The document summarizes a multiplication strategy for a project that aims to promote good agricultural practices among animal farms. It includes an analysis of nitrogen losses from livestock and fertilization activities. The strategy involves providing farmers support through training, nutrient management plans, investments in manure storage facilities, and collective machinery. The estimated cost of investments needed is over 10 billion PLN. Potential project areas will be identified based on environmental sensitivity, farming conditions, concentration of animal production, and experience and engagement of local authorities and farmers. Implementation will be evaluated based on adoption of good practices by farmers and their interactions with extension advisers.

1. SCOPE OF MULTIPLICATION
STRATEGY
• Analysis and evaluation of project activities effects at
the farm holding level
• Evaluation of environmental impact of project
implementation (at regional and national level)
• Conceptualisation of multiplication strategy

2. NITROGEN LOSSES IN ORGANIC
FERTILISERS
Description
Livestock
stables
Storage
Fertilisation and other
cultivation activities on
arable land
Loss of N [%] 5 - 10 10 – 50 0 - 90
Loss of N
3 -7 7 – 34
[kg/LLU]
7 - 60

3. Up-to-date advancement of
Good Agricultural Practices (GAP)
GAP stage Description
Up-to-date
share
W0
Baseline
-no pad
-manure is stored in the open
-the tank is to small
-no GAP is applied
33%
W1
Preliminary
-pad is in place
- manure is stored in the open
-the tank with capacity for 6 months
-GAP is applied to a limited extent
20%
W2
Advanced
-manure is pressed on the pad
-the tank with capacity for 6 months
-GAP is applied to a basic extent
40%
W3
Final
- manure is pressed on the pad + superfosfat.
-covered manure tank with capacity for 6
months
- GAP is applied to a full extent
7%

4. CONCLUSIONS
Estimates as to the reduction of nitrogen losses in
rural areas thanks to the activities undertaken
under this project indicate that the potential
reduction scale ranges from 17 to 28 kg/N/ha and
from 500 to 800 tonnes of N in the whole area
included in the project activities.
As for the current environmental effect of the
project estimated as the reduction of nitrogen
losses, it amounts to 17,2 kg/N/ha.

5. SWOT ANALYSIS OF THE
MULTIPLIED PROJECT

6. Strong points of the project
• Project activities have been comprehensive (being a hierarchically structured
package).
• Inclusion of social partners (farmers organisations, agricultural chambers
and local self-government authorities).
• Clear implementation procedures,
• Transparent and fair procedures and criteria to select farmers to included in
the project,
• The project enhances expertise and experience of local extension services
• Development and implementation of appropriate technical standards with
regard to investment in manure storage facilities.
• Financial support to objectives to be achieved thanks to the project.
• High didactic performance of model solutions that exert influence on farmers
in a positive and permanent manner.

7. Weak points of the project
• High share of farmers own resources and lack of sufficient
funding capacity in most farms, which hindered the
implementation of environmental investment.
• Limited financial resources of local authorities and institutions
operating in agricultural environment.
• Insufficient farmers qualifications, which did not ensure rational
use of production inputs, especially in line with Good
Agricultural Practices and economic efficiency.
• Lack of tradition in respect of agri-environmental projects
implementation.

8. Project opportunities
• Environmental legislation in Poland, including Sustainable Development
Strategy for Poland till 2025, Act on fertilisers and fertilisation, which provides
conditions conducive to the implementation of agri-environmental projects.
• Expected accession of Poland into the EU and the need to adjust in line with
the EU directives accompanied by the possibility of using pre-accession aid and
structural funds of the EU.
• Increasing role of the National Fund for the Environmental Protection and
Water Management in the activities of agri-environmental projects.
• A growing number of institutions is involved in the implementation of the
environmental projects, including many NGO’s that are set up with a view to
take action in this field.
• Increasing environmental awareness of the public opinion in Poland,
including the representatives of local authorities and farmers.
• Environmental measures and activities can be supported and co-financed
by foreign institutions and funds.

9. Project risks
• Low profitability of agriculture production and rather unfavourable
outlooks for the near future, which will not facilitate the implementation
of agri-environmental investment projects.
• Unfavourable farm structure in terms of acreage and considerable
fragmentation of farm plots (small acreage of fields).
• Many self-government authorities lack development strategy and even if
they are available not all of them are sustainable or environmentally
friendly.
• No system is in place to prepare agricultural advisors to deal in all the
aspects of specialised farm holdings from the viewpoint of a code of
Good Agricultural Practices in a comprehensive manner.
• Demographic tendencies,
• Limited capacity of local authorities to provide funding for agri-environmental
measures.

10. Assumptions of a multiplication
strategy
• Public funds should be used to ensure financing of agri-environmental
measures in animal production farms,
• level of financial support for agri-environmental measures in
agricultural holdings should range between 50-75%,
• The sources of agri-environmental measures financing should be varied
- private sector, local self-government authorities (at gmina, poviat
level), public funds, foreign aid (loans and assistance funds etc.),
• Clear and transparent procedures ensuring public accountability.

11. Aim of multiplication
strategy
Farm holdings specialising in animal production shall
adopt a package of measures to ensure the protection
of environment in rural areas (Code of Good
Agricultural Practices)

12. PACKAGE OF MEASURES
• Agricultural extension services will work on environmental
aspects basing on the Code of Good Agriculture Practices
• Farmers will be supported when developing nutrient
management plans
• Financial support for ecological investments on farm holdings
• Financial support to purchase agri-environmental machines to
be used collectively
• Tree planting and other agri-environmental activities in
agricultural production space.

13. TECHNICAL STANDARDS FOR
STORING FACILITIES
• Manure pad area - 3,5 m2/LLU
• Capacity of a liquid manure tank - 3 m3/ LLU
• Capacity of a slurry tank - 11m3/ LLU

14. ESTIMATED COST OF NECESSARY
INVESTMENT
• Assumptions:
– Total number of livestock in Poland - 7,5 million LLU (2001)
– In commercial farms: about 75% of the total livestock
– Bedding system: 75%; without bedding - 25%
– Area of manure pads - about 14 million m2
– Capacity of liquid manure tanks - about 12 million m3
– Capacity of slurry tanks - about 14 million m3
• Construction cost - PLN 10.600.000.000
(in IV quarter of 2001, excluding VAT) EUR 2,650,000,000

15. IDENTIFICATION OF POTENTIAL
MULTIPLICATION AREAS
Environmetal
sensitivity
W1
Natural conditions
for farming
W2
ENVIRONMENT
NATURE
G1
Animal production
concentration
W3
Efficiency of nitorgene
management
W4
ECONOMY
FARMING
G2
Experience of
farmers and advisors
W5
Engagement of
administration
W6
SOCIAL ASPECTS
ORGANISATION
G2
FINAL
CRITERION

16. CRITERIA BASED RANKING LIST OF VOIVODSHIPS:
environment-nature group - G1
economy farming group - G2
Scale based on growing suitability

17. Implementation criteria for PSC
Number of farm holdings that apply GAP
Farmers’ GAP expertise level,
Nutrient Management Plans,
Use of agri-environmental machinery,
Number of contacts with agricultural extension
advisers,
Demand for advisory service.

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