CAP reform continues to shut out small SFPs
Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney has confirmed that there is a “small group” of farmers in this situation, and he has raised the issue with the EU Commission, requesting flexibility in applying the Scottish Derogation, so as to include them.
He explained that the EU Regulations governing the Single Payment Scheme and the incoming Basic Payment Scheme prohibit the issuing of payment to any person whose total direct payment in a given year is less than €100.
