Farming in the Uplands - ARCHIVE: Defra
Farming in the Uplands - ARCHIVE: Defra
Farming in the Uplands - ARCHIVE: Defra
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42 <strong>Farm<strong>in</strong>g</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Uplands</strong><br />
115. Any confusion about how RDPE fund<strong>in</strong>g will be adm<strong>in</strong>istered compounds <strong>the</strong><br />
difficulties farmers and local communities encounter <strong>in</strong> receiv<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>formation and<br />
access<strong>in</strong>g fund<strong>in</strong>g. We recommend that <strong>the</strong> Government explore a simpler means of<br />
ga<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g access to rural fund<strong>in</strong>g, of all k<strong>in</strong>ds, through a one-stop-shop.<br />
116. We recommend that <strong>Defra</strong> only use LEPs as a focus for delivery of RDPE fund<strong>in</strong>g<br />
<strong>in</strong> future (after 2013), when <strong>the</strong>y have demonstrated that LEPs have sufficient<br />
geographical extent to benefit farmers <strong>in</strong> all rural areas and have sufficient skills, local<br />
knowledge and <strong>in</strong>terest to assist with rural bus<strong>in</strong>esses. In <strong>the</strong> <strong>in</strong>terven<strong>in</strong>g time RDPE<br />
fund<strong>in</strong>g is to be delivered by <strong>Defra</strong>. We rema<strong>in</strong> to be conv<strong>in</strong>ced that <strong>the</strong> department<br />
will be an effective and efficient delivery body. We expect <strong>Defra</strong> to set out how it will<br />
adm<strong>in</strong>ister <strong>the</strong> fund and what processes are <strong>in</strong> place to monitor its performance as a<br />
delivery body.<br />
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