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Current agricultural systems both in the former GDR and in the EC Member States have caused, in highly intensified areas, damage to soils (erosion, bound residues), to the groundwater (NO3- and chemical-input), to the air (ammonia, aerosols) and at least a diminishing of flora and fauna. The new Bundesländer seem to offer a useful testbed for the improvement of a sustainable agriculture in order to research future possibilities for an environmentally-friendly agro-ecosystem. A scheme of proposed agricultural systems which have to be justified by a long-term run with a wide range of intensification/extensification and a possible environmental payment strategy is outlined for future reforms of the common agricultural policy in the EC.
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Ahl, C., Breitschuh, G. (1993). Possibilities For an Environmentally-Sound Restructuring of Agriculture in The New BundeslÄnder (2. Communication). In: Eijsackers, H.J.P., Hamers, T. (eds) Integrated Soil and Sediment Research: A Basis for Proper Protection. Soil & Environment, vol 1. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2008-1_30
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