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23/07/2014
£623m Allocated For Rural Development Programme
A budget of £623m has been allocated for the Department of Agriculture's Rural Development Programme 2014 - 2020, it has been announced.
Rural Minister Michelle O’Neill has said the 2014-2020 RDP budget would be allocated across three specific areas: protecting the rural environment, developing rural economies and competitiveness of agriculture.
She said: "Having received the Executive’s approval, my Department will bid for up to £250million of additional funds to deliver the Farm Business Improvement Scheme as requested by the Agri-Food Strategy Board in its ‘Going for Growth’ report, which will give a total budget value of up to £623million."
"Having secured the largest RDP budget we have had in the north my aim has been to deliver a balanced Programme of measures that meets the diverse needs of our agricultural, environmental and rural sectors.
"To achieve those goals I have allocated £287million to support the competitiveness of our agri-food industry in the north, £256million to support schemes that protect our rural environment and £80million to develop our rural economies to enable them to thrive and prosper."
(IT/CD)
Rural Minister Michelle O’Neill has said the 2014-2020 RDP budget would be allocated across three specific areas: protecting the rural environment, developing rural economies and competitiveness of agriculture.
She said: "Having received the Executive’s approval, my Department will bid for up to £250million of additional funds to deliver the Farm Business Improvement Scheme as requested by the Agri-Food Strategy Board in its ‘Going for Growth’ report, which will give a total budget value of up to £623million."
"Having secured the largest RDP budget we have had in the north my aim has been to deliver a balanced Programme of measures that meets the diverse needs of our agricultural, environmental and rural sectors.
"To achieve those goals I have allocated £287million to support the competitiveness of our agri-food industry in the north, £256million to support schemes that protect our rural environment and £80million to develop our rural economies to enable them to thrive and prosper."
(IT/CD)
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