July 2020
Price: £95 PLUS VAT
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***Full-scale policy conference taking place online***
Key stakeholders and policymakers at this timely conference will discuss key issues for agriculture policy and funding in the UK.
Why this is relevant now - the context:
It takes place with:
- negotiations taking place on the UK’s withdrawal agreement with the EU
- policy developments including:
- the Future Farming Resilience Funding scheme which aims to provide guidance and support services as the transition into the new payment system begins
- DEFRA announcing a range of support measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including:
Key areas for discussion:
- Practicalities - looking at:
- the Environmental Land Management (ELM) scheme
- payment for public goods in areas like environmental and animal welfare standards
- support during the transition period
- Farm finance - including:
- the impact of any changes
- further support that might be needed for the sector to reach net-zero emissions
- sustainable practices in devolved nations
- The overall payment process and what lessons can be learnt from the direct payment system under CAP
- Monitoring and measuring environmental standards and disseminating best practice
- The evolving regulatory landscape - looking at:
- food security and productivity
- options for creating a system that promotes sustainability, stewardship, and efficient and competitive farming
- Issues for smaller farms and those with limited adaptive capacity
- The COVID-19 pandemic - with discussion expected on:
- extra support needed for the food supply chain
- strategies in place to support farmers with the workforce shortages
- how payments systems can adapt to events such as COVID-19
The agenda:
- Priorities going forward for agricultural policy and the Environmental Land Management (ELM) scheme
- The vision for the ELM scheme: productivity, funding and local delivery
- Practicalities of a new system - monitoring, environmental standards, external challenges, and learning from Payments by Results pilot schemes
- Case study: supporting sustainable farming in Wales
- Implementation issues - farming regulations, food security, finance, and towards net-zero emissions
Policy officials attending:
Our forums are known for attracting strong interest from policymakers and stakeholders.
It’s certainly the case with this one. Places have been reserved by parliamentary pass-holders from both Houses of Parliament, and officials from Defra; the Environment Agency; the Committee on Climate Change; DAERA; MHCLG; BEIS; Cabinet Office; the National Audit Office; the Natural Capital Committee; the Office for National Statistics and the Welsh Government.
This is a full-scale conference taking place online***
- full, four-hour programme including comfort breaks - you’ll also get a full recording to refer back to
- information-rich discussion involving key policymakers and stakeholders
- conference materials provided in advance, including speaker biographies
- speakers presenting via webcam, accompanied by slides if they wish, using the Cisco WebEx professional online conference platform (easy for delegates - we’ll provide full details)
- opportunities for live delegate questions and comments with all speakers
- a recording of the addresses, all slides cleared by speakers, and further materials, is made available to all delegates afterwards as a permanent record of the proceedings
- delegates are able to add their own written comments and articles following the conference, to be distributed to all attendees and more widely
- networking too - there will be opportunities for delegates to e-meet and interact - we’ll tell you how!
Full information and guidance on how to take part will be sent to delegates before the conference
