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Sustainable Farming Incentive

Commons · Question 38187 · Tabled 13 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 25 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Pippa Heylings

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he plans to take to support farmers following the closure of the Sustainable Farming Incentive scheme.

Answer

Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 25 Mar 2025

This Government has secured the largest budget for sustainable food production in our country’s history, with £5 billion being spent to support farmers over a two-year period. Defra has closed the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) for the submission of ...