What are the economic costs and opportunities for farmers in Scotland?
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Question Group: Working with nature to improve plant, animal and soil health, enhancing agricultural practices, and promoting resilient food systems. It also encompasses innovation in disease control, climate adaptation for crops and stock, strengthening food safety and sustainable farming to reduce environmental pollution and boost productivity.
Sub-questions: -what are the costs of compliance (beyond agricultural reform - including broader govt regulation) and what impact does these costs have on smaller farmers?
-what are scale and impact of the non-agricultural or implicit subsidies of farming, such as land, inheritance, diesel, etc. taxes foregone?
-how can farmers maximise opportunities from diversification and other income sources within and outside their traditional agricultural practices?
-How can we ensure a resilient agricultural workforce, with changing technologies, needs and challenges, what training and skills are required?
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This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:
Environment natural resources agriculture research strategy 2027 2032
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Related UKRI funded projects
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BrightSpace: Designing a Roadmap for Effective and Sustainable Strategies for Assessing and Addressing the Challenges of EU Agriculture to Navigate within a Safe and Just Operating Space
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The project addresses the economic costs and opportunities for farmers in the context of EU agriculture and the Green Deal.
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Sustaining their family, community and nation. Who are our farming households? Developing a farming-household typology in England & Wales using AD|ARC
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Why might this be relevant?
Partially answers the question by focusing on farming households in England & Wales, but does not address economic costs, opportunities, compliance costs, or subsidies.
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Agroecology-TRANSECT
Agroecology-TRANSECT aims to contribute to releasing the full potential of agroecology for European agriculture by strengthening the knowledge base for farmers and advisors and supporting decision makers. It aims to deli...
Funded by: Horizon Europe Guarantee
Lead research organisation: SOIL ASSOCIATION LIMITED(THE)
Why might this be relevant?
Partially answers the question by focusing on agroecology in European agriculture, but does not address economic costs, opportunities, compliance costs, or subsidies.