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Sustainable Farming Incentive

Commons · Question 9099 · Tabled 11 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 18 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Greg Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing an Sustainable Farming Incentive option that supports farmers to produce protein crops, including peas and beans.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Morgan, 18 Jun 2026

The Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) pays farmers and land managers to deliver actions that support sustainable food production, improve productivity and resilience, and protect the environment. Protein crops are considered within this broader approach...