Farming with Nature Landscape Projects - Policy Context

The United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union has provided Northern Ireland with a unique opportunity to redefine its agricultural policy for the first time in almost 50 years, with the aim of developing a framework that is better suited to local needs and one that will underpin long term sustainability within the agri-food industry.

The FwN Package forms part of the programme of change being progressed through the DAERA Sustainable Agriculture Programme.  It aims to contribute to the delivery of many of DAERA’s strategic environmental outcomes by supporting farmers and land managers to make substantial contributions to environmental improvements and sustainability.

Following public consultation on proposals for future agricultural policy, the Future Agricultural Policy Decisions for Northern Ireland was published in March 2022. A copy of these decisions can be found here: 

https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/publications/future-agricultural-policy-decisions-northern-ireland

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