Treasury Chancellor Sajid Javid allocated £ 3 billion to farmers in 2020-2021 to help them after Brexit. The funds, which will be distributed over two years, are used to support farmers when the UK leaves the European Union and the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) direct payment scheme.
This will make it possible to finance direct payments for 2020 at the same level as this year, and complement the remaining EU funding that farmers will receive for development projects until 2023.
Direct speech: “When we leave the EU and free ourselves from Common Agricultural Policy, we will be able to support our vital rural communities, which are the cornerstone of life in the UK, with a fairer and less bureaucratic system. Farmers can enter the New Year with the confidence that they have our support and will be able to prosper after Brexit, ”said Sajid Javid.
Direct speech: “Since we are going to leave the European Union and the Common Agricultural Policy on January 31, 2020, it is very important that the agricultural industry knows where it is in relation to direct payments.
In UK agriculture, only 2% of the population is employed, producing 75% of the food consumed in the country.
Farmers are dependent on these payments and until we see a more equitable redistribution of the share of profits in the supply chain, direct payments will remain important for all farmers.
A commitment by the government to continue financing direct payments when we leave the EU is welcome. When we meet with Ministers and Deputies in the new year, we will insist on long-term financial commitments for agriculture and measures that will help farmers secure a more equitable share of supply chain revenues, ”said NFU Scotland President Andrew McCornick.
- Earlier we reported that UK farmers turned to the future Prime Minister about Brexit.
- We also wrote that after Brexit, British farmers will face rising costs.
- Irish farmers demand compensation for losses from Brexit.
- Also read more about what Brexit has already happened for Irish beef producers.
- Spanish farmers are concerned about the inaction of Brexit.
