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Landshövding Thomas Carlzon had invited the Agriculture Directorate of the Danish Agriculture Agency, Christina Nordin, and representatives of farmers to talk about the future of agriculture in the county.
The EU support that is lagging behind and that is now a catastrophic summer.
The director general of agriculture was in Kalmar to find a way to go ahead.
"There must be less hassle," says Håkan Lundgren, LRF Sydost.
It was the County Administrative Board headed by the Land Governor, Thomas Carlzon, who invited the Swedish Agriculture Administration and the LRF representatives to talk about the state of agriculture in the county.
– There was a lot of talk about unpaid payments. With this meeting, we want to help make it positive and anticipate the future, said Thomas Carlzon.
In view of the delay taken by payments for EU support, Kalmar County is the best of the class, according to the Swedish Agency for Agriculture. Among other things, the County Administrative Board has assigned more people who work with the payments. What has not been paid now depends on the Swedish Board of Agriculture.
"Kalmar County is a good example and it is a county of agricultural land, so it's interesting for us to come here and find out how to do that," said Håkan Henriksson, Division Manager at the County of Kalmar. Swedish Agency for Agriculture.
The Secretary General, Christina Nordin, acknowledges that the Authority has not fulfilled its mission, but hopes to create new trust.
"We have to have criticisms and it is very important that we hear the demands of the farmers.It is to make the payments on time and the good meeting of registration.This is a positive approach today. Hui, she said.
LRF President Sydost, Håkan Lundgren, pointed out that we had not yet seen all the consequences of the summer drought and that it was therefore important that all the l & # 39; money is paid.
"EU support accounts for 10% of total sales, so it's important," says Mathias Jonsson, one of the country's largest milk producers in Ogestad, outside of Gamleby.
After the meeting, Mathias Jonsson and Håkan Lundgren are cautiously positive.
"I think that the Swedish Agricultural Agency has changed attitudes and wants to make it easier for farmers.There is a food strategy that says that we will increase production.But to increase production "It is necessary to reduce the hassle, it is also so that we can encourage young people to want to invest in agriculture," said Håkan Lundgren.
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