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Land Under Agri-Environment Schemes: 1988-2005
Area (thousand hectares) 7
| 1988 | 1995 | 1996 | 1998 | 1999 | 2002 | 2004 | 2005 |
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ESA | 19 | 301 | 374 | 515 | 639 | 816 | 815 | 688 |
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Organic Aid | | 12 | 13 | 22 | 93 | 342 | 269 | 171 |
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Habitats Scheme | | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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Heather Moorland Scheme 8 | 8 | | | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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CPS | | | | 169 | 364 | 602 | 669 | 596 |
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Rural Stewardship Scheme | | | | | | 145 | 741 | 1,342 |
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Agri-environment schemes are designated to promote sustainable agriculture. Farmers are paid aid to enter into management agreements that aim to reduce the intensity of farming and improve the environmental performance of their land.
In 2003, the first round of the Environmentally Sensitive Areas ( ESA) 10 year plans came to an end. The trend will be for the participation to fall steadily until 2013, when the last of the 10 year plans will end. Arrangements are now in place to give ESA and Habitat Scheme leavers guaranteed access to the Rural Stewardship Scheme.
In 1999, the area of land covered by the Organic Aid Scheme totalled 93,200 hectares. The area increased to 342,100 hectares in 2002 but has since fallen to 171,000 hectares in 2005, partly due to a change in implementation to concentrate funding on high quality land and products for which there is a potential market.
SOURCE: SEERAD
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