Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 77928

Sustainable Farming Incentive

Tabled: 16 September 2025
Answered: 16 October 2025

Question

Anna Gelderd

LabourSouth East Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what support is in place for farmers who are unable to access SFI agreements between the scheme’s closure in March 2025 and the planned re opening in mid 2026.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
There are currently record numbers of farmers taking part in farming schemes such as the Sustainable Farming Incentive. As of April 2025, these schemes supported 885,000 hectares of arable land being farmed without insecticides; 330,000 hectares of low in...

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