The Scottish Government

Theme 1: Underpinning performance and quality in the agriculture, food processing and forestry sectors

Priority outcome: Enhance the competitive performance of producers

• Support for diversification within agriculture and forestry

v

• Support for diversification outwith agriculture and forestry

v

• Investment in holdings

v

v

• Handicap payment - LFASS

v

• Skills development

v

• Improving animal welfare

v

• Infrastructure provision

v

• Support for organic farming

v

• Forest management planning

v

Priority outcome: Develop market focus

• Support for diversification within agriculture and forestry

v

• Investment in holdings

v

• Support for woodland planting (for biomass)

v

Priority outcome: Add value and improve supply chain linkages

• Support for diversification within agriculture and forestry

v

• Support for diversification outwith agriculture and forestry

v

• Investment in holdings

v

Priority outcome: Improve the performance of processors

• Support for diversification within agriculture and forestry

v

• Support for diversification outwith agriculture and forestry

v

Priority outcome: Promote an environmentally sustainable industry

• Support for diversification within agriculture and forestry

v

• Support for woodland planting (for biomass)

v

• Conservation of genetic resources

v

v

• Investment in holdings

v

• Measures for pollution control and resource management

v

Theme 2: Enhancing rural landscapes and the natural heritage

Priority outcome: Maintain traditional agricultural landscapes in less favoured areas

• Investment in holdings

v

v

• Conservation of genetic resources

v

• Measures to maintain landscape character

v

• Grassland management for plant and bird interest

v

• Management of field boundaries

v

• Improving animal welfare

v

• Measures for small units

v

• Handicap payment - LFASS

v

Priority outcome: Protect and enhance wildlife and biodiversity

• Grassland and heathland management for plant interest

v

• Management of wet areas

v

• Moorland management

v

• Support for organic farming

v

• Conservation of genetic resources

v

• Control of problem species

v

• Management for birds

v

• Management of field boundaries

v

• Management of woodland and scrub

v

• Cropping for biodiversity

v

• Measures for small units

v

• Measures for pollution control and resource management

v

• Skills development

v

• Forest management planning

v

Priority outcome: Promote sustainable forest management

• Investment in holdings

v

v

• Support for diversification within agriculture and forestry

v

• Control of problem species

v

• Management of woodland and scrub

v

• Woodland creation

v

• Skills development

v

• Forest management planning

v

Priority outcome: Reduce water pollution, support good water quality and achieve effective management of water resources in and around Scotland

• Measures for pollution control and resource management

v

v

• Land management planning to control pollution

v

• Management of wet areas

v

• Grassland management for soils

v

Priority outcome: Tackling climate change and meeting relevant international and UK commitments

• Woodland creation

v

• Management of wet areas

v

• Measures for pollution control and resource management

v

• Measures for agriculture and forestry to adapt to change

v

• Flood management planning

v

• Investment in holdings

v

• Grassland management for protection of soils

v

Priority outcome: Safeguard and enhance landscapes and the historic environment

• Measures to maintain landscape character

v

v

• Management of field boundaries

v

v

• Management of wet areas

v

• Moorland management

v

• Woodland creation

v

• Measures for landscape - built environment

v

• Support for amenity tree planting

v

• Management of woodland and scrub

v

Theme 3: Promoting a more diverse rural economy and thriving rural communities

Priority outcome: Achieve a thriving and growing business community

• Support for diversification outwith agriculture and forestry

v

• Tourism and education

v

• Public access provision

v

v

Priority outcome: Promote public access and understanding of the countryside

• Measures to maintain landscape character

v

• Support for diversification outwith agriculture and forestry

v

• Public access provision

v

v

• Tourism and education

v

• Community involvement

v

• Management of woodland and scrub

v

Priority outcome: Building capacity in rural communities

• Skills development

v

v

• Support for diversification outwith agriculture and forestry

v

• Community involvement

v

• Management of woodland and scrub

v

Priority outcome: Develop the social and environmental performance of rural businesses

• Support for diversification within agriculture and forestry

v

• Support for diversification outwith agriculture and forestry

v

• Measures to maintain landscape character

v

Priority outcome: Supporting rural services and infrastructure

• Measures for the built environment in the landscape

v

• Amenity tree planting

v

v

• Support for diversification outwith agriculture and forestry

v

• Investment in holdings

v

v

• Provision of rural services and facilities

v

• Skills development

v

v