The Environment Secretary of England announced plans to remove some farms entirely from food production to enhance natural spaces. A new land use plan focuses on increasing production in fertile areas while reducing it in less productive regions, potentially incentivizing upland farmers to cease operations. The strategy aims to optimize land use for food production, housing, energy, and nature. Reed also mentioned a £150 million fund for environmentally beneficial actions by farmers and new measures to support nature-friendly farming practices.
Some farms in England could be taken entirely out of food production under plans to make more space for nature, as announced by Environment Secretary Steve Reed.
A new land use plan aims to increase food production in productive areas while decreasing it in less productive upland regions, incentivizing some farmers to stop farming.
The land use framework focuses on maintaining or even increasing food outputs while expanding space for nature, recognizing the limited land available for food, housing, energy, and nature.
Reed announced a reopening of a £150 million fund to pay farmers for actions benefiting the environment, including wildfire prevention and providing educational outreach.
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