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Support for fishcare management in water courses, lakes and coastal waters

To contribute to a high overall reduction of the discharge of pollutants, more specifically nitrogen, phosphorus and organic materials.

When prohibiting the sale of concentrated pesticides, users do not risk wastage and misdosing, and there is thus a less environmental risk associated with the private users' use of pesticides. Therefore, it is considered positive, that in future private individuals may only buy and use pesticides sold as ready-to-use or low-risk agents.

To promote food, agricultural and fisheries policies, regulation and development based on scientific knowledge with due consideration to a sustainable utilisation and management and the terrestrial and aquatic resources (Priority is placed on the issues of environment, food quality, food safety, plant and animal health and animal welfare)

To promote organic farming

To promote green development and demonstration, innovation, research in the sectors of food, agriculture and fisheries

To support investments in animal welfare

To encourage environmentally friendly extensive cultivation of the areas and to minimize the risks of pollution of the ground water resources

To protect the aquatic environment, to protect and improve ecosystem and biotope conditions on agricultural land and to promote organic agricultural productionSub-scheme 1 "Conversion to organic agricultural production": To support the conversion to organic farming; and Sub-scheme 2 "Extensive production on agricultural land": To support extensive farming given that applicants must either comply with the rules for organic agricultural production or undertake not to use plant protection products and to limit the use of nitrogen

To promote sustainable agricultural enterprises and forest holdings through the development and application of new technologies, while also reducing undesirable effects on the surrounding society. Environmentally efficient technologies represent a growth area with considerable employment and export potential. The promotion of and support for knowledge exchange and incentives for using new efficient technologies to overcome environmental problems and initiate new production can help the agricultural, forestry and food sectors to remain competitive.