More help is needed in cases involving innovation in livestock farming. In addition, innovation must be accelerated. These are the most important recommendations in a report on the future of livestock farming in Brabant.
As quartermaster for livestock farming innovation, Gé Backus has written an independent report on the future of livestock farming in Brabant. In the report, the quartermaster makes five recommendations.
Three leading questions
Three questions guided the preparation of the report: How is it possible to make feeding and management measures possible? How can licensing for low-emission systems be made easier? And what is needed to initiate licensing earlier for Rav (Ammonia and Livestock Farming Regulations) certified stable systems in relation to the Nature Conservation Act?
Number of choices
The report presents a number of choices. First of all, the quartermaster recommends working with ambitious but also realistic goals and a feasible timeline. Backus: ‘This should apply to both governments and should also be guiding for the business community. It is also important that clear, unambiguous agreements are used as well as a more joint approach from the various authorities. In addition, it is desirable to develop conditions-creating instruments as quickly as possible that entrepreneurs can use. Finally, help with the process is important.’
Possibly case manager
The province wants to provide more support to farmers who innovate. Together with the business community, we are examining whether a case manager can be appointed for this. This includes one or more people who assist innovative entrepreneurs with the process of licensing from the various authorities, financing and risk hedging. But also any necessary contacts with technical suppliers.
BPLG
The recommendations are in line with the agreements made by the current GS council, according to GS themselves. ‘The Brabant Rural Area Program (BPLG) and the Brabant Nitrogen Development Approach (BOS) are already working on a coherent approach that indicates where there are and where there are no options. The BPLG is also working on an approach to achieve more goal management in order to create a more condition-creating (extra-statutory) set of instruments. This also applies to a revised Roadmap for Stable Adjustments. This and the already developed ‘assistance with appropriate assessment’ provide tools to achieve a better process of licensing, supervision and enforcement (VTH).
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