National Strategic Plan for Agricultural Policy available for inspection until February 1
The new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) will come into effect in 2023. This is the European agricultural policy. The Dutch implementation of this new policy for the period 2023 to 2027 is set out in the National Strategic Plan (NSP). From December 22 to February 1, stakeholders and interested parties can view the summary of the NSP and the draft Strategic Environmental Impact Assessment (S-MER) and submit their opinions.
New policy supports farmers in making their businesses more sustainable and innovative
The new policy supports farmers in making their businesses more sustainable and innovative. A total of around €4.7 billion will be available over the entire five-year period. Much of this money will be spent on supporting farmers who innovate, renew, and contribute to goals for biodiversity, climate, soil, water, and air. The most notable change is the focus on the eco-scheme. Farmers can choose eco-activities that they want to implement on their farms. They will receive compensation for this.
Clients National Strategic Plan (NSP)
The clients for the NSP are the national government and the provinces, particularly the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality and the Interprovincial Platform (IPO). The water boards have been involved in the content. With the NSP, the Netherlands wants to reward forward-thinking farmers more generously. As in the previous policy period, the national government, the provinces, and the water boards will co-finance measures within their own areas of responsibility. In the case of the water boards, this concerns measures in the field of water quality and water quantity.
You can view the National Strategic Plan atwww.toekomstglb.nl/het-nsp-in-opbouw/s-mer-en-nsp-ter-inzage.