In future, British farmers will be financially rewarded for protecting nature and improving the environment as a substitute for EU subsidies.
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- British farmers are to be rewarded for environmentally friendly farmers in the future.
- In London, 280 different measures were advertised.
In future, British farmers will be financially rewarded for protecting nature and improving the environment as a substitute for EU subsidies. A total of 280 different measures have been announced, as the Guardian newspaper reported on Thursday.
For example, there is money for farmers who plant wildflowers or winter fodder for birds, maintain hedges or tend moors. One billion pounds from a total annual pot of 2.4 billion pounds (2.73 billion Swiss francs) is earmarked for this.
Agriculture Minister Therese Coffey said the payments would “protect the planet”. Farmers largely welcomed the project. However, criticism has been leveled that the plans have only just been presented and that farmers have not received sufficient support since Brexit. The EU subsidies were primarily calculated according to the size of the cultivated area.
