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Rural Development policy - lessons learned and priorities for 2020 Juha Ruippo The Central Union of Agricultural Producers and Forest Owners (MTK) . rdana 20 pt. The Rural Development Strategy . Finland’s Rural Development Strategy for the period 2007–2013 focuses on:

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  1. Rural Development policy - lessons learned and priorities for 2020 • Juha RuippoThe Central Union of Agricultural Producers and Forest Owners (MTK) rdana 20 pt

  2. The Rural Development Strategy Finland’s Rural Development Strategy for the period 2007–2013 focuses on: • economically, ecologically and ethically sustainable agriculture • promoting rural enterprise • supporting local initiatives The strategy is to be realised through two parallel programmes: the Rural Development Programme for Mainland Finland and the Rural Development Programme for the Åland Islands.

  3. Financing plan Rural Development programme in Finland

  4. Axis 1 Nationally funded, outside mainland programme: • Agriculture and forestry advisory services • Early retirement sheme • Main part of farm investments aid, top-ups • Management of forest, forest investments and infrastructure (national programmes) • Food quality schemes; national programme

  5. Axis 2 In the mainland programme • natural handicap (LFA) • agri-environment incl. Natura 2000 for UAA • animal welfare • non-productive investments on farms • afforestation residues from 1995-99 Nationally funded, outside mainland programme • forest environment incl. support for private Natura 2000 forest areas

  6. Axis 3 Regional and local strategies & implementation: • Employment in rural areas • Diversification combined with agriculture • Micro-scale enterpreneurship in rural areas • Tourism in rural areas • Investments and development projects • Coordination with ERDF, EFF

  7. Axis 4 • Leader –approach • LAGs and local strategies (ministry selected 55 LAG in 21.8.2007) • All rural areas covered • New challenges in axis 1 and 2 measures and EFF • Interregional and international projects • Important for the whole rural area • Financing for administration of LAGs (431)

  8. Agri-environmental support

  9. Support areas Agri-environmental support • Main tool to reduce nutrient load from agriculture • Three levels: basic, additional and special measures • Wide participation of farmers (2011) • 90 % of farmers (56 142 farms) • 93 % of area (2,16 Mha) • 5-year commitment + additional years • Not as many special measures contracts: bureaucracy, lack of knowledge • Finland: forest area 262 630 km2(86 % land area) • utilized agricultural area 22 900 km2 (7,5 % land area)

  10. 1-3 m Basic measures • Environmental planning and monitoring of farm practices • Cultivation plan • Soil fertility analyzes every 5 years, • (1 sample/5ha) • Data recording • Nature management fields • Perennial grass areas • Biodiversity fields • Fertilization of arable and horticultural crops • Maximum N and P levels • Depend on crop, yield, soil type, soil nutrient content (P) • Headlands (1 m) and filter strips (3 m) • Planned to continue in the next program X X Photo: A. Kulmala

  11. Airi Kulmala/MTK Filter strips 3-10 m X 3-10 m Photo: A. Kulmala

  12. Additional measures and annual payments • Additional measures (A+B support areas) Euros/ha • Reduced fertilization 10 • More accurate nitrogen fertilization on arable crops 23 • Plant cover in winter and reduced tilling 11 • Plant cover in winter (30 %)30 • Intensified plant cover in winter (50 %)45 • Crop diversification 24 • Extensive grassland production 55 • Spreading of manure during the growing season 27 • Nutrient balance 18 • Cultivation of catch plants 13 • Additional measures for horticultural farms (A+B) • More accurate nitrogen fertilization on horticultural crops 90 • Use of mulch in perennial horticultural crops 256 • Use of pest monitoring methods 144

  13. Additional measures • Average: 1.3 measures/farm (possible to select 0 - 4/farm) • The most popular: • Plant cover in winter and reduced tilling 27% of farms • More accurate nitrogen fertilization on arable crops 20% • Intensified plant cover in winter 15% • Spreading of manure during the growing season 4% • Catch crops only 0.5% Photo: A. Kulmala

  14. Animal Welfare Payments

  15. National legislative frame in Finland • National legislative requirements are over the EU-level in animal welfare (f.ex. tail-docking forbidden for pigs and cattle, bigger room requirements for slaughter pigs, continuous drinking water supply for pigs, etc.) • Finland has extra-guarantees for Salmonellosis in cattle, pigs and poultry (salmonella-free products and feeding, means on-farm demands for biosecurity measures on farm and in feed concerning Salmonella species)

  16. Animal Welfare Payments • Legal basis Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1974/2006 • All measures should be over the legislation (over minimum national requirements) and have to improve animal welfare and health • For 2007-2013 for cattle (beef and dairy) and swine (sows and slaughter pigs) • Next period 2013-2020 purpose to widen the measures for sheep and poultry (horses next?) Maatalouslina/ Leena Suojala

  17. Animal Welfare Payments • The general objective is to improve animal welfare and health. An other objective is at the same to promote a more species-specific maintenance of production animals and to enhance farmers’ awareness of factors that affect animal welfare • Structure of payment • conditions: • Basic conditions • Additional conditions

  18. Animal Welfare Payments • Basic conditions: belonging to the health care system (contract with veterinarian and farm-spesific herd health plan with documented farm visits by a vet with agreed intervals) • Additional conditions: will help to improve the welfare of production animals and to address more accurately the needs of different animal species and the details of their care and conditions, f.ex. • improvement of conditions where calves are kept • exercise and grazing etc.

  19. Animal Welfare Payments • The payment consists of the contribution of the EAFRD (maaseuturahasto) and the national contribution • The preliminary amount of public financing is EUR 115 million. The EAFRD contribution is 28% of eligible public expenditure. The national contribution is paid from State funds.ic

  20. Preparation of the Rural Development Programme for Mainland Finland

  21. Situation analysis + SWOT and draft measures have been prepared Evaluation plan is under preparation, ex ante evaluation is under way Regional strategies for rural development have been prepared Local strategies and selection of local action groups are under preparation At the same time national legislation and implementation are also being prepared State of play / General issues in preparing the Rural Development Programme for Mainland Finland 2014-2020

  22. On 14 January the Commission informed about postponing the reform to start in 2015. How is the implementation of measures to be financed in 2014? How is the postponement going to impact on the new EU regulations? Questions

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