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The Managing Authority of the Strategic Plan of the Common Agricultural Policy 2023-2027 announces that today, 19 October 2023, the 1st amendment of the Plan has been submitted to the European Commission in order to improve specific provisions following the experience gained from the first year of implementation of the Strategic Plan.
The content of the amendment has been negotiated with the European Commission and indications are that it is expected to be adopted without significant changes. However, the changes will be formally implemented from the day after the date of the Commission's decision to adopt the amendment, which is expected to be no later than early December 2023.
The revised text of the CAP Strategic Plan 2023-2027 has been posted on the CAP Strategic Plan 2023-2027 website www.cap.gov.cy.
For the purpose of better preparation and planning of farmers / livestock farmers in view of the new notices for extensification / header interventions for the year 2024, the main changes are listed below for the direct information of our agricultural community:
1. Revision GAEC
The obligation to comply with GAEC 7 is formulated as follows:
Farmers, who own arable land, are obliged to apply one of the following:
1. The main crop shall not be grown in the same field for more than one year (except in the case of perennial crops, grasses and other herbaceous forage and land under fallow)
or
2. Cultivation of a main and a second (secondary) crop (lasting at least two months) of a different genus from the main crop in the same year. It is emphasised that after 3 years the main crop must be rotated.
As an alternative to the above (1 and 2),farmers who own arable land with seed producing parcels under the Seeds Act 1998, spring potatoes, melons and watermelons, are required after 3 years to rotate the main crop.
For spring potatoes, melons and watermelons, the main crop must be rotated at least 25% each year at plot level. The parcels that can use the alternative option for spring potatoes, melons and watermelons are only those declared with these crops in the year 2023.
2. A.P. 3.1 Add the option to use certified seed and manure
Include the possibility through Action E to use manure in combination with certified seed but aid will only be paid for the use of certified seed (€100/ha).
3. A.P. 3.2 Action A 'Application of solarisation to open greenhouse crops
The period of duration of the solarisation (6 weeks) can be carried out not necessarily in the period July - August but in the period 15 May - 15 September.
The extension of the period during which solarisation can take place gives flexibility to the beneficiaries to carry out solarisation without creating a problem with the scheduling of their work. It is understood that the duration of solarization is kept at six weeks.
4. A.A. 1.6 Conservation of traditional animal breeds
Following a review, it was considered appropriate to increase the annual subsidy by 7% per LU (from €340 to €365).
5. AA 1.7 "Animal Welfare - Pigs"
The amount of aid was increased from €22 to €30 per LU (sow) in order to make the aid more representative for the beneficiaries taking into account the real loss of income.
6. AA 1.3 Action A Island harvesting
The prolonged presence of dry vegetation in years of drought and drought poses a very high risk of causing and spreading fires in the countryside. Following a decision by the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment, the possibility of accelerating the harvesting of these areas will be provided.
7. AA 1.8 Traditional vineyards
Vineyards that do not have a cup formation may also participate in the intervention.
8. A.A. 1.3 Action D "Fire protection measures in high risk areas"
Additional high risk areas, in addition to forest and residential areas, such as industrial areas and buffer zones, are included in the intervention.
9. A.P. 3.2. B Use of potato varieties resistant to nematodes
The amount of aid is increased from €600 per hectare to €1200 per hectare.
10. OPAS 7 - Green harvest
The new intervention aims to restore the balance between supply and demand on the wine market in order to avoid or mitigate the market crisis.
11. A.P. 3.1 Exclusion of the use of herbicides in systematic plantations
Table grapes are added to the eligible crops.
12. A.P. 3.1 Use of compost on permanent and annual crops
Delete 'In NVZ areas the amount of compost that can be used must not exceed 43 m3/ha and replace with the following:
"In NVZ areas the amount of compost that can be used must not exceed 10% of the minimum acceptable quantities per hectare".
(MG)
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