Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 70642
Sustainable Farming Incentive
Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 15 September 2025
Question
James Cartlidge
Conservative — South Suffolk
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support farmers who incurred costs based on an expectation of acceptance to the Sustainable Farming Incentive scheme.
Answer
Dame Angela EagleThe Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) 2024 was an uncapped scheme aimed at mass participation of farm businesses, despite a finite farming budget. This large-scale uptake of the scheme meant it reached its upper limit in March 2025. We have allocated a ...
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