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Result Based Payments NetworK

Combining result-based and value-chain contracts
In the Contracts2.0 project, the Őrség National Park Directorate (ŐNPD) and the Environmental Social Science Research Group (ESSRG) are working on developing novel contractual solutions to incentivize sustainable small-scale agricultural practices in the Őrség-Vendvidék region, Western Hungary. Together with local farmers, food producers and other stakeholders, they established a contract innovation lab and started to investigate how result-based schemes and value-chain approaches could be integrated to initiate a sustainable transformation in the whole local agri-food value chain. Read more

Farmers believe results-based payments are ‘fair and accurate’
Farmers in the results-based Pearl Mussel Project took part in a survey on scheme, with a number of questions in relation to payments and the scheme posed. Read article.

Podcast on future prospectives
In this podcast NatureScot’s Kirsten Brewster and Kay Prichard explain first results of piloting an outcome based approach in Scotland (POBAS) and how it might be extended in the future. Listen to the podcast

Semi-RBPS for corncrakes and prevention of invasive plants
Meadows, on which corncrakes are present in the current year are mown late, meadows without corncrakes are mown earlier, to prevent the spread of invasive alien plant species. Read more

large scale RBPS pilot launched
The Irish government has launched a large scale RBPS pilot for the CAP transition period with a view to identifying upscaling potential and feasibility for use of the model in the next agri-environment scheme. Read more

RBPS in EU law
Results-based payment schemes are included in the proposal for the regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing rules on support for strategic plans. Read more.

Eco-Schemes
Some EU countries like the Netherlands and Germany are discussing possibilities to integrate results-based approaches in their definition of eco-schemes. Read more.