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<p>At COP26, the UK announced the £65 million Just Rural Transition Support Programme
to support developing countries design and implement approaches that help farmers
build resilience and drive investment into more sustainable methods of agriculture.
This builds on £9 million of current UK Government support to the Just Rural Transition
which is helping countries to take initial steps to implement sustainable land use
policies and practices. This is also a priority domestically. Following our exit from
the European Union, England has begun a programme of ambitious agriculture reform.
This new policy will, over a gradual transition period, phase out the area-based EU
style subsidies and instead introduce a package of voluntary grants and continuous
payments which reward farmers for environmental outcomes, increase productivity and
support investment in technology.</p><p>It is clear that global food and agriculture
systems are central drivers of climate change, contributing up to 33% of global Greenhouse
Gas Emissions and are the leading driver of biodiversity loss. Through the COP26 campaign
on Accelerating Transition to Sustainable Agriculture, the UK COP Presidency raised
visibility and mobilised action for transformation in agriculture, land use and food
systems, essential to ensure sustainable food production for a growing population
whilst building resilience for farmers and a just transition to reduce emissions and
reversing harmful impacts on biodiversity.</p>
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