Rural Development: New Entrants Start-Up Grant Scheme full guidance

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This is an old version of the page

Date published: 5 August, 2015

Date superseded: 24 March, 2016

Updates to last version

  • minor changes to eligibility under Scope
  • addition of information about the Whole Farm Review Scheme

Scottish farming needs to attract a steady flow of new entrants.

The average age of farmers in Scotland is increasing and there are not enough opportunities to attract the numbers of new entrant farmers that the industry needs. This is a problem across the whole of Europe.

It is a priority for the Scottish Government to support a new generation of farmers in agriculture. Providing support for businesses in the critical early stages will make it easier for new entrants to access development capital.

This grant scheme aims to contribute towards an increase in the number of entrepreneurs who farm and build profitable, innovative businesses which respond to the industry’s changing economic environment.