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Frequently Asked Questions on Farming, Fisheries & Rural Payments Regulations
What is the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI)?
The SFI is Defra flagship agricultural support scheme replacing EU CAP direct payments in England. Farmers are paid for delivering environmental outcomes (soil health, biodiversity, water quality) via annual action-based agreements under the Agriculture Act 2020.
What are the three tiers of the Environmental Land Management (ELM) scheme?
ELM comprises three schemes: the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI), paying farmers for actions that improve soil, hedgerow, and farmland health; Countryside Stewardship (CS), rewarding targeted environmental management of habitats, woodland, and flood resilience; and Landscape Recovery, funding large-scale, long-term land use change and nature restoration projects.
How does the Fisheries Act 2020 manage UK fishing opportunities outside the EU CFP?
The Fisheries Act 2020 establishes the UK as an independent coastal state, replacing EU CFP total allowable catches with annual international fisheries negotiations, Joint Fisheries Statements (JFS) agreed between UK fisheries administrations, Fisheries Management Plans (FMPs), and foreign vessel licensing via the Marine Management Organisation (MMO).