Crofting Community Development Scheme
The Crofting Community Development Scheme aims to
encourage crofting communities to:
- improve the quality and the marketing of their
agriculture output without increasing the level of
production;
- establish communication links and management
structures within the crofting communities;
- diversify and broaden local crofting
communities;
- adopt beneficial local environment measures;
- identify and implement local social and cultural
projects;
- prepare and implement suitable local training
programmes;
- use information technology.
An incentive payment up to a maximum of £7,000 will be
paid to communities with plans meeting the eligibility
criteria.
The scheme is administered by the Crofters Commission on
behalf of the Scottish Executive Environment and Rural
Affairs Department. An explanatory booklet and further
information may be obtained from either the Crofters
Commission, Castle Wynd, Inverness, IV2 3EQ, Tel: 01463
663450 or from Arthur Macdonald, Scheme Manager, c/o Upper
Leachkin, Inverness IV3 6PN, Tel: 01463 711702.