Putting best agricultural practises into work

Programme 2007 - 2013 Baltic Sea Region

Date of latest update: 2021-04-06

Description

Description (EN):

Baltic Deal gathers farmers and farmers’ advisory organisations around the Baltic Sea in a unique effort to raise the competence concerning agri-environmental practises and measures. The aim is to support farmers to reduce nutrient losses from farms, with maintained production and competiveness. The national advisory services play an important role in developing a more sustainable agriculture in the Baltic Sea region. Baltic Deal provides advisory organisations with improved, cost efficient methods and tools of how to support farmers to reduce nutrient losses from farms. Knowledge exchange Baltic Deal aims to increase the knowledge exchange of sustainable agri-environmental practices in the Baltic Sea region. The project establishes a network for farmers and advisory services to exchange knowledge about good practices and learn from each other. Baltic Deal also makes study trips for farmers and advisors both within the country and to other countries in the region. Pilot activities Are practices for improved water management is tested in everyday farming and adjusted to farming conditions in each country. In pilot areas, such as at the B7 islands, the seven largest islands in the Baltic Sea, farmers test how to apply good agri-environmental practices. Tested measures are for example using plant cover outside growing season, improved fertilization methods, manure management and treatment of run-off waters. Demonstration farms The project establishes and maintains a large network of demonstration farms around the Baltic Sea. The farms demonstrate suitable agri-environmental investments, practises and measures from a farm business perspective. Joint effort to reduce nutrient losses The eutrophication status of the Baltic Sea is still unsatisfactory, despite decreased nutrient loads in recent decades. The problem of farm nutrient run-off eventually entering the Baltic Sea is recognised by the farmer’s federations in all the countries surrounding the Baltic Sea want to do their best to amend the situation. Baltic Deal is therefore a joint effort to improve the Baltic Sea environmental status by using cost efficient and competitive measures to reduce the nutrient losses from agriculture. Partners Baltic Deal has seven project partners in seven countries. Two of them are farmers’ federations and five are advisory services. The countries involved are: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Finland, Denmark and Sweden. The project also has over 30 associated partners in all the nine countries around the Baltic Sea, including Russia. The associated partners are farmers associations, advisory services, ministries and other institutes and organisations. Baltic Deal is a flagship project of the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region. It is mainly funded by the Baltic Sea Regional Programme 2007-2013 and co-funded by the NEFCO/NIB Baltic Sea Action Plan Trust Fund. The total budget is around 4 million Euros. The project period is 2010 to 2013.

Achievements (EN):

Several outputs have been produced: Guidelines on agri-environmental practices for farmers and advisors The project website holds information on 50 different agri-environmental measures and their suitability for different farms. Through these measures, the farmers can reduce nutrient losses from farms as well as save money, by improving practices and investing in best available technology. Some of the measures require public funding to be sustainable, but some do not require any additional funding. You can learn more about agri-environmental measures suitable for the Baltic Sea Region at http://www.balticdeal.eu/measures/selection_measures/ Fully operational demonstration farms and demonstration farm network in partner countries The demonstration farm network is established and operational in all 7 project countries (FI, EE, LV, LT, PL, DK, SE) uniting 117 farms. The description of all network farms is available here: http://www.balticdeal.eu/farms/ Description of measures and investments made on demo farms is available here: http://www.balticdeal.eu/documents/reportenvironmental-measures-and-investments-on-baltic-deal-demonstration-farms/ Strategy for development of agri-environmental advisory services in BSR The strategy outlines the future cooperation possibilities of the agricultural advisory organizations in BSR. The key message of the strategy is to continue to strengthen the transnational co-operation among advisory actors. This must be done in light of varying national competence areas, a variation that stimulates knowledge transfer across national borders. Another key message is the need to strengthen demonstration farm networks nationally and internationally and provide advisory support. Transnational internet platform for exchange of experiences The project website http://www.balticdeal.eu/advisory provides information on different topics related to farm advisory, such as recommendations for group advice, advisory services and methods, communication, best cases from the Baltic Deal project and other projects as well as training materials from all countries involved in the project. The information is open to access to any farmer or advisor who is interested in improving the environmental performance of agriculture.

Website: http://eu.baltic.net/

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Coastal management and maritime issues Managing natural and man-made threats, risk management Institutional cooperation and cooperation networks

Partners (7)

Lead Partner: Latvijas Lauku konsultāciju un izglītības centrs

Address: Rigas iela 34, LV-3018 Ozolnieki, Latvia

Legal status: n/a

Maaelu Edendamise Sihtasutus

Name: Maaelu Edendamise Sihtasutus

Address: R. Tobiase 4, 10147 Tallinn, Estonia

Legal status: n/a

Centrum Doradztwa Rolniczego w Brwinowie Oddział w Radomiu

Name: Centrum Doradztwa Rolniczego w Brwinowie Oddział w Radomiu

Address: Ul. Chorzowska 16/18, 26-600 Radom, Poland

Legal status: n/a

Maa- ja metsätaloustuottajain Keskusliitto MTK ry

Name: Maa- ja metsätaloustuottajain Keskusliitto MTK ry

Address: P.O. Box 510 (Simonkatu 6), FIN-00101 Helsinki, Finland

Legal status: n/a

VšĮ Lietuvos žemės ūkio konsultavimo tarnyba

Name: VšĮ Lietuvos žemės ūkio konsultavimo tarnyba

Address: Stoties g. 5, Akademija, LT-58343 Kėdainiai, Lithuania

Legal status: n/a

Lantbrukarnas Ekonomiaktiebolag

Name: Lantbrukarnas Ekonomiaktiebolag

Address: Franzéngatan 6, SE-10533 Stockholm, Sweden

Legal status: n/a

Videncentret for Landbrug

Name: Videncentret for Landbrug

Address: Agro Food Park 15, DK - 8200 Århus N, Denmark

Legal status: n/a

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Maaelu Edendamise Sihtasutus

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Latvijas Lauku konsultāciju un izglītības centrs

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Centrum Doradztwa Rolniczego w Brwinowie Oddział w Radomiu

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The Central Union of Agricultural Producers and Forest Owners (MTK)

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Lithuanian Agricultural Advisory Services

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Lantbrukarnas Ekonomiaktiebolag

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Videncentret for Landbrug

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Summary

Project name (EN): Putting best agricultural practises into work

Project acronym: Baltic Deal

Project start date: 2010-06-11

Project end date: 2013-09-10

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 3 768 105.00

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 2 973 513.55

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2007 - 2013 Baltic Sea Region

Latest month of project-partner-call data publication

2015-03

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

92 / 92 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

1 414 / 1 414 (100%)

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