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LV The Farmers' Assembly will discuss the reconstruction of drainage systems at a conference!
This week, on Thursday and Friday, the association "Farmers' Council" in cooperation with the partners of the Baltic Compact project is organizing a conference "Water resources management technologies and practices – new opportunities and challenges for farmers and society”, which will take place at the "Islande Hotel" in Riga and on site in Zemgale.
The aim of the conference is to share experience and knowledge, as well as to present the results achieved by installing and testing controlled drainage and water management technologies in different countries, in different locations and under different conditions.
Maira Dzelzkalēja, Deputy Chairperson of the Board of the Farmers' Council acknowledges: "Land reclamation systems in Latvia are very worn out and need to be reconstructed in the next 7 years, using the support of the European Union. When carrying out these works, both environmental and production interests should be balanced, which is why we invited experts to Latvia who are ready to share their knowledge and experience on the latest and most effective technologies and practical solutions in the development of systems. The beneficiaries will be both the producing farmers and the environment!"
The conference will provide an opportunity to gain knowledge from experts from other countries (Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Lithuania) and to visit farms in Latvia. Soren Hvid, an expert from the Danish Agricultural Knowledge Centre, will present the results obtained from testing the operation of controlled drainage systems in nature. In turn, experts from Sweden and Finland will talk about the possibilities of implementing environmentally friendly water management measures through cooperation between farmers, municipalities and other partners.
During the trip to Zaļenieki parish, there will be an opportunity to learn about environmentally friendly solutions on farms in the rural area. "Larks" and/or “Trains 1”.
The conference is organized within the framework of the Baltic Compact project and with the support of the State Rural Network.
