Compensatory allowance for disadvantaged areas

The compensatory allowance for disadvantaged areas is used in some federal states of the Federal Republic of Germany and in Austria as an instrument for the comprehensive maintenance of agriculture in disadvantaged areas. This measure was developed from the EEC mountain farmers program.

In the subsidized disadvantaged areas, due to the more difficult natural production conditions, the tendency to abandon agriculture is higher than in non-disadvantaged areas - due to altitude, slope, climatic conditions, accessibility or the poor soil quality . Disadvantaged areas are divided into the area categories mountain area, disadvantaged agricultural zones and small areas. In addition to difficult production conditions, disadvantaged areas also have a low population density.

In Germany, 50% of the agricultural land is designated as disadvantaged areas. The delimitation criteria are regulated by Directive 86/465 / EEC .

literature

• Regina Daub: Case study on the effect of the compensatory allowance in the Vogelsberg district (Hesse) . vTI, Braunschweig 2008 ( PDF ).
• Reiner Plankl, Regina Daub, Henning Brand-Saßen, et al .: Update of the mid-term evaluation of the compensatory allowance in disadvantaged areas from 2002 to 2004 in Hesse . FAL, Braunschweig 2005 ( PDF ).

Web links

• Directive 86/465 / EEC
• BMELV research project evaluation
• BMELV research project mid-term evaluation

Austria:

• Compensatory allowance / disadvantaged areas , LandNet, Ministry of Life