The Environmental Land Management Scheme (Elms), devised post-Brexit, is essential for supporting farmers to produce food while enhancing the natural environment through public funding.
The reported cut by Labour could lead to a loss of 239,000 hectares of farmland under new schemes, undermining food security and environmental sustainability.
The underspend of £358 million in the agricultural budget shows that investment is necessary, yet challenges in implementation have hindered proper funding distribution.
Former Conservative ministers emphasized maintaining the farming budget to ensure that farmers can continue delivering vital public goods while becoming resilient to nature loss.
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