Agriculture

Agriculture is an import source of income for Denmark. However, agricultural production also gives rise to environmental problems. The Ministry of the Environment is responsible for advising and regulating agricultural production in order to minimise pollution. All plant protection agents and genetically modified crops must receive the Ministry's approval. Several plant protection agents have been banned because they contaminate the groundwater.

The Ministry ralso egulates construction within the agricultural sector so as to avoid inappropriate building in the countryside. The Ministry conducts research into the minimisation of the effects of farming on the environment and nature in general.

• Agreement on the Action Plan for the Aquatic Environment III 2005-2015 (pdf)
• Danish Environmental Protection Agency topics on agriculture