Manure Management ; An Overview and Assessment of Policy Instruments in the Netherlands

This working paper provides an overview and assessment of Dutch manure management policy instruments from 1984 to 2016. The most successful and cost effective measures have included restrictions on manure spreading, the creation of a national Manure Bank as an offtake of last resort, the requirement to inject manure into soil, support for flagship farms, and limits on farm size managed under the mineral input registration system. The various quota systems that have been implemented have proven costly for industry and the public sector alike, but have prevented livestock numbers and related pol... Mehr ...