Awareness and managing of agricultural cross-compliance standards in Estonia

• Published in: Economic science for rural development no. 16; pp. 134 - 141
• Main Authors: Nurmet, M., Estonian Univ. of Life Sciences, Tartu (Estonia). Inst. of Economics and Social Sciences, Poder, A., Estonian Univ. of Life Sciences, Tartu (Estonia). Inst. of Economics and Social Sciences, Lehtsaar, J., Estonian Univ. of Life Sciences, Tartu (Estonia). Inst. of Economics and Social Sciences, Vaernik, R., Estonian Univ. of Life Sciences, Tartu (Estonia). Inst. of Economics and Social Sciences, Plaan, E., Estonian Univ. of Life Sciences, Tartu (Estonia). Inst. of Economics and Social Sciences, Zeiger, P., Estonian Univ. of Life Sciences, Tartu (Estonia). Inst. of Economics and Social Sciences, Loolaid, U., Institute of Rural Development, Tartu (Estonia)
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Jelgava (Latvia) LLU Ekonomikas fakultāte 2008
• Subjects: AGRICULTURAL SECTOR; CAPACIDAD EMPRESARIAL; EMPRESAS; ENTERPRISES; ENTREPRENEURSHIP; ENTREPRISE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; ESPRIT D'ENTREPRISE; ESTONIA; ESTONIE; FACTEUR DU MILIEU; FACTORES AMBIENTALES; GESTION; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_10626; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_10672; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_12103; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_16086; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_2594; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_2801; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_37887; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_4253; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_6493; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_6513; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_7367; INVESTIGACION; LATVIA; LEGISLACION; LEGISLATION; LETONIA; LETTONIE; MANAGEMENT; NORMAS; NORME; RECHERCHE; REGLAMENTACIONES; REGLEMENTATION; REGULATIONS; SECTEUR AGRICOLE; SECTOR AGRARIO
• ISBN: 998499970X; 9789984999708
• ISSN: 1691-3078

The paper is dealing with the topic of cross-compliance standards. Good agricultural and environmental condition is an obligatory minimum requirement for all farmers to attain. Cross-compliance is compulsory. All farmers receiving direct support will be subject to cross-compliance. We investigate how aware are Estonian farmers of cross-compliance standards, and how they estimate to manage with the standards in future. We examine the extent of problems connected with environmental rules, including new requirements regarding public, animal and plant health, animal welfare, and the maintenance of all agricultural land in good agricultural and environmental condition. The study is based on the outcome of a questionnaire-based survey conducted in 2007. The sample of the respondents was based on the information of the Estonian agricultural registers and information board (arib), concerning the beneficiaries of single area payment, support to breeders of agricultural livestock and additional direct aid for the cultivation of agricultural crops in 2005. The results show that cross-compliance standards are followed partially, and there are several problems to be solved in order to raise the awareness of cross-compliance rules of farm managers and workers.