Austria's ÖPUL pays 110,200 farms — 74.6% of all holdings — to adopt voluntary agri-environmental measures on 2.2 million hectares, with €614M/year budgeted to 2027. Austria has the highest agri-environment scheme participation rate in the EU, with 210,000 ha of dedicated biodive
110,200 (74.6% of all)
Farms participating
2.2M ha
Area under measures
EUR 614M /yr
Annual budget (to 2027)
210,000 ha
Biodiversity areas created
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Promoter
Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Regions and Water Management (BMLUK)
Austria's OPUL agri-environmental programme pays 110,200 farms - 74.6% of all holdings - to adopt voluntary agri-environmental measures on 2.2M ha, with a budget of EUR 614M/yr to 2027.
Results
Austria has the EU's highest agri-environmental participation rate, with 210,000 ha of biodiversity areas created.
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