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Demands for scheme rethink as SFI branded 'not fit for purpose'

Farming groups call for action following 'shambolic' approach to funding allocation

Jane Thynne
Head of News and Business
clock • 4 min read
Martin Lines, chief executive of the Nature Friendly Farming Network (NFFN), branded the SFI system as 'not fit for purpose'
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Martin Lines, chief executive of the Nature Friendly Farming Network (NFFN), branded the SFI system as 'not fit for purpose'

Demands for a complete rethink of how the Sustainable Farming Incentive is delivered have been voiced as anger at this week's opening and closing of funding allocation continues to wage. Martin Lines,...

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