Environmental Farming Scheme (EFS)
The Environmental Farming Scheme (EFS) offers participants a 5-year agreement to deliver a range of environmental measures and has three levels:
- a Higher Level, primarily for environmentally designated sites and other priority habitats
- a Wider Level to deliver benefits across the countryside, outside of environmentally designated areas
- a Group Level to support co-operative action by farmers in specific areas such as a river catchment
The Environmental Farming Scheme (EFS) is not currently open for applications
Applications which deliver most environmental benefit for the scheme objectives of restoring, preserving and enhancing biodiversity, improving water quality and mitigating against climate change will receive priority entry into the scheme.
For more information see EFS Claim Management and Claim Confirmation.
More in this topic
- Environmental Farming Scheme (EFS) general information and guidance
- Environmental Farming Scheme (EFS) - Wider Level
- Environmental Farming Scheme (EFS) - Higher Level
- Environmental Farming Scheme Training Videos (Higher NPIs)
- Environmental Farming Scheme Training Videos (Wider Non Productive investments)
- Environmental Farming Scheme Training Videos (Wider Stand Alone Options)
- Environmental Farming Scheme Training Videos (Wider Options)
- Environmental Farming Scheme – Group Level Facilitation