Promotion of crop diversification and sustainable traditional farming in the Balearic Islands Maintenance of the traditional agricultural landscape

Call for applications for grants to promote the benefits of the agricultural sector

What does it consist of?

The objective of this project is to acknowledge and compensate the agroecosystem work and the positive side effects generated by small and medium-sized farms.

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Data

LOCATION
Mallorca, Minorca, Ibiza, Formentera
Entity submitting the PROJECT
Govern de les Illes Balears
Awarded entity
Fons de Garantia Agrària i Pesquera de les Illes Balears (FOGAIBA)
Total project amount
3.000.000 €
ITS granted amount
3.000.000 €
Executed amount
2.888.360 €
Call year
2018
Planned execution
2018 - 2019
Execution status
Executed
Purpose
Environment
Budget execution
Executed: 96.28%
Last data request
09.02.2022

The project

Abandoning activities such as agriculture and cattle breeding, especially on extensive farms, is still a problem that leads us inexorably to a loss of the functionality of the rural space as has been understood up to now. Therefore, a new drive in the agricultural sector is necessary to highlight the benefits to society, beyond food production. These benefits are the positive side effects that are generated by certain agricultural models and systems, where the value is not reflected in the price of the products that are sold on the market.

This project proposes the possibility of approving a call for applications for minor grants to give recognition to the agroecosystem work carried out by small and medium-sized farms on the four islands. Therefore, the aim is to promote those environmental services that are given free of charge, thus dignifying rural life and helping maintain a sustainable farming model.

Grants will differ depending on the surface area being farmed and the degree of diversification. Grant amounts will be linked to how farms carry out actions that generate positive side effects on the environment, and different levels of grants will be given depending on compliance. Here are some examples:

Maintenance of the agroforestry mosaic through crop diversity.

Maintenance of soil fertility by the planting of legumes, crop rotation or the maintenance of livestock associated with farming.

Maintenance of vegetation covers to prevent erosion and improve water infiltration.

Conservation of local varieties.

Conservation of native roots.

Certification marks or differentiated production.

The planting of rainfed crops.