ARCHIVE: Single Payment Scheme projects

Uptake of the Single Payment Scheme by farmers 2009

A key objective of the CAP reforms introduced for the cropping year 2004/5 was the adoption of cross-compliance, ensuring that land was kept in Good Agricultural and Environmental Condition (GAEC). The scale of the environmental benefits that this delivers will clearly depend on a range of factors including levels of compliance and enforcement and how widely the Single Payment Scheme (SPS) is adopted by farmers. The level of uptake of the SPS was first examined in Observatory Report No 5, which was published in February 2007. This new report provides an updated analysis of SPS uptake based on field level data for 2005 to 2009 and also examines how businesses have changed over this period.

The full report was published on 28th May 2010. A summary was published on 28th April 2010.

Analysis of SPS payments in England

This paper looks at the distribution of the 2005 Single Payment Scheme payments and payment rates by region, farm type and farm size.  Where possible, comparisons have been drawn with 2002-2004 payment rates for the previous production related subsidies replaced by the SPS.

Results published June 2007

Updated projections of the distribution of the Single Payment Scheme payments in 2012

Provides an updated analysis of how the distribution of the Single Payment Scheme (SPS) payments in England is expected to vary by farm type, size and region in 2012 compared with the position in 2004 before the introduction of the SPS. The updated projections provide more detailed analysis as reported in Annual Review published in January 2007.

Results published February 2007

Uptake of the Single Payment Scheme by farmers 2006

A key objective of the CAP reforms introduced for the cropping year 2004/5 was the adoption of cross-compliance, ensuring that land was kept in Good Agricultural and Environmental Condition (GAEC). The scale of the environmental benefits that this delivers will depend on a range of factors. The research looks at how widely the new Single Payment Scheme (SPS) has been adopted by farmers across particular sectors and regions. The information will also help to identify low uptake which could potentially lead to gaps in available data.

Results published February 2007

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