Scottish Crofting Federation (SCF) welcomed a report launched yesterday that “demonstrates unequivocally that Highlands and Islands agriculture and land use stands out as unique in Scotland and the UK”.
At the gathering for the launch of the report ‘Post-Brexit Implications for Agriculture & Associated Land Use in the Highlands and Islands’, chair of SCF Russell Smith said, “We welcome this very important piece of work that demonstrates unequivocally that Highlands and Islands agriculture and land use stands out as unique in Scotland and the UK. The contribution that this region, and therefore crofting, makes to food production and public goods such as environment, landscape and culture is shown to be very significant, but
along with that the report emphasises the vulnerability and constraints this fragile area suffers.” Read more…….
