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EU-wide targets for the reduction of fertilisers, as outlined in the EU’s flagship new food policy, the Farm to Fork strategy, specifies a target of a 50% reduction of nutrient losses by 2030, which it says will reduce the use of fertilisers by at least 20%.
This target is at the aggregate level of the EU, meaning that this must now be translated to national level via country-specific targets which, combined, should add up to the total desired reduction across the bloc.
Digitalisation ‘key enabler’ for farmers
It is for this reason that stakeholders stressed farmers need access to the latest digital tools to allow them to more accurately map and monitor their use at farm level.
Jacob Hansen, Director General at Fertilizers Europe, stressed that you “can’t change what you can’t measure”.
Addressing the EU Commission, he said that he thinks it is “very important they come up with a concept of how we can measure achievements” in order to achieve the “ambitious” objective.
Hansen added that although it is important to use GNB as a measuring tool, farmers need to be able to see results for themselves.
Emphasising the importance of data at the local and regional level, he said that “it’s very important to involve the farming community in this because change happens on the ground,” adding that if farmers can directly compare their situation to their neighbours, this can help create a “positive improvement circle”.
