90 % in case of vegetables
Co-financing in Austria requires 50 % own contribution, but in Burgenland the ration is 75 % - 25 %
Available amount of financial support in 2004: 640,3 million Euro
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Agri-environmental management in Austria
Advantages:
- expectations of the politics, youth and green associations
- increasing competitiveness and improving economy through better quality
- additional income for farmers
Disadvantages:
- decrease of income
- administration
- accuracy
- sanctions
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