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Development of a concept for the coherent and differentiated remuneration of the environmental benefits of organic farming (UGÖ)
Project
Project code: 6270
Contract period: 05.05.2020
- 31.05.2022
Purpose of research: Inventory & Assessment
Organic farming delivers public benefits to society in many areas, including biodiversity conservation, soil health, water quality, air quality and climate change mitigation. These benefits are currently supported by higher prices for organic products, paid for by a minority of citizens, and by the area‐based support for organic conversion and maintenance, paid for by governments on behalf of society. However, the support payments are not differentiated according to the actual benefits delivered by individual farmers, so there is no incentive to go beyond the minimum requirements of organic regulations. In addition, the calculation of the payment levels takes no account of the external costs of agriculture. Against this background, the overall aim of the project is to develop a ready‐to‐implement overall concept to remunerate appropriately the environmental benefits of organic farming that is both coherent and recognises different levels of achievement. To achieve this, (a) the factors that influence the delivery of environmental benefits by organic farming will be analysed biometrically on the basis of scientific publications; (b) relevant indicators will be evaluated with respect to their suitability (effectiveness, legal soundness (justiciability) and transactional costs); (c) a reward system will be developed and tested, and (d) an approach to implementation developed. It can be assumed that the remuneration system will comprise of a set of action and resultoriented indicators that are assessed using a range of alternative data sources including government administrative and statistical data, organic control body data, farm accounts and satellite monitoring. To ensure a high implementability, key actors including representatives of the agricultural administration and farmers) will be integrated form the start of the project.
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Subjects
- Organic Farming
