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What happens next for Scotland’s Future Farming Investment Scheme
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The Scottish Farmer | News
Jonnie Hall, NFU Scotland deputy chief executive and director of policy, said the budget allocation ‘clearly provides the funding needed for a re-run of the Future Farming Investment Scheme (FFIS)’.
“NFU Scotland has consistently called for a re-run of an improved FFIS,” he said.
“That’s a message we are taking forward strongly.”He added that capital support should not focus solely on primary production.
Gemma Cooper, NFU Scotland head of policy, said: “Last year saw the inaugural round of capital funding and whilst it was initially welcomed, the results received a mixed response.
“Whilst NFUS was instrumental in securing the initial pot of capital funding, it was, and remains, a Scottish Government scheme.