Knowledge Transfer Networks for Good Agricultural Practice in Romania

The EU Nitrates Directive's 'whole territory' approach in Romania (2013) mandated cross-compliance for CAP and grant recipients to reduce nitrate pollution from fertilisers and manures. To support small farms lacking expertise, the World Bank-funded INPCP created three regional Knowledge Transfer Networks (KTNs) covering diverse farm types and conditions. Each KTN features on-farm demonstration sites, a Help Desk, training materials, facilitators, and annual Farmers Discussion Groups and farm visits. In 2019, 159 groups engaged 3,100 participants, focusing on real farm cases and tailored to sector, size, and region. Manure storage was the top topic.