Scots minister calls for SFP cap

摘要

Scotland's farm minister has spoken out in favour of capping single farm payments under Common Agricultural Policy reform. Speaking at a CAP modelling conference in Edinburgh last week, Richard Lochhead said: "I know there are arguments against capping. But many people, including many farmers, tell me you cannot justify big payments to individual farms." As Scotland prepared to move from a historic- to area-based direct payments system - the fine details were being discussed and a formal consultation outlining a shortlist of ideas will be launched later this year - it was likely farmers would see a shift in support payments, he said.