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Rural Development Contracts (RDCs)

Pillar 1 (the Single Farm Payment) with support under Pillar 2 (the SRDP) of the Common Agricultural Policy

Single 'contracts' of assistance to land managers and other businesses, groups and individuals.

RDCs comprise three tiers of support:

• Tier 1 is the Single Farm Payment and Cross Compliance - secures a basic level of income, environmental protection, food safety and animal welfare. It is part of Pillar 1
• Tier 2 provides support for the provision of economic, social and environmental improvements across rural Scotland
• Tier 3 will integrate under a single mechanism a wide range of schemes including:
  • the Farm/Agriculture Business Development Scheme;
  • the Rural Stewardship Scheme;
  • the Natural Care Scheme;
  • the Organic Aid Scheme;
  • farm projects under the Processing & Marketing Grant Scheme
  • the Scottish Forestry Grants Scheme