Agriculture of Lake Fertő areaAgriculture of Lake Fertő area

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Management of Lake FertőManagement of Lake Fertő

Main features of the agricultureArea of the county: 424 079 ha

Area under cultivation: 272 197 ha

Number of registered farmers: 10 918

companies: 292

associations: 103

sole proprietor: 362

family farm: 722

licensed traditional small-scale producer: 9 439

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ProductionCrop production

Area of plough land in the county: 231 915

Plough land around the Lake: 7 000 ha

Main crops:

cereals: 115 357 ha

maize: 42 511 ha

sunflower: 18 056 ha

sugar beet: 8 890 ha

forage crops: 19 122 ha

others: 27 979 ha

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Fruits and vegetablesHorticulture

Areas for vegetables: 1 192 ha

cucumber, green pea, cabbage, onion, green paprika, tomato

Fruits: 1 303 ha

Around the Lake: 236 ha

apple, pear, sour cherry, berry fruits

Grape growing:

total area of grape production: 2 672 ha

Around the Lake: 1 350 ha

Sopron vineyards: 1 750 ha

Pannonhalmi vineyards: 1 122 ha

Average size of a vineyard: 4000 m2

Grassland around the Lake: 2 900

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Animal breeding

Number of cattle: 58 000

cow: 25 000

Number of pigs: 223 000

sow: 17 000

Number of sheep-ewe: 8 000

Poultry: 1 632 000

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National Development PlanAgri-environmental target programs

Agri-environmental target program for plough lands:

1. Basic program for plough land

- 1 377 ha in the program, 134 500 Euro support

2. Habitat development program on plough lands

- 38,85 ha in the program, 7400 Euro support

3. Integrated crop production target program

- 251 ha in the program, 33 000 Euro support

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National Development PlanAgri-environmental target programs

Grassland management target program:

1. Grassland management with habitat development target program

- 42,02 ha in the program, 4 000 Euro support

2. Grassland habitat management

- 4 179 ha in the program, 242 000 Euro support

Plantation target program

1. Integrated plantation target program

- 221 ha in the program, 84 000 Euro support

2. Ecological plantation target program

- 28,68 ha in the program, 7 800 Euro support

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National Development PlanAgri-environmental target programs

Water habitat target programs

1. Reed management target program

- 3 662,62 ha in the program, 311 000 Euro support

Extensive farming target program

1. Hungarian Gray target program

- 372 animals in the program, 41 600 Euro support

2. Horses of high genetic value target program

- 5 animals in the program, 600 Euro support

3. Indigenous sheep target program

- 621 animals in the program, 12 580 Euro support

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Agri-environmental management in AustriaAustrian Agri-environmental Program

1995-1997: I. program

1998-2000: II. program

2001-2005: III. program

2006: extension of the program for a further year

2007-2013: under discussion

Scope of the program: covers all aspects of crop production and animal husbandry including action to support agri-environmental management

Content of the program: there are 32 different actions to participate in with the aims of: set-aside

less chemicals and fertilizers

extensive farming instead of intensive farming

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Agri-environmental management in AustriaParticipation in the program:

- 78 % of farms

- 90 % of lands

Participation in the vicinity of the Lake Fertő:

- no animal husbandry

- 95 % in case of arable farming

- 80 % in case of wine and fruit production

- 90 % in case of vegetables

Co-financing in Austria requires 50 % own contribution, but in Burgenland the ration is 75 % - 25 %

Available amount of financial support in 2004: 640,3 million Euro

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Agri-environmental management in Austria

Advantages:

- expectations of the politics, youth and green associations

- increasing competitiveness and improving economy through better quality

- additional income for farmers

Disadvantages:

- decrease of income

- administration

- accuracy

- sanctions

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