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Clotilde Eudier, herself a farmer and vice-president of the French
department of Normandy, outlined in an online contribution how
her region wants to secure the future of dairy farming. The focus
is on keeping farmers financially viable even in this time of change.
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Regional circular farming
Barbara Otte-Kinast, Minister of Agriculture of the German Bundesland
Lower Saxony, stressed in an online presentation that the
Ukraine crisis has highlighted the importance of a functioning food
and agricultural sector. Otte-Kinast said she wanted to prevent
structural disruption in any case, as this would have far-reaching
social and also ecological consequences. Animal husbandry has
an important climate protection function, especially in grassland.
Although milk prices are currently high, one has to ask how much
of this ends up with producers, Otte-Kinast said, stressing that the
position of agriculture in the market must be improved. The politician
sees a pillar for the future in regional economies with stable
supply chains and reintegration of previously outsourced processes.
This is circular economy as outlined in the farm-to-fork strategy.
CO2 reduction in practice
Marie Théresè Bonneau, Vice-President of the French Milk Producers'
Federation (FNPL), explained a way in which farmers can
finance their commitment to CO2 reduction. For this purpose, the
organisation France Carbon Agri Assciation (FCAA) was founded.
Participating farmers set up individual programmes for CO2 reduction,
partners in industry and relevant organisations buy CO2 certificates
based on this and thus reduce the emission burden. There
are now 950 farms participating in FCAA, which together reduce
600,000 t of CO2. The industry partners pay 30 € per ton of CO2.
The view of young milk producers
Dr Anne-Catherine Dalcq, dairy farm owner and Vice-President of
the Walloon Féderation des Jeunes Agriculteurs (Young Farmers'
Federation), stressed that the next generation of dairy farmers is
ready for the necessary change. However, in view of the diversity
of farms, no uniform set of measures should be imposed on agriculture.
All measures have to be defined on the basis of reliable
data and be geared to the long term. This applies in particular to
agricultural services for the ecosystem, and farmers must receive a
fair share of the added value.
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EDA President
Giuseppe Ambrosi:
The crisis triggered
by Putin should
not be a reason to
abandon the path
towards a 100%
sustainable dairy
industry
Michael Scannell,
Director for Markets
& Observatory
at DG Agri: EU food
& dairy will master
the challenges from
the Ukraine war
and the Green Deal
Barbara Otte-
Kinast, Minister of
Agriculture of the
German Bundesland
Lower Saxony:
We have to prevent
disruption of rural
structures
Marie Théresè
Bonneau,
Vice-President
FNPL: France
Carbon Agri
Association helps
farmers finance
CO2 reduction
Dr Anne-Catherine
Dalcq, Vice-President
of the Walloon
Féderation des
Jeunes Agriculteurs:
Farmers
must receive a fair
share of the added
value
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