Land Parcel Identification System - What is LIPS? Unique code for each parcel, highlighting barren areas
The Land Parcel Identification System (LIPS) will soon be implemented in Albania, providing solutions to problems with map overlays.
The Agency for Agricultural and Rural Development has initiated cooperation with the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) within the framework of the EU4PropertyRights project, for the implementation of this system, which is key to the administration of agricultural lands, facilitating the registration of parcels and ensuring accurate and fair payments to farmers.
But what exactly is LIPS? LIPS (Land Parcel Identification System) is a geoinformation system (GIS) used to identify, register and manage agricultural land parcels.
This system is an essential part of the European Union's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and serves to ensure that agricultural subsidies are granted only to land that meets the specified conditions.
But how does it work? Each parcel of arable land has a unique identifier (ID) in the system. Parcels are recorded on a digital map, usually through satellite images or aerial photographs. The data includes: Area (in hectares); Geographic location (coordinates); Type of crop; Land owner or user.
The main goals of LIPS are the management of agricultural subsidies; Control and transparency over land use; Detection of overlaps or false declarations of parcels; Sustainable planning of agricultural resources.
In Albania and other Balkan countries, LIPS is used by agricultural agencies to register farmers' agricultural lands, to check whether a parcel is eligible for direct payments, and to ensure that there are no double declarations for the same area.
On the other hand, this system will also serve to identify and bring into production areas left fallow.
According to FAO and INSTAT data, Albania currently has around 698 thousand hectares of agricultural land in total. Of this, around 25-30% is estimated to be fallow land or land that is not regularly used for agriculture.
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