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<p>Our future agriculture policy will help farmers in Harlow to continue to produce
food to high environmental and animal welfare standards.</p><p> </p><p>The Government's
Agricultural Transition Plan sets out how we will maintain the same level of investment
for farmers in England, which is £2.4 billion a year across this parliament. We will
reinvest money saved by reducing Direct Payments into improved and new environment
schemes, as well as schemes which will help farmers get their businesses ready for
the transition. These will include grants to invest in productivity measures, support
to new entrants, supporting farmer-led innovation and improving farm resilience.</p><p>
</p><p>For example, we have launched a £1 million grant funding project to provide
resilience support to farmers and land managers in England to help them prepare for
the Agricultural Transition period that will take place from 2021-2027. The transition
period will also give farmers time to adapt and prepare for our new schemes.</p><p><strong>
</strong></p><p>Some farmers might want help to work out how best to get their businesses
ready for the agricultural transition. We are offering a range of interventions, including
collaborative projects over three to four years, where farming and agri-food businesses
work with scientists and researchers to carry out more fundamental research and development
focused on high-priority strategic challenges – such as achieving Net Zero – with
the potential to transform agricultural productivity in the long term.</p><p> </p><p>In
addition, we are continuing to work with farming organisations as we develop the Farming
Investment Fund. This will incentivise and support the purchase of equipment, technology
and infrastructure to support environmentally-sustainable farming and land management.</p><p>
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