Scottish Government

Priority

Code

Business Viability and Competitiveness Priorities

Relevant Packages

TAY02

A viable, competitive or sustainable farming sector, through encouraging new entrants to restructure or modernise farm businesses. Particularly proposals which:

• help new entrants to develop a farm business through relevant and cost-effective capital investment in buildings, equipment, infrastructure, information technology or livestock
• make a significant contribution to a recognised succession plan and contribute to bridging employment or generation gaps.

2-4

TAY03

Improved business competitiveness or sustainability, through improved management or improved animal health and welfare by supporting land managers to undertake practical, vocational or business skills training (especially where it complements other capital investments or changes in business structure or orientation). Particularly proposals that:

• will enhance business and/or traditional skills for land managers through training and development
• introduce new trainees into the forestry sector and which also seek to improve the forestry skills of other land managers, especially farmers, with an active interest in forestry and in diversifying their own traditional activities
• help provide support for new trainees in the farming and other land use sectors where there is a demonstrable skills gap
• help provide support for land managers to increase their skills in incorporating environmental and social objectives into their own traditional business activities.

2-4, 33 & 35

TAY04

Active management or the use of the land for productive purposes, by supporting capital investment in small scale crofting or crofting-type production.

N/A

TAY05

New or expanded demand led markets, through encouraging producers, processors, retailers and others in the supply chain to work together and build capacity. Particularly proposals that:

• support the development of new products including renewable energy developments such as woodfuel/biomass, quality food and drink, and tourism
• support new or existing initiatives to market local produce including local markets and fairs
• encourage small-scale woodland owners to add value to woodland products derived from their woodlands.

1-4 & 35

TAY06

Local wealth and reduce food/timber miles (especially in relation to food, drink, woodfuel and biomass), through expansion of local sale and add value processing of primary agricultural and forestry products.

• See 5 above

1, 33 & 35

TAY07a

Enhanced viability and improved quality of primary products, where such will improve economic viability, through improved management practices (e.g. improved timber quality through good silviculture), particularly in areas that will most benefit from sustainable community development, employment and rural diversification, and through improvements in transport infrastructure, e.g. agreements developed in partnership with regional Timber Transport Groups. Particularly proposals that:

• promote good silviculture to improve timber quality including the use of genetically improved tree planting stock to enhance timber productivity
• optimise the potential for growing quality hardwood timber on suitable sites (given the high proportion of such suitable ground in Tayside compared to other parts of Scotland)
• enhance woodland management, especially for farm woodlands and under-managed woodlands where proposals will enhance their productive potential
• support the Scottish Timber Transport Fund and link well with the Strategic Timber Transport overview for Tayside provided by the Stirling and Tayside Timber Transport Group.

1, 3, 4, 33 & 35

TAY07b

Organic conversion and maintenance - develop the production, processing and marketing opportunities for the organic sector in Scotland and in doing so deliver biodiversity, pollution control, energy efficiency and soil protection benefits. Particularly proposals that:

• optimise the integrated delivery of biodiversity, pollution control, energy efficiency and soil protection benefits.

1, 2, 4, 9-11, 14, 17, 27-30 & 34