Rural funding schemes: Farmers
Grants and funding relating to farming
This page summarises schemes relevant for people involved in farming. Select schemes that interest you, to read more.
Scheme |
Summary |
a. ALL types of farming |
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| Agriculture Development Scheme | Grants for industry-led measures in England to improve marketing performance and competition. |
| CAP Reform | New Single Payment Scheme replaces ten major CAP payment scheme. See www.defra.gov.uk/farm/capreform/index.htm |
| Countryside Stewardship Scheme | Scheme now closed and being replaced by Environmental Stewardship. Encouraged farmers and land-managers to enter into 10 year agreements to manage their land in environmentally beneficial ways. |
| Entry-Level Stewardship | Part of Environmental Stewardship |
| Environmentally Sensitive Areas Scheme | Scheme replaced by Environmental Stewardship; incentives to agricultural practices to safeguard and enhance parts of the country of particularly high landscape, wildlife or historic value. |
| Environmental Stewardship | Incorporates Entry-Level Stewardship; Higher-Level Stewardship; Organic Entry Level Stewardship |
| EU Structural Funds: EAGGF Objective 1 | Promotes development in certain economically disadvantaged regions |
| Farm Waste Grant Scheme | Scheme now closed; helped farmers in Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (NVZs) install or improve farm waste facilities. |
| Farm Woodland Premium Scheme | Scheme now closed; aimed to enhance the environment through the planting of farm woodlands. See English Woodland Grant Scheme *Links to Forestry Commission website |
| Higher-Level Stewardship | Part of Environmental Stewardship |
| Hill Farm Allowance | Supports beef and sheep producers farming in the English Less Favoured Areas (LFAs). |
| Organic Entry Level Stewardship | Part of Environmental Stewardship |
| Organic Farming Scheme | Scheme now closed and being replaced by Organic Entry Level Stewardship. Encouraged expansion of organic production. |
| Processing and Marketing Grant | Scheme now closed to new applicants - Grants for capital investment in processing and marketing agricultural products. |
| Rural Enterprise Scheme | Scheme now closed to new applicants - Supports projects aiming to develop more sustainable, diversified and enterprising rural economies and communities. |
| Single Payment Scheme (CAP) | New single payment replaces ten major CAP payment scheme. See www.defra.gov.uk/farm/capreform/index.htm |
| Vocational Training Scheme | Scheme now closed to new applicants - Funds vocational (ie a person’s occupation or work) training for those engaged in farming or forestry |
b. Livestock farming |
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| Sheep and Wildlife Enhancement Scheme | Scheme now closed as a result of CAP Reforms. |
c. Arable farming |
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| Energy Crops Scheme | Grants to establish short-rotation coppice (SRC) or miscanthus; and helps SRC growers set up producer groups. |
Other sources of funding
Page last modified:
30 June 2006
Page published: 01 April 2005