Written questions

Agriculture: Technology

Commons · Question 32853 · Tabled 21 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 27 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Edward Morello

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to facilitate access to low-interest loans for agribusinesses investing in sustainable technologies.

Answer

Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 27 Mar 2025

Previous support has been offered primarily in the form of grants. For example, the Farming Equipment & Technology Fund (FETF) has helped ensure technologies supporting both productivity and sustainability can be adopted by UK farmers. We are looking ...