BSCG LETTER TO SERAD |
Badenoch & Strathspey Conservation Group Fiodhag,
Nethybridge, Inverness-shire PH25 3DJ Mr Ken Gray MODULATION CONSULTATION BSCG believes that farmers and crofters in Scotland
should have a higher agri-envronment budget at least as good as in other
countries in Europe. We welcome modulation and recognize the benefits of
guaranteed UK matched funding for rural areas. Given the present
problems facing intensive forms of agriculture we consider it progress
that agricultural subsidy should be directed at relevant benefits and
uncoupled from production. The introduction of modulation in Scotland
would allow better resourcing for agri-environment schemes related to
management measures required to deliver Local Biodiversity Action Plans.
We see such plans as having the potential to provide vital benefits for
local rural communities as well as being an important approach to
safeguarding and enhancing wildlife in Scotland. Yours sincerely Dr A.M.Jones, Convenor ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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