Public Agricultural Land in Flanders
Discussion
About public agricultural land in Flanders
"53,000 hectares — or 7% of all agricultural land in Flanders — is owned by public institutions.
Most public agricultural lands have a history going back centuries.
More than 3,500 professional farmers currently make use of public land. One in five depends heavily on it because it constitutes an important part of their farmed area.
Due to the aging of the agricultural sector, public agricultural land regularly becomes available. This creates opportunities to find new users and to realize broader social and policy objectives.
In recent years, a large amount of public agricultural land has been privatized. Nevertheless, with the remaining lands, governments still retain an important policy instrument."