Landlords are going to make more demands

Landlords are going to make more demands on the tenant. This concerns requirements with regard to sustainability or, for example, an organic certificate. This became apparent at the BioBeurs in Zwolle.

The IJssel landscape foundation was mentioned as an example of a lessor who is actively working on more sustainable land use. “Our foundation manages approximately 3.500 hectares of land. We are actively working on sustainability. This can be done by opting for specific farmers, but also by helping farmers who already lease from us to make a difference”, says Machtelijn Tempelman, steward at the foundation.

“A farmer who wants to become more sustainable can get a discount on the lease price from us. For example, when he builds field edges," says Tempelman. “It is not the case, however, that all landlords give such gifts”, says Maria van Boxtel of rural consultancy Land&Co.

Biologically obligatory
Van Boxtel points out that lessees are increasingly thinking about how leases can contribute to sustainability. “You can see that people are thinking about forms in which the tenant must farm organically, or that certain crops are excluded. That is legal, because organic is a legally regulated quality mark and reference can be made to this in lease contracts.”

During the workshop at the Biobeurs, it was suggested that a special organic lease contract should be drawn up. Opinions on this differ. "Don't you shoot yourself in the foot, because organic farmers can sometimes pay more than their usual colleagues?"

New lease policy
Landgoed Vilsteren uses a lease that, according to Van Boxtel, sometimes serves as an example for the new lease in the lease policy of Minister Schouten can serve. On this estate, lease contracts are used for the medium term, approximately 15 years. It is based on a points system, in which values ​​are assigned to sustainability.

Anne-Jan Doorn

Anne Jan Doorn is an arable expert at Boerenbusiness. He writes about the various arable farming markets and also focuses on the land and energy market.

aj.doorn@boerenbusiness. Nl

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