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Scottish Rural Development Programme

For up to date information on the Scottish Rural Development Programme see: www.scotland.gov.uk/srdp

Axis 1
Improving the competitiveness of agriculture and forestry by supporting restructuring, development and innovation

Axis 2
Improving the environment and the countryside by supporting land management

Axis 3
Improving the quality of life in rural areas and encouraging diversification of economic activity

The aim is to deliver an integrated set of measures that deliver outcomes across the three Axes.

There are three key components to the Programme:

• Rural Development Contracts ( RDCs)
• The Less Favoured Area Support Scheme ( LFASS)
• LEADER

Crofting grants, larger-scale, non-farm-based processing and marketing grants operate as 'stand-alone' schemes under the Programme. Support for sizeable multi-annual commitments from Agri-environment & forestry measures