Professional paper

Integrated farming legislative in Croatia

Željko Herner ; Ministarstvo poljoprivrede, Uprava kvalitete hrane i fitosanitarne politike, Sektor fitosanitarne politike, Služba sredstva za zaštitu bilja, Odjel za održivu uporabu pesticida
Darija Musulin ; Ministarstvo poljoprivrede, Uprava poljoprivrede i prehrambene industrije, Sektor poljoprivrede i prehrambene industrije, Služba za prehrambeno prerađivačku industriju, Odjel za ekološku i integriranu poljoprivredu

Abstract

The integrated farming of agricultural products (hereinafter: Integrated farming) is a production system based on the application of production practices with aim of reducing the use of pesticides. In this system, priority is given to the protection of mechanical weed control, biological, biotechnological and physical methods in relation to chemical methods with identical economic effect. Integrated farming is first mentioned in the Agriculture Act in the 2009. Voluntary system of production is regulated by Regulation on the integrated farming of agriculture and Technical Guidelines .which are part of the mentioned Regulation. Technical Guidelines are made for arable crops, vegetables, fruits and grape. All producers are registered in the Register of producers for integrated farming and they are supervised by Extension Service. The producer can marked his product with logo of integrated farming Nineta flava after receiving signed confirmation by Advisory Service. The producer receive additional financial subsidies. In future, an integrated production system needs to be harmonized with the EU legislative framework in the field of sustainable use of pesticides as well as part of co-financing from the European Fund for Rural Development – EAFRD. After the approval of the Croatian Rural Development Programme for the period 2014 to 2020 it will create a basis for further financial support for integrated pest management in Croatia.

Keywords

integrated farming; legal framework; delegated act; Technical guidelines; European Fund for Rural Development; Croatian Rural Development Programme for the period 2014 to 2020

Hrčak ID:

169291

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/169291

Publication date:

1.9.2014.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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