Press Release: Less Favoured Area scheme

Author (Corporate)	United Kingdom, Scotland: The Scottish Government
Series Title	News Release
Series Details	1.7.08
Publication Date	01/07/2008
Content Type	News
	The European Commission must take full account of Scotland's views before reaching decisions on agricultural support, Richard Lochhead, The Scottish Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment said on 1 July 2008. Less Favoured Areas are an important feature of land-use in Scotland with 85 per cent of all agricultural land falling under this category.
Source Link	Primary Source http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2008/07/01163156
Related Links	European Commission: DG Agriculture and Rural Development: Consultations: Review of the Less Favoured Area Scheme http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/consultations/lfa/index_en.htm European Commission: DG Agriculture and Rural Development: Consultations: Review of the Less Favoured Area Scheme (pdf) http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/consultations/lfa/consultationdoc_en.pdf European Commission: DG Agriculture and Rural Development: Less Favoured Areas http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/rurdev/lfa/index_en.htm
Countries / Regions	United Kingdom