EU:s Nitrate directive

C. Jakobsson 5/2003

Focus on Nutrients

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•Joint venture between The Swedish Board of Agriculture, The County Administration Boards, The Federation of Swedish Farmers and a number of companies in the farming business.

•The largest single undertaking in Sweden to reduce losses of nutrients to air and water from livestock and crop production. Mainly in the Southern part of Sweden

•A campaign to provide training and advice and the project´s aim is to encompass the entire flow of nutrients on the farm. Extended extension service and documentation at the farm level, indicators

•Voluntary programme for farmers with environmental payments (EU-CAP). 3 800 farmers have joined.

•The background is the new Swedish national goals for environmental quality