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Implementation of environmental and climate measures of the Croatian Rural Development Programme in the fruit growing sector
Article number
1449_71
Pages
533 – 540
Language
English
Abstract
The Common Agricultural Policy, which includes the Rural Development Programme of the Republic of Croatia for the Period 2014-2020, provides support for farmers in the form of environmental and climate measures.
Given that the names and codes of measures and submeasures are the same in all member states of the European Union, this research covers Submeasure 10.1. agri-environment-climate in the fruit production, which contains seven different operations: grassing of permanent crops; maintaining extensive orchards; installing pheromone, visual and feeding traps; confusion technique in permanent crops; improved management of inter row area in permanent crops; application of organic fertilizers in permanent crops and mechanical weed control within rows of permanent crops.
Fruit producers, beneficiaries of operations during their implementation receive compensation for loss of income or additional costs.
Operations aim to reduce or prevent the negative impact of agriculture on natural resources, biological diversity and climate, and the goal of this research is to determine the intensity of implementation of operations in fruit growing practice.
The study of the seven-year implementation of the mentioned operations in Croatia embraced 20 counties and the city of Zagreb.
For each operation, the following parameters were monitored: areas under permanent crop production, distribution of fruit crops under operations, number of beneficiaries and amount of support.
This research is carried out by season revealed a continuous increase in the area under the production of permanent crops and the number of beneficiaries of the operations.
Osijek-Baranja County has the most areas where operations have been implemented.
Operation Mechanical weed control within rows of permanent crops was applied to the most areas and by the most beneficiaries.
Proportionately, the largest amount of support for beneficiaries was allocated for this operation.
In relation to other fruit species, it was determined that walnut is the dominant crop in which operations were applied.
The obtained results provided the basis for the improvement and selection of environmental and climate interventions in the Strategic Plan of the Common Agricultural Policy of the Republic of Croatia 2023-2027.
Given that the names and codes of measures and submeasures are the same in all member states of the European Union, this research covers Submeasure 10.1. agri-environment-climate in the fruit production, which contains seven different operations: grassing of permanent crops; maintaining extensive orchards; installing pheromone, visual and feeding traps; confusion technique in permanent crops; improved management of inter row area in permanent crops; application of organic fertilizers in permanent crops and mechanical weed control within rows of permanent crops.
Fruit producers, beneficiaries of operations during their implementation receive compensation for loss of income or additional costs.
Operations aim to reduce or prevent the negative impact of agriculture on natural resources, biological diversity and climate, and the goal of this research is to determine the intensity of implementation of operations in fruit growing practice.
The study of the seven-year implementation of the mentioned operations in Croatia embraced 20 counties and the city of Zagreb.
For each operation, the following parameters were monitored: areas under permanent crop production, distribution of fruit crops under operations, number of beneficiaries and amount of support.
This research is carried out by season revealed a continuous increase in the area under the production of permanent crops and the number of beneficiaries of the operations.
Osijek-Baranja County has the most areas where operations have been implemented.
Operation Mechanical weed control within rows of permanent crops was applied to the most areas and by the most beneficiaries.
Proportionately, the largest amount of support for beneficiaries was allocated for this operation.
In relation to other fruit species, it was determined that walnut is the dominant crop in which operations were applied.
The obtained results provided the basis for the improvement and selection of environmental and climate interventions in the Strategic Plan of the Common Agricultural Policy of the Republic of Croatia 2023-2027.
Publication
Authors
I. Pohajda, . Gudelj-Velaga
Keywords
common agricultural policy, Submeasure 10.1., support for farmers, orchards, biodiversity measures, climate measures, protection of natural resources
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