Action 40
"The Executive will develop a system of Land Management
Contracts, setting up a steering group to oversee the work.
This will include:
- reviewing the experience of whole farm approaches
in other EU countries;
- establishing an action plan and timetable for the
consultation, development and introduction of Land
Management Contracts in Scotland;
- agreeing with the Commission how a whole farm
support scheme can meet the necessary regulatory and
auditing requirements;
- exploring with the UK Government, other EU
countries and the Commission changes to the CAP which
would, in the medium term, allow for the more
comprehensive introduction of whole farm support."
Progress
The Land Management Contract Working Group was set up to
take forward the proposals outlined in the Strategy. Two
detailed reports have been published and links to these are
given below.
The proposed Land Management Contract (LMC) Menu Scheme
was approved by the Commission in February 2005.
Further Work
A consultation exercise, completed in September 2004,
invited views on the proposed Land Management Contract Menu
Scheme as the first step in the development and
implementation of Land Management Contracts (LMCs). A
summary report of the consultation responses is available
via the link given below. Tier II measures are expected to
be introduced in 2005.
Links
- Land Management Contract Working
Group reports:-
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/library5/agri/lmcwg-00.asp
and
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/library5/development/lmcme-00.asp
- Summary report of consultation
responses on LMC Menu Scheme:-
www.scotland.gov.uk/library5/environment/caprscf-00.asp
Primary objective complete. Implementation work
ongoing.
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