Methodological issues of rural development measure “Animal welfare payments”

2008-06-02
Methodological issues of rural development measure “Animal welfare payments”

The measure “Animal Welfare Payments” was in the list of possible measures for Rural Development (RD) funding according to EU Regulation 1698/2005. The main aim - is to improve the environment and the countryside. The material of this article is the part of 6th Framework project AGRIGRID. After carried out analysis it was determined that in most of selected countries this measure was implemented but not in Lithuania. Schemes of payments calculations used in different countries are presented in the following sections. In accordance with countries experience costs components and their assessments are identified, data types and sources are outlined. Review is concluded with main findings and problems which may occur because of changes of farm structure and management.

Animal Welfare, Payments, Relevant commitments and contractual obligations.

Irena Krisciukaitiene, Aiste Galnaityte, Romualdas Zemeckis, Gediminas Kuliesis. Methodological issues of rural development measure “Animal welfare payments” // Vadybos mokslas ir studijos - kaimo verslų ir jų infrastruktūros plėtrai = Management theory and studies for rural business and infrastructure development / Lietuvos žemės ūkio universitetas. Ekonomikos ir vadybos fakultetas. Akademija, 2008, nr. 12(1), p.76-83, ISSN 1822-6760 (EBSCO, Business source complete, Central & Eastern European Academic Source).