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Sustainable Farming Incentive

Asked by James CartlidgeConservativeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 6 May 2025UIN 47278

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has taken the cropping year into consideration when making arrangements to launch the updated Sustainable Farming Incentive.

Answered by Daniel Zeichner

Defra will be working closely with farmers and industry stakeholders to design a future Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) offer that fairly and responsibly directs funding. This future SFI offer will build on what has made SFI effective so far. Further details about the reformed SFI offer will be announced following the spending review in summer 2025. This will include an indication of when we expect to open for applications.

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