Less organic land needed: the federal government is once again protecting farmers

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After Parliament spared agriculture during last December’s austerity round and omitted a reduction in direct payments of around 55 million euros in 2024, the Federal Council now also wants to further improve the economic and social conditions for the farming community.

The government wants to consider less arable land for new biodiversity areas than previously planned. This is one of the many provisions that the Federal Council has sent for consultation in the package of regulations on agricultural policy from 2022.

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The consultation will last until May 1. The federal government should also be able to contribute to premiums for crop insurance, for example. In addition, in the future, partners working on the farm must be socially insured to receive direct payments.

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The Federal Council has now made some clarifications. This also applies to the new biodiversity areas. By accepting a motion by St. Gallen SVP councilor Esther Friedli (46), Parliament last December called for the postponement of the 3.5 percent requirement in the ecological performance certificate until 2025.

Fewer organic areas than planned

The requirements for the 3.5 percent in arable farming are now being made more flexible, as representatives of the Federal Office of Agriculture have announced.

In concrete terms, only 3.5 percent of open arable land needs to be created as a biodiversity area. Previously, the percentage included not only open arable land, but also artificial meadows. This step reduces the impact by 40 percent: only 5,600 hectares instead of 9,300 new areas are planned for arable farming. (SDA)

Source:Blick

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