Sustainable Farming Incentive
2026-06-07 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · 7971 · Official question
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the closure of applications to the Sustainable Farming Incentive on farmers seeking to undertake (a) nature recovery, (b) habita
Answer
The Government is backing farmers with a record £11.8 billion for sustainable farming and food production over this parliament. This is funding Defra’s agri-environmental schemes, currently including over 44,500 multi-year live SFI agreements. Defra will ...