Sustainable Farming Scheme

In July 2022 we published the Outline Sustainable Farming Scheme.

We used the Outline Sustainable Farming Scheme proposals as the basis for an extensive codesign programme with farmers.

We will be publishing a codesign report on this page once the analysis is complete.

View the Co-design for a Sustainable Farming Scheme for Wales: privacy notice.

A series of co-design reports have been published to coincide with a statement from the Minister for Rural Affairs:

Sustainable Farming Scheme Co-design: final report
Analysis of over 1600 contributions, mainly from farmers, in response to the Outline Sustainable Farming Scheme.

Sustainable Farming Scheme: analysis of feedback to the outline scheme proposals
Analysis of feedback from 100 organisations, groups and individuals in response to the Outline Sustainable Farming Scheme.

Sustainable Farming Scheme Outline Proposals: Co-design response
Our response to the Sustainable Farming Scheme Co-design: final report and the Sustainable Farming Scheme: analysis of feedback to the outline scheme proposals.

The following were released to accompany the publication of the Outline Sustainable Farming Scheme proposals: 

• Sustainable Farming Scheme: co-design findings published in Gwlad (August 2023) to show the findings of the SFS co-design exercise   
• a live question and answer event (on YouTube) 
• a frequently asked questions. Please note that these answers reflect our current policy thinking and are subject to change
• Farming Connect Sustainable Farming Scheme podcast 
  episode 70: Sustainable Farming Scheme - delving deeper into the detail

Written Statement - Launch of Brexit Our Land (10 July 2018) 

Brexit and our land: our response 

Written Statement: Sustainable Farming and Our Land Consultation 2020 (31 July 2020) 

Sustainable farming and our land: simplifying agricultural support 

FOI release 15551: Agriculture (Wales) White Paper 

Written Statement: Agriculture (Wales) White Paper – Summary of Responses and Welsh Government Policy Response (21 September 2021) 

Sustainable Farming Scheme: co-design of future farming (Co-Design Phase 1)

Co-design for a Sustainable Farming Scheme for Wales (Co-design Phase 2)