16/07/25 Wales' new sustainable farming scheme.
The sustainable farming scheme is unveiled. The old system of subsidies is being phased out and Welsh farmers will be paid to help protect biodiversity and tackle climate change.
The Welsh government has unveiled a new system of payments for farmers. The sustainable farming scheme or SFS replaces the current basic payment scheme or BPS, which farmers received under the EU. BPS is being wound down and farmers in Wales are being encouraged to take part in the new scheme, which will pay them to produce food sustainably and protect the environment. Farming unions welcome some aspects of the SFS but say farmers now face a cliff edge as old payments are phased out next year. Environmentalists say that although it's a step in the right direction, it is also a missed opportunity and Wales needs to do more to protect biodiversity and tackle climate change.
We speak to the Tenant Farmers Association, the RSPB, NFU Cymru, and Wales deputy first minister and cabinet secretary for climate change and rural affairs Huw Irranca-Davies.
Presenter: Anna Hill
Producer: Rebecca Rooney
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- Wed 16 Jul 202505:45BBC Radio 4
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