Aid scheme for the rehabilitation of pig farms

This investment, which receives EUR 275.1 million from the Recovery and Resilience Facility, is to reduce odor pollution in densely populated livestock areas in the short term. In addition, the reduction of nitrogen deposition in Natura 2000 areas is an important secondary objective. This is achieved by providing subsidies to pig farmers for the permanent and irrevocable termination of production capacity at a pig farming location that causes odor pollution to nearby residents. The subsidy consists of two components:

1. For the cancellation of pig rights.
2. For the loss of value in production capacity (stables, manure pits, manure and feed silos).

The approach has three main points:

1. Pig rights necessary for production are permanently canceled (reducing the national production capacity for pigs and leading to a permanent decrease in the number of pigs in the Netherlands).
2. Environmental permits and nature conservation permits associated with the production location are revoked or modified (preventing intensive livestock farming from taking place at the respective location).
3. The beneficiary of the subsidy is obligated to demolish their production capacity (stables, manure pits, manure and feed silos).

The measure is completed, and has led to the closure of 278 pig breeding sites.

Top 100 recipients:

• Hazenberg Beheer B.V.
• Van Kerkhof V.O.F.
• N.S. van Deurzen B.V.
• Varkensbedrijf Ebbers
• Hoeven Varkens B.V.
• M.J.F. Lavrijsen V.O.F.
• Varkenshouderij Poels B.V.
• Cornelissen Oploo B.V.
• M.J.A. Hendrinks
• De Breukrand B.V.
• Maatschap Verbeek
• F en P Verhees B.V.
• Vleesvarkensbedrijf Zeelandsedreef Schaijk B.V. 
• Maatschap Poels-Hendrix
• Kempfarm B.V.