Agriculture Bill Consultation

The Agriculture Bill Consultation is an important and necessary step in realising the Scottish Government’s Vision for Agriculture and transforming support for farming and food production to become a global leader in sustainable and regenerative agriculture.

The Vision was announced in March 2022, and you can read it here  

The Scottish Government Consultation on the Agriculture Bill 2022 can be found here. We are currently working through this consultation document, devising our response to ensure the Scottish organic sector views are represented.

We will shortly be consulting SOPA members on their views for the future of food and farming support in Scotland.

In support of the consultation, the Scottish Government has announced a series of consultation events that will take place over the next few months.  These events are run by ScotGov staff to give background and explore the implications in the Agriculture Bill.

You can sign up to the events on Eventbrite by following the links below.

• 5 October Inverness
• 6 October Skye
• 25 October Aberdeenshire
• 1 November Oban
• 3 November Scottish     Borders
• 8 November Stirling
• 10 November Dumfries     & Galloway
• 14 November Ayrshire

In addition to the in-person events, there will also be four online virtual events focusing on specific themes included in the Bill. The four thematic events will cover:

• 29 September Delivering the Agricultural Vision
• 27 October Rural Development and Forestry
• 9 November Agricultural Wages
• 15 November Modernising Agricultural Tenancies

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Please note these are not SOPA events. SOPA Events will be shared directly with SOPA Members.

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