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<p>The Countryside Productivity scheme provides funding, including grants, for projects
in England which improve productivity in the farming and forestry sectors. In October
this year we committed £30 million for further rounds of the Countryside Productivity
Small Grant scheme, which helps farmers buy equipment they need to boost productivity,
increase yields, and become more environmentally efficient.</p><p> </p><p>The Agriculture
Bill sets out the foundations for the future. It includes provisions which would allow
for financial assistance to be given to improve the productivity of agricultural activities.
This will allow us to make payments to enable farmers to invest in equipment, technology
and infrastructure that will help them to improve their productivity. The payments
will also help farmers to deliver public goods, such as environmental benefits and
animal health and welfare enhancements that are significantly above the regulatory
baseline.</p><p> </p><p>We are developing a policy for England. Agriculture is devolved,
and so it is for the devolved administrations to determine their own policies and
decide how they spend their money.</p>
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