GREENING CALCULATOR Jānis Druva, EU Direct Payments Department Director, , Riga, Latvia

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Crop diversification. Ecological focus areas on arable land. Maintaining permanent grasslands. Payment for agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment 3

Arable land between 10 and 30 hectares: At least 2 crops. Main crop shall not cover more than 75 % of that arable land. Arable land more than 30 hectares: At least 3 crops. Main crop shall not cover more than 75 % of that arable land. Two main crops together shall not cover more than 95 % of that arable land. Crop diversification 4

Land lying fallow. Buffer strips. Areas with nitrogen-fixing crops. Summer crops with undersown grass. Landscape features: Field margins. Groups of trees/ field copses. Ponds. GAEC elements – protected trees, alleys, boulders. Ecological focus areas in Latvia 5

Information letter for farmers. Information on the website of RSS. Special TV and radio articles. Press releases sent to national and regional media. Information in Twitter account. Presentations and discussions with farmers at seminars and conferences. Informative brochure. Summer

Farmers did not understand the conditions. Necessity to plan crops before sowing of winter crops. Difficult to calculate on paper. Task from director of RSS to make IT tool for greening requirements. Defining the requirements for IT tool for greening. What is greening??? 7

Made for farmers to help them understand new conditions. Available since August Free online access for everyone. Greening calculator 8

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Greening calculator 10

Greening calculator online 11

Electronical application compulsary if arable land is 10 hectares and more. Greening calculations during applying process. Buffer strips and field margins calculated based on geographical information. Direct support applications in

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