by Seth Johnson-Marshall | Feb 28, 2024 | Consultations
Welsh Government Consultation on the Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS) Afonydd Cymru’s response to the Welsh Government’s consultation on the Sustainable Farming Scheme proposed under the Agriculture (Wales) Act 2023. FollowFollow February 2024 Afonydd...
by Seth Johnson-Marshall | Jan 30, 2024 | Agriculture, Land management
The Legislation, Roles and Government Fora FollowFollow Agriculture and environment are devolved to the Senedd and Welsh Government and Wales has its own legislation covering both areas. In Natural Resources Wales, it also has its own regulatory body whose role it is...
by Seth Johnson-Marshall | Jan 30, 2024 | Uncategorized
Agriculture FollowFollow Agriculture is a relatively small part of the Welsh economy. Yet land management in Wales is having an increasingly detrimental effect on rivers. For most Welsh SAC rivers, it is the primary cause of excess levels of phosphorus. In this...
by Seth Johnson-Marshall | Jan 30, 2024 | Agriculture, Land management
Agricultural Pollution FollowFollow Agricultural pollution is a long-standing issue in Wales. In the three years prior to 2021, agricultural pollution incidents averaged three per week. More recently, agriculture has been identified by NRW as contributing 62% of the...
by Seth Johnson-Marshall | Jan 30, 2024 | Agriculture, Land management
Welsh Agriculture – Facts & Figures FollowFollow Economics In 2021, the agriculture, forestry and fishing sector accounted for for 1.1% of total gross value-added (GVA) to the Welsh economy. This compares to, for example, tourism at 5% of Wales’s GVA,...