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Factsheet: CAP Scotland
CAP Scotland
Key Information
Country/Region:
European Union
›
UNITED KINGDOM
›
SCOTLAND
Description:
Implementation of the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) regulations in Scotland
Goal/Aim:
Promote rural development and sustainability in agriculture
Type (and subtype) :
Economic/financial instruments
›
Investment Subsidies
Regulatory (binding) instruments
›
Requirements
Sector/Topic targeted:
Agriculture
Status:
In force
Impact on regional bioeconomy objectives
Fostering effective governance and involvement of the society:
Not Relevant
Building a strong research, development and innovation base:
Not Relevant
Enhancing the creation of jobs and ensuring availability of required skills:
Not Relevant
Building competitive biobased industries:
Not Relevant
Creating a reliable and enabling policy setting:
Not Relevant
Address the (multilevel) cooperations needed to start biobased businesses:
Not Relevant
Creating an attractive environment including infrastructure:
Not Relevant
Availability of financial resources:
Not Relevant
Learning from the strategies/actions of other regions, clusters,...:
Not Relevant
Fostering the development of strong biobased markets:
Not Relevant
Contact References
Full name of Instrument & Measure (English):
Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reform (Scotland)
Links:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/farmingrural/Agriculture/CAP
Responsible Authority:
CAP Reform and Crop Policy Team
Completed by:
Imperial College London
Completed on:
March, 2014
Advanced Information
Feedstock type targeted:
crops (cereals, sugar beet, oilseeds vegetables, plants/flowers, potatoes, fruits,...)
herbacious and green byproducts/residues (e.g. straw, stalks, leaves,...)
woody byproducts/residues (e.g. prunings)
manure
herbacious perennial crops (miscanthus, switch grass,...)
woody perennial crops (short rotation coppice)
Product type targeted:
Bioproducts (fibres, plastics, fertilisers,...)
Food/feed products
Wood products
Paper and Cardboard products
Electricity
Heating/Cooling
Combined Heat and Power
Biofuels (transport)
Value Chain:
Primary production (incl. harvesting)
Comments
Environmental Sustainability Requirements:
CAP cross compliance criteria
