Scientific Committee on Nutrient Management Policy

The Scientific Committee on Nutrient Management Policy (CDM) was established to advise and give recommendations to the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture on issues dealing with the manure and ammonia policies.

The topics include:

  • application standards for nitrogen and phosphorus,
  • fertilizer recommendations for nitrogen,
  • nitrogen and phosphorus excretion by livestock,
  • gaseous losses from housing and manure storage,
  • method to calculate ammonia emission from agriculture in the Netherlands,
  • agricultural and environmental assessment of products to be used as fertilizer,
  • assessment of products to be used for co-digestion,
  • scientific underpinning of derogation request for Nitrates Directive,
  • scientific review of reports and rearch

The advices and reports are public.

Chair

Dr.ir. G.L. Velthof
Wageningen University & Research
Nutrient management

Member

Prof.dr.ir. E. Meers
University Ghent
Environmental technology and Resource use

Prof.dr.ir. M.K. van Ittersum
Wageningen University
Plant Production Systems

Dr.ir. J. Dijkstra
Wageningen University
Animal nutrition

Prof.dr. H.A.C. Runhaar
Wageningen University and University Utrecht
Governance of agrobiodiversity

Prof.dr.ir. A.G.J.M. Oude Lansink
Wageningen University
Business Economics

Dr. M.A. Wiering
Radboud University Nijmegen
Policy transformations for a sustainable society

Dr.ir. C.G. Kocks
AERES University of Applied Science
Smart Farming

Secretary

ir. EMPM (Erwin) van Boekel
Wageningen University & Research

Advisors

Dr.ir. H. van Grinsven
Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL)