Law for subsidies in agriculture and rural development foresees 40% and 70% higher incentives for organic production compared to the conventional production. Incentives are intended for producers in conversion period, at the end of conversion when certicate would be issued, and for certied plants and animals producers. The Rulebook on use of subsidies in organic production denes types and amounts of incentives. Producers in organic production contracted with some of authorised control organisations can get incentives increased for plant production for 70% and for animal production for 40% compared to conventional for following measures:
According to regulations in organic production, producers entitled to incentives in organic farming are obliged to maintain organic principles on their plots they received incentives for in the following three years.
Also reimbursement for the control and certication costs remained and in accordance to the Rulebook on subsidies for improvement of rural economy through implementation and certication of safety and food quality, organic products and products with geographical indication producers in organic production would be reimbursed 50%, or 65% (in areas considered difcult for agriculture) for costs of control and certication of the total cost. Premium for organic milk, basic incentives for plant production, regress for plant nutrition products allowed in organic farming, incentives for livestock husbandry: high quality breeding dairy cows, high quality fattening cows, high quality breeding sheep and goats, high quality breeding sows, parent chickens heavy breed, parent chickens light breed, parent turkeys, high quality carp breeding parent sh, high quality trout breeding parent sh, fattening beef cattle, fattening lamb, fattening pigs, fattening kid, milking cows, bee hives.
