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Policy approaches of
Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock to pasture
management in the context of climate change
Enver AKSOY, MSc
Head of Strategy Development Board of MoFAL
CONTENT
 INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
 GENERAL FRAMEWORK OF MEADOW AND PASTURE MANAGEMENT
 POLICY APPROACHES IN THE PLANNING DOCUMENTS
 CONCLUSION
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INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
 Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock (MoFAL) is the most
important institutional body making and implementing policy regarding
livestock
management,
pasture
management
and
pasture
rehabilitation.
 In this study, it is aimed to reflect the policy approaches of the MoFAL
on pasture management and climate change by analyzing the planning
documents.
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FRAMEWORK OF PASTURE MANAGEMENT
 Turkish livestock production is a predominantly small-scale activity,
implementing traditional livestock production system with very low
productivity which is found in up to 90% of farms.
Turkish livestock farming is extensive.
 Due to insufficient and costly domestic fodder production, farm animals’
nutrient needs are mainly covered by grazing and so pressures on
pastures.
 Erosion is a major problem in the Country due to a combination of
topographic, climatic, geological and soil conditions.
 Unsuitably applied agricultural methods, destruction of forest and
pasture areas and mismanagement of pasture lands by overgrazing
have been contributing to the erosion problem.
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FRAMEWORK OF MEADOW AND PASTURE MANAGEMENT
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POLICY APPROACHES-1
1. Ninth Development Plan (2007-2013) and Annual Programme 2012
 The Ninth Development Plan has been setting the national framework
for social and economic development of the country including the
priorities and targets for all sectors in the long term.
 The annual programmes and the annual investment programmes are
the main means for the implementation of the development plan.
 One of the priorities in the Annual Programme is stated as to change
the Law on Pastures No 4342.
 The management of pastures which was under the control of the
government has been changed recently and the regulations to enable to
rent the pastures by the private sector have been put into effect.
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POLICY APPROACHES
2. Rural Development Plan (2010-2013)
 RDP sets the priorities and policy framework for rural development
in national basis.
 RDP includes four strategic objectives for development of rural areas one
of which is “Protection and Improvement of Rural Environment” settled as
Strategic Objective 4.
 Activities are;
 preparation of grazing plans,
 raising awareness of farmers on planned grazing,
 natural terracing, afforestation to provide resting places for animals,
 weed control,
 supports to farmers for protection of pastures.
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3. IPARD Programme (2007-2013)
 Programme has been prepared to use the funds of European Union
(EU) allocated under the fifth component of Instrument for Preaccession Assistance (IPA).
 Programme has been elaborated by the MoFAL in close cooperation with
public institutions and involving the opinions of all relevant stakeholders:
local authorities, social, economic and environmental partners, centres of
knowledge, NGOs and universities.
 Programme targets three problems related with agricultural activities
and the use of land which are soil erosion, pressure on water resources
and biodiversity.The measures under soil erosion are;
1. Conversion of arable land to permanent extensive pasture
2. Reduction of grazing period on eroded pastures
3. Management of soil cover and enhancement of rotation on
arable land
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POLICY APPROACHES
4. Strategic Plan (2010-2014) and Performance Programmes
 The Plan determines five main strategic areas for the activities of the
MoFAL which are agricultural production and security of supply, food
safety, plant and livestock health, rural development and institutional
capacity.
 Six main priorities are identified. The second one is related to pastures
and climate change;
2-Development of agricultural infrastructure, protection and
sustainable use of environment and natural resources, taking of
measures to decrease the negative effects of natural disasters,
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4. Strategic Plan (2010-2014) and Performance Programmes

The actions include under the Prioritiy regarding pastures and
climate change are;
1) the protection and sustainable use of agricultural land,
2) development and extension of agri-environmental implementations,
3) improvement and sustainable use of pastures,
4) establishment of early warning system
5) implementation of agricultural insurance
6) providing of the losses of farmers due to natural disasters.
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4. Strategic Plan (2010-2014) and Performance Programmes
The measure protection and sustainable use of agricultural land
includes the following activities;
 Land evaluation studies based on land and soil analysis,
 Preparation of land use plans,
 Consolidation of land parcels and on-farm services.
 The measure development and extension of agri-environmental
implementations includes the following activities;
 Studies on land classification and modelling,
 Nitrate monitoring programmes for surface and ground water,
 Soil analysis,
 Agri-environmental implementations which are applied under a project
called Environmentally Based Agricultural Land Protection Project.
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4. Strategic Plan (2010-2014) and Performance Programmes
 The measure improvement and sustainable use of pastures includes
the following activities;
 Formation of inventory for pastures,
 Preparation of maps and identification of borders, raising awareness,
 Rehabilitation of pastures, erosion control.
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4. Strategic Plan (2010-2014) and Performance Programmes
• The measure regarding establishment of early warning system
includes the monitoring of risks like drought and flood which are
caused by the climate change and establishment of an early warning
system.
• The measure implementation of agricultural insurance includes the
support payments accounting 50 % of the bills of farmers making
agricultural insurance.
• The measure regarding providing of the losses of farmers due to
natural disasters includes the payments made to farmers who suffer
from the natural disasters to sustain their farming activity.
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The needed resources identified in
Performance Programmes 2011 and 2012
Measure
Budget
2011
for %
in Budget
total
2012
(Million TL)
for %
in
total
(Million TL)
Protection of agricultural land (Measure 0.2
No 9)
Agri-environmental
implementations 20.3
(Measure No 13)
Improvement and sustainable use of 21.9
pastures (Measure No 14)
0.002
321.5
3.06
0.24
11.5
0.11
0.26
23.6
0.22
Early warning system (Measure No 17)
0.14
0.016
50.5
0.48
Agricultural insurance (Measure No 18)
99.4
1.17
263.6
2.51
Natural Disasters (Measure No 19)
10.6
0.12
11.3
0.11
Total
152.5
1.8
682
6.5
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CONCLUSION
 Policy framework in existing policy documents refers mainly the structural
problems of agriculture in the Country and targets generally the
productivity, food quality and safety, modernisation of agriculture and
food sector and integration to markets.
 Environment related priorities are particularly found in every policy
document in which pasture management is emphasised however the
climate change policy implications have remained weak.
 Irregular grazing (heavy, early, uncontrolled etc.) especially on the
hillsides is specifically stressed in all policy documents since the extensive
livestock farming is the major reason of degradation of the pastures in
the Country.
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CONCLUSION
Strategic Plan and Performance Programmes are the most
comprehensive and detailed policy documents regarding the pastures
and climate change.
 Measures for decreasing the impacts of climate change. The needed
resources for the interventions have been also identified.
 Establishment of early warning system and supports for natural
disasters and implementation of agricultural insurance are policy
interventions for adaptation purposes.
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CONCLUSION
 Resources in Performance Programme 2012 account for 6.5% of total budget
showing significant increase of importance to pastures and climate change
when compared with the Performance Programme 2011 (1.8%).
 Activities are clearly identified with measurable indicators.
 Strategic Plan 2013-2017 and Performance Programme 2013 has been
prepared.
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