Around thirty volunteer farmers have committed to a 5-year period. They will be eligible for aid of up to €12,000 per year per farm. This remuneration will be subject to an annual follow-up evaluating the maintenance and improvement of their practices based on five key indicators.
The indicators considered are: soil cover rate, proportion of Utilized Agricultural Area (UAA) dedicated to Low Input Crops (BNI), Herbicide Treatment Frequency Index (IFT) (excluding grasslands), share of untreated UAA (excluding herbicides), and nitrogen residues at drainage inlet.
The funding for this system will be provided jointly by the Loire-Bretagne Water Agency, the Adour-Garonne Water Agency, and Eaux de Vienne.
