Member contribution Belpotato adjusted to acreage - via DjustConnect
Belpotato.be will collect compulsory contributions from members from this year.
If the grower opts for the contribution based on area, a basic fee of 15 euros will be charged and one euro per hectare. The first five hectares will not be counted. If the areas may not be used, the flat rate of 150 euros will be charged in combination with also the basic amount of 15 euros.
The grower must give permission via DjustConnect to pass on the potato acreage info.
What is Belpotato?
Belpotato.be, the trade association for the potato sector, unites Belgian potato producers, traders and processors, and was founded four years ago by the General Farmers' Syndicate (ABS), Boerenbond, Belgapom, the Walloon potato organisation Fiwap and the Walloon agricultural organisation FWA. .
As a goal, Belpotato.be should develop the potato sector sustainably, technically, economically and ecologically, for all players involved in the chain. Among other things, they realised the ‘Code of conduct for drawing up contracts in the potato sector’, which helps to keep the relationship between producer and buyer in balance, and the manual ‘Evaluation of seed potato quality’, with recommendations for the storage and preparation of seed potatoes before planting. It also acts together through Belpotato towards the government.
Contribution of potato growers from 2024
From this year, the organisation will start collecting contributions from stakeholders.
It is essential for Belpotato.be to have autonomous and stable structural funding from 2024 to be able to continue its activities for the benefit of the potato sector and undertake new actions in the long term,’ it reads. ‘The tasks that have become necessary, given the rapid evolution of legislation and requirements imposed on the agricultural and agri-food sectors, are increasingly delegated by the authorities to the relevant sectors. These include sectoral monitoring, development, information and interprofessional consultation. The latter requires permanent resources, both in terms of human resources and operational costs.’
Each stakeholder is therefore now required to contribute annually. Thereby, the potato supplier's contribution will be the same as that of the buyers (trade or processing industry) to maintain the equality of all partners within the organisation.
Potato growers will be given the choice of making a flat-rate contribution or a contribution based on potato acreage. The latter choice will be calculated through the area declared in the CAP declaration, if the farmer has given his consent. If the grower chooses the contribution based on the area, a basic amount of 15 euros will be charged and one euro per hectare. The first five hectares will not be counted. If the areas may not be used, the flat rate of 150 euros will be charged in combination with also the basic amount of 15 euros. For anyone with less than 150 hectares of agricultural land, it is therefore advantageous to give permission.
Consent via DjustConnect
Giving permission to base the calculation on the declared area ind e CAP declaration must be done via the data sharing platform DjustConnect for Flemish farms. The use of DjustConnect is free for all farmers and horticulturists.
How do I give Belpotato.be permission to use my CAP data in Flanders?
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Step 1: Go to the DjustConnect portal and give Vegaplan/Belpotato permission to process your data on behalf of the non-profit organisation Belpotato.be. Press the pink login button at the top right.  |
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Step 2: Choose ‘Uw 1ste bezoek’ and click on ‘landbouwer of landbouwonderneming’ (tractor icon) |
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Step 3: Enter your e-mail address and click on ‘gebruiker registreren’ |
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Step 4: Je ontvangt een e-mail van info@DjustConnect.be – klik op de groene knop in de e-mail 'voltooi je registratie' |
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Step 5: Logging in with itsme or eID |
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Step 6: Click on the box with your VAT number, NOT your own name |
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Step 7: You will see a map showing Vegaplan/Belpotato.be; click on the yellow bar ‘open data requests’ and rate the request by choosing a status (yellow button) |
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For help with storing and sharing data on the DjustConnect platform, please visit the DjustConnect website. If you cannot register, do not hesitate to contact the DjustConnect secretariat directly and they will guide you through the entire process quickly and smoothly by phone. https://djustconnect.be/en/contact Helpdesk farmers: +32 478 43 68 26 |