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LV Final seminar of the project “Manure Standard” with agricultural policy makers – Ministry of Agriculture
On December 19, 2019, the final seminar of the Manure Standard project with agricultural policy makers – the Ministry of Agriculture – was held at the Ministry of Agriculture in Riga. The seminar was opened by Maira Dzelzkalēja-Burmistre, Deputy Chairwoman of the Board of the Association “Farmers’ Council”, informing about the project’s contribution to the future policy-making process of the Baltic Sea countries with an emphasis on better manure management practices.
Next, Skaidrīte Rulle, Director of the Agrochemistry Department of the State Plant Protection Service, spoke about the benefits of VAAD in implementing the “Manure Standard” project. The first part of the seminar was concluded by Lauris Leitāns, Chief Expert of VAAD, who informed about the application of the tools developed during the project in Latvia.
After the break, Iveta Grudovska, an expert from the association "Farmers' Council" and Lauris Leitāns, an expert from the Agricultural Agricultural and Rural Development Association, informed about the project's contribution to Latvian farmers, while a joint discussion took place at the end.
