Best Management Practices

BMP 1.- Use permanent soil cover (green cover or residue cover)

BMP 2.- Use of minimum soil disturbance practices

BMP 3.- Use of groundcovers (in permanent crops)

BMP 4.- Perform suitable crop rotation/diversification

BMP 5.- Perform farming operations following the contour lines

BMP 6.- Fertilize according to soil deficiencies and crop needs

BMP 7.- Plant Protection Product (PPP, i.e. pesticide) use according to Integrate Pest Management Strategy (IPM)

BMP 8.- Use of modern technologies for applications (Precision Agriculture)

BMP 9.- Optimise irrigation timing and rate (considering soil water content, water holding capacity in the soil, and crop requirements in relation to evapotranspiration)

BMP 10.- Optimised use of pesticides (correct dose, appropriate product)

BMP 11.- Implementation of field margins and buffer strips with diversity of plant species

BMP 12.- Establish and maintain riparian buffers

BMP 13.- Build retention structures across slopes to reduce the length of plots (fascines, vegetative buffers)

BMP 14.- Point source prevention of PPP (pesticide) pollution on the farm (establish areas to fill and clean sprayers and manage containers)

BMP 15.- Perform optimised waste management (packaging, crop residues, effluents, emptied pesticide containers, etc.)