rdpe east midlands regional implementation plan (rip) proposal for review – autumn 2009

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RDPE East MidlandsRegional Implementation Plan (RIP) Proposal for Review – autumn 2009

Regional Consultation meeting

27 November, emda

Chairman – Helen Woolley (EMRAF)


Context: What is the RIP?

• Sets out the principles, priorities & delivery arrangements for delivering the RDPE in the East Midlands

• Consulted widely during 2006 & 2007

• Agreed by partners and Defra in late 2007


Why are we reviewing the RIP?

• Two years’ delivery experience• Policy & economic changes • New funding introduced (EERP)

• Not a complete re-write; overall structure, delivery strands and approaches agreed in original RIP to remain.


East Midlands delivery arrangements agreed

• Strand 1 Natural England & Forestry Commission

Conserving and enhancing the environment and countryside

• Strand 2 emda direct (regional)

Competitiveness, collaboration and diversification• Strand 3 emda via LEADER groups

Enhancing opportunity and quality of life • Strand 4 emda via Lantra

Skills development


Policy & economic changes include:

• Voluntary modulation funds (including livestock)• New broadband/dairy funding (EERP)• CAP health check; subsequent intervention rate

changes• Economic downturn; subsequent (temporary)

state aid changes • Climate Change impacts and Action Plan• Establishment of National RDPE Network


What can and can’t be changed at regional level?

• Strand 1:– balance of funding between measures determined at national level. Some regional flexibility in targeting

• Strand 2: some changes to balance between measures within overall axis limitation

• Strand 3: some changes between measures to reflect agreed contracted values of the 7 LEADER groups

• Strand 4: additional resource to reflect new EERP funding and experience to date


Regional Implementation Plan (RIP) Proposal for Review – autumn 2009

Timetable:• Presentation to RCG 28 October• Draft 2nd edition issued 13 November• RCG consultation event 27 November• Input from stakeholders by 8 December• Final drafting• emda board 17 December• approval of RIP 2 January 2010


Key Changes by Strand


Strand 1 – conserving and enhancing the environment and countryside

Natural England• Environmental Stewardship targeting• Upland ELS• Development of ecosystems services approach• Addressing climate change• Energy crops

Forestry Commission• Targeting of EWGS mainly under Woodland

Birds Project


Strand 2 – Competitiveness, collaboration and diversification (emda)

Update reflects– Voluntary modulation funds (including livestock)– New dairy/broadband funding (EERP)– Broadband funding; introduction of basic services

measure – Programme delivery experience to date; revisit

measure allocations– Delivery mechanisms– Economic downturn & subsequent (temporary) state

aid changes– Movement of funds between measures to reflect

delivery of forestry objectives as set out in RIP 1.


Strand 2 – Competitiveness, collaboration and diversification (emda)

Key changes – (tables)

• Diversification

• Broadband fund

• Forestry micro-enterprise fund


Strand 3 – LEADER Approach: enhancing opportunity and quality of life (emda)

Update reflects

– selection & establishment of 7 LAGs– Revisit measure allocations in light of agreed

LAG contracts– Economic downturn – Communications


Strand 4 – Skills development (emda)

• Update to reflect Landskills EM ‘offer’

– Strong demand– Propose increase from £1.75m to £2.00m

– PLUS propose to allocate £402,000 (EERP

funding) to support on-farm audits of animal health and welfare and resource efficiency


Discussion of proposed revisions:

• Strand 1- no funding reallocations proposedPolicy/targeting issues as per slide 9

• Strand 2 – Forestry micro-enterprise fund

(121/122/123/125/312)– Diversification (311)– Broadband fund (321)

• Strand 3 – Minor revisions only, to reflect LAG contracts• Strand 4 – increase to Landskills, plus EERP

rdpe east midlands regional implementation plan (rip) proposal for review – autumn 2009

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