Select Committee on Agriculture Second Report


ORGANIC FARMING

V. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR ORGANIC PRODUCTION

Table 5: A Comparison of Organic Aid Rates in the United Kingdom and Other EU Member States

  
Payment for conversion UK£/hectare/year
On-going payments
EU country
Year of data
Arable area aid eligible land
Other crops or improved grassland
Unimproved grassland or rough grazing
Horticulture
Permanent crops
Number of years paid
YES/ NO
Payment UK£/hectare/ year
United Kingdom(a)
2000
£90
£70
£10
£70
£90
5
NO
NIL
  
Austria
2000
£204
£74-£204
£39
£271
£497
5
YES
£39-£497
Belgium
1998
£126
£208
£207
£209
£586
2
YES
£78-£517
Denmark
1999
£38-£192
£38-£192
£38-£192
£38-£192
£38-£192
2
YES
£48-£192
Finland(b)
1998
£144-£246
£144-£315
not applicable
£315
£624
1-3
YES
£110-£590
France(c)
2000
£113
£113-£189
£66
£113
£190
2-3
3 regions
£29-£351
Germany
1999
£72-£125
£72-£125
£72-£125
£72-125
£344
5
YES
£57-£501
Greece
2000
£106-£187
£106-£187
£106-£187
£106-£187
£274-£523
5
YES
£106-£523
Ireland(d)
2000
£113
£113
£113
£151
£151
2
YES
£35-£122
Italy
1996
£155
£259
£259
£259
£724
2
YES
£155-£724
Luxembourg
1999
£114
£114
£114
not applicable
not applicable
5
YES
no data available
Netherlands
1998-1999
£163
£62-£125
£62-£125
£813
£1,626
5
YES
£62-£125
Portugal
1998
£76-£252
£76-£252
£76-£252
£126-£252
£151-£504
2-3
YES
£126-£420
Spain
1996
£93-£117
£70-£117
£70
£187-£350
£163-£280
2
YES
£47-£233
Sweden
1998
£72-£177
£72-£177
£72-£177
£72-£177
£563
5
YES
£72-£563

(a)In Scotland, payments for improved and unimproved grassland are approximately £74 and £7 per hectare per year respectively. In certain cases in the UK, where the organic land is entered into another agri-environment scheme with land management conditions similar to aspects of organic farming, the aid rates are reduced. The reductions depend on the conditions involved; the lowest rates paid are £10/ha/year.
(b)Includes support provided under another agri-environment scheme in Finland.
(c)In France, continuing payments are made in the Centre, Nord Pas de Calais and Ile de France regions only, out of a total of 22 regions
(d)The range for continuing payments in Ireland includes an additional £75/ha/year for specialist growers with more than 1 hectare.

Source: SA, Ev. p. 106.


 
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