Browsing: rural economy

Delivering Blue Economy Vision Applications will open for the fifth year of the Marine Fund Scotland today. The fund will make Ā£14 million available in 2025-26…

Chancellor’s Decisions Betray Lack of Understanding In the wake of last week’s Labour budget, Rachael Reeves appeared on the Laura Keunsberg show last Sunday morning. One…

Supporting Sustainable Farming & Crofting Legislation to support Scotland’s rural economy and communities has passed Stage 1 in Parliament. MSPs voted in favour of the principles…

Housing & Healthcare Boost Among Commitments Graeme has welcomed the First Minister’s Programme for Government as an important demonstration of the SNP’s commitment to Scotland’s rural…

10-year Strategy Targets Growth Against Brexit Impacts An industry-led strategy which aims for a 25% increase in turnover for Scotland’s food and drink sector by 2028…

Success of Starter Farm Initiative Participants in a programme designed to encourage new entrants into farming have commented on its successes. An evaluation of the Scottish…

Monitoring Supply Chain to Build Resilience The Rural Affairs Secretary Mairi Gougeon has written to the Prime Minister calling for detail of the announcements made by…

Project Ensuring Scotland is a World-Leader A programme to drive the economic growth of the agritourism sector in Scotland is set to receive more than Ā£442,000.…