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Sustainable Farming Incentive

Asked by Lloyd HattonLabourDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 19 March 2026UIN 120457

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many farmers received payments under the Sustainable Farming Incentive for buffer strip actions in the previous scheme year.

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

In the 2025 scheme year a total of 4,894 farm businesses received at least one payment for buffer strip actions delivered under the Sustainable Farming Incentive scheme.

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