DEFRA has announced that it has now stopped accepting new applications for the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) scheme.
Details of a revised SFI scheme will be announced in summer 2025, with a budget to be confirmed in the Spending Review. Defra has said it will continue to engage with stakeholders while the scheme is reviewed to ensure the process is transparent.
Potato growers who already have an SFI agreement will continue to receive payments as normal under the terms of their agreement, while those who submitted an SFI application but have not yet received an offer, will still be offered an agreement, provided their application is eligible.
Growers with an SFI Pilot agreement will be able to apply when their pilot agreement ends.
