These organizations will put an end to the EU's passive support for agriculture.
Økologisk NuThere should be an end to receiving millions in EU subsidies solely because one owns a lot of farmland. If agriculture is to be transformed into a more sustainable one, support should be based on efforts that benefit the environment, nature, and the climate. This is the opinion of ten green organizations, which have jointly developed a model for how support can be distributed in the new CAP period after 2027. This was stated by the Organic Association in a press release. Using a climate account, a nitrogen account, a nature index, and an animal welfare index, measurable results can be demonstrated — the better the results, the higher the payment, and vice versa. "It is crucial for agriculture and the green transition that there is economic incentive to take care of our environment and animals in agriculture. We can use the many billions in agricultural support to help move in that direction. If agricultural support is distributed according to our model, it will become much more attractive to give animals a life in the field, cultivate land without synthetic pesticides, and ensure that there is space for larks and their other friends out in the fields. This could potentially reverse the price relationship in supermarkets so that consumers find that organic and most sustainable foods are the best buy for them," says Sybille Kyed, head of agricultural and food policy at the Organic Association. The model has been sent to the Minister of Nature and Animal Welfare, Christian Rabjerg Madsen (S), and to the area’s spokespersons. This is with a call to start negotiations on the Danish implementation of agricultural support from 2028 and for the next seven years. The model aligns with the government’s platform, where the government proposes to "redistribute agricultural support so that less is used as direct hectare support, and more is used for, e.g., climate, environmental, and nature initiatives, regenerative production, organic production, and the development of local and small-scale farms." The organizations behind the model are the Organic Association, the Danish Society for Nature Conservation, the Animal Protection, the Danish Vegetarian Society, the Council for Green Transition, the Plant Industry, World Animal Protection, the Danish Ornithological Society, the Danish Beekeepers Association, and Permaculture Denmark. You can read about the model at okologi.dk.
There should be an end to receiving million-dollar support from the EU, solely because one owns a large amount of agricultural land. If agriculture is to be transformed to become more sustainable, support should be based on the efforts made for the benefit of the environment, nature, and the climate.
This is the opinion of ten green organizations, which together have developed a model for how support can be distributed in the new CAP period after 2027. This is stated by Organic Denmark in a press release.
Using a climate account, a nitrogen account, a nature index, and an animal welfare index, measurable results can be demonstrated – and the better the results, the higher the payment, and vice versa.
"It is crucial for agriculture and the green transition that there is an economic incentive to take care of our environment and the animals in agriculture. We can use the many billions in agricultural support to help move in that direction. If agricultural support is distributed according to our model, it will become much more attractive to give animals a life in the field, cultivate your land without the use of synthetic pesticides, and ensure that there is also space for the lark and its other friends out in the field. This could potentially turn the price relationship in the supermarket around, so consumers will find that organic and the most sustainable foods become the best purchase for them," says Sybille Kyed, head of agricultural and food policy at Organic Denmark.
The model has been sent to the minister
The ten organizations have now sent the model to the Minister for Nature and Animal Welfare Christian Rabjerg Madsen (S) and to the area’s spokespersons. This is with a call to start negotiations on the Danish implementation of agricultural support from 2028 and for the next seven years.
The model aligns with the government’s platform, where the government proposes to "reallocate agricultural support so that less is used as direct hectare support, and more is used for, e.g., climate, environmental, and nature initiatives, regenerative production, organic production, development of local and small-scale farms".
The organizations behind the model are Organic Denmark, the Danish Society for Nature Conservation, Animal Protection Denmark, the Danish Vegetarian Society, the Council for Green Transition, the Plant Industry, World Animal Protection, the Danish Ornithological Society, the Danish Beekeepers Association, and Permaculture Denmark.