AQW 36164/11-15 Written question to the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development
To ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development how many farmers in East Londonderry have received financial support through the Countryside Management Scheme, in each of the last five years.
Asked by Claire Sugden MLA on 18 September 2014
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 18 September 2014
- Answer due by
- 3 October 2014
- Answered
- 29 September 201411 days after tabling
- Priority question
- No
Answer
The number of farmers in East Londonderry that received financial support through the Countryside Management Scheme (CMS) and related schemes in each of the last 5 years is outlined in Table 1. The data is based on the last five financial years and shows the total number of participants in the NI Countryside Management Scheme (NICMS) and in Legacy Agri-environment schemes. Legacy Agri-environment (AE) schemes refer to the AE schemes that were introduced under the Rural Development Programme 2000-2006, namely the Countryside Management Scheme (CMS) and the Environmentally Sensitive Areas Scheme (ESA).
Table 1
| Year | Number of farmers that received support through CMS in East Londonderry |
| April 2009 – March 2010 | 910 |
| April 2010 – March 2011 | 1024 |
| April 2011 – March 2012 | 1008 |
| April 2012 – March 2013 | 939 |
| April 2013 – March 2014 | 944 |