The European Commission relaxes an environmental requirement for farmers (see video above). As of January 1, the requirement to leave four percent of arable land fallow or use it unproductively will be retroactively suspended.
Instead, nitrogen-fixing plants such as lentils and peas or catch crops should be grown. The first proposal identified seven percent of arable land for nitrogen-fixing plants. As a spokesperson for the European Commission announced, the requirement was lowered after consultation with EU countries to give farmers more flexibility.
The majority of EU countries do not support the project at all. However, with its plan, the European Commission is responding to the demands of farmers who have protested in recent weeks and have also criticized environmental regulations.
Environmental protection organization: “pseudo solution”
The environmental protection organization Global 2000 calls it a ‘pseudo-solution for the short term.’ “This decision shortly before the EU elections probably only serves to reassure farmers in the short term and is at the expense of society and the environment,” the agricultural organization said. spokeswoman Brigitte Reisenberger.
According to her, fallow land plays a crucial role in soil, agricultural productivity and biodiversity. “They improve soil fertility and provide necessary habitats to maintain biodiversity. Cultivating wasteland is an irresponsible policy that is detrimental to our entire future.”
Source: Krone

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