UK farm funding remit launched before EU subsidies are cut
by Fiona Harvey Environment correspondent from Environment | The Guardian on (#40YTF)
New independent panel may allocate funding based on more varied factors than EU CAP
Farming conditions across the UK's regions are to be assessed for the first time with a view to allocating financial assistance after EU subsidies are withdrawn, the government has said.
A new independent advisory panel will consider what factors should determine how future funding is divided among England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, with a remit to look at farm sizes and farm numbers, as well as environmental and socio-economic issues.
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