How will the Welsh Government ensure that a new sustainable farming scheme will have food security and environmental protection at its heart?
The Sustainable Farming Scheme is designed to meet the Sustainable Land Management (SLM) objectives established in the Agriculture (Wales) Act. These objectives recognise the importance of the sustainable production of food, along with the need to maintain and enhance ecosystem resilience to help mitigate and adapt to the impacts of climate change on food production, as well as benefitting biodiversity.
The proposed design, through a Universal Scheme supported by voluntary Optional and Collaborative Actions are aimed at best contributing to the SLM objectives.
No Scheme decisions will be made until we have completed a further phase of stakeholder engagement through the Ministerial Roundtable.