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The UK has closed its flagship sustainable farming scheme, choosing short-term cuts over long-term security

By Emma Burnett, Honorary Research Associate, TABLE, University of Oxford
The UK government’s decision to abruptly close all applications for its flagship nature-friendly farming scheme has shocked many of the country’s farmers and environmentalists.

The sustainable farming incentive (SFI) is one of a series of schemes which pays farmers in England to nurture the soil and wildlife and improve water quality. It is far from perfect.


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