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Agriculture: Kent

Asked by Helen WhatelyConservativeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 17 December 2024UIN 17855

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the economic contribution of farming to (a) Kent and (b) Faversham and Mid Kent constituency.

Answered by Daniel Zeichner

In 2023, total income from farming for Kent was £187.76 million.

Total income from farming for each of the five Kent ITL3 regions was £5.16 million for Medway; £52.72 million for Kent Thames Gateway; £35.15 million for East Kent; £54.52 million for Mid Kent; and £40.21 million for West Kent.

Regional estimates of total income from farming are produced at international territorial levels (ITL) 1, 2 and 3, with ITL3 being the most granular geographical breakdown. As such, the specific breakdown requested for part b) of the question is not available.

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