NDLI: Evaluation of the Dutch Manure and Fertiliser Policy 1998-2002

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Author	Grinsven, Hans Van Eerdt, Martha Van Willems, Jaap Hubeek, Francisca Mulleneers, Erik
Abstract	In 2003/04 five instruments of Dutch manure and fertiliser policy were evaluated: the Minerals Accounting System (MINAS, the core of Dutch manure policy), the Manure Transfer Contracts system, the Production Quota system, the Buying Up Scheme and the Nitrate Projects Action Scheme. A great number of data sources and research and evaluation tools were used. The evaluation showed that MINAS was for important sectors within agriculture both an effective and efficient instrument. The system of Manure Transfer Contracts did not add to the effect of the Production Quota system and therefore was not efficient. MINAS has contributed to a reduction in the use of chemical nitrogen fertilisers by 25% and phosphate fertilisers by 10-20%. Since 1998 nitrogen surpluses in dairy farming have steadily reduced by 15-30 kg ha–1 yr–1 and present surpluses average about 150 kg ha–1 yr-1. Nitrate concentrations in upper groundwater have decreased substantially since 1990, but the target value of 50 mg L-1 is exceeded on at least 60% of all farms on sandy soils in the Netherlands.
Page Count	25
Starting Page	389
Ending Page	410
Language	English
Publisher	OECD Publishing
Publisher Date	2005-09-22
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Agriculture and Food Environment
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Chapter

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Evaluation of the Dutch Manure and Fertiliser Policy 1998-2002