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Farms

Asked by Helen MorganLiberal DemocratDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 10 February 2025UIN 29013

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support community farms.

Answered by Daniel Zeichner

We welcome community farms in England as they give local communities a chance to get involved in the countryside. Community farms, like any other farm, may be eligible for a variety of grants.

Depending on the setup of the community farm, projects may be eligible for the Environmental Land Management (ELM) schemes such as the Sustainable Farming Incentive. Our ELM schemes provide fairer support to smaller farms, and farmers and land managers can choose the scheme or schemes that work best for their business.

To work out what’s available, you can visit the ‘funding for farmers, growers and land managers’ landing page on GOV.UK.

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