Controversial farm subsidy scheme gets billion pound budget
The protest-hit Sustainable Farming Scheme has been introduced after almost a decade in development.
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"There are ways that farming and nature can work together, it'll improve the soil and the crops we're growing."
— Caryl Davies , Other
"A three-year plan gives you some certainty about what you're going to get."
— Alwyn Jones , Other
"If we were still in the EU we would have a seven-year cycle so we're not quite there but at least we know for the next three years it's certain."
— Abi Reader , Activist
"The FUW has consistently called for a five-year funding framework, so today's commitment to provide certainty until March 2030 is a welcomed relief for the family farms of Wales."
— Ian Rickman , Activist
Key People
Abi Reader is the president of NFU Cymru.
Alwyn Jones is a retired livestock auctioneer known for his pedigree Welsh Black cattle.
Caryl Davies is a beef and sheep farmer from Eglwyswrw, Pembrokeshire.
Ian Rickman is the president of the Farmers' Union of Wales.
New Plaid Cymru minister responsible for the deposit return scheme.
Stephen Roberts is a farmer from Denbigh.
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The protest-hit Sustainable Farming Scheme has been introduced after almost a decade in development.
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