Beneficiaries
Support may be requested by:
- farmers and farmers' associations.
Duties and obligations
Obtaining the premium requires:
- the supply of commercial organic soil improvers;
- the exclusive use of commercial soil improvers suitable for organic farming as provided for by Legislative Decree 75 of 26 April 2010;
- that the total amount of soil improver distributed over 5 years must not be less than 10 tonnes of dry matter/hectare;
- the obligation to carry out the physical and chemical analysis of the soil;
- the obligation to adopt an annual fertilisation plan;
- the obligation to draw up fertiliser registration and storage sheets for fertilisers;
- the storage of invoices certifying the purchase of soil improvers;
- the contribution of crop biomass (green manure) for at least three years in the five-year commitment period;
- sowing of autumn-winter plant species adapted to the growing environment;
- autumn sowing of essences with burial in the period between the beginning of flowering and the beginning of seed loss;
- the obligation to draw up sheets recording the technical means used and the cultivation operations carried out;
- the archiving of invoices certifying the purchase of seeds;
- the obligation to seek the advice of a professional certified by the National Action Plan (NAP).