The Scottish Government

Detailed Information on the Options

NEW FOR 2009

• Axis 1 - Option 8 - 3 additional quality assurance schemes
• Axis 2 - Option 23 - Animal Welfare Management Programme

Applicants to the Land Managers Options can choose from a total of 23 options.

There are 3 axes within the European Commission Regulation (EC 1698/2005) on support for rural development:

• Axis 1 - Improving the competitiveness of the agricultural and forestry sector.
• Axis 2 - Improving the environment and the countryside.
• Axis 3 - Improving the quality of life in rural areas and diversification of the rural economy.

Each key axis consists of a group of Options with specific goals. You can view the details of each Option by selecting them from the list below

Options available under Axis 1

1. Skills Development (Training)

2. Business Audit

3. Nutrient Management Plan

4. Modernisation through electronic data management for Agriculture

5. Management of tree stands for seed production

6. Modernisation through electronic data management for Forestry

7. Access Creation for Sustainable Forest Management

8. Membership of food quality assurance schemes

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Options available under Axis 2

9. Wild Bird Seed Mix/Unharvested Crop

10. Improvement of Rush Pasture for Wildlife

11. Summer Cattle Grazing

12. Management of Moorland Grazing

13. Management of Linear Features

14. Management of Grass Margins and Beetlebanks in Arable Fields

15. Biodiversity Cropping on In-Bye

16. Management of Conservation Headlands

17. Retention of Winter Stubbles

18. Small scale woodland creation

19. Management of small woodlands

23. Animal Welfare Management Programme

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Options available under Axis 3

20. Improving Access

21. Active management to improve the condition of sites of archaeological or historic interest

22. Active management to improve the condition of vernacular rural buildings

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