Agri-environment schemes
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Agri-environment schemes provide funding to farmers and land managers to farm in a way that supports biodiversity, enhances the landscape, and improves the quality of water, air and soil.
Current Agri-environment schemes
Under the Northern Ireland Rural Development Programme 2014-21 there is agri-environment scheme available. The scheme has two levels, EFS Higher and EFS Wider.
- Environmental Farming Scheme (EFS)
- EFS Planner Instructions
- EFS (W) Options and NPIs applicability for EFS (H) habitat types
These are part-financed by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD).