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THE STATE OF SCOTLAND'S FARMED ENVIRONMENT 2005

19. Land Management Contract MENU SCHEME

The Land Management Contract Menu Scheme (LMCMS) was launched in 2005 as a prototype Tier 2 of the LMCs following the LMC concept introduced by SEERAD (2005a). Tier 2 provides further payments for delivering different combinations of economic, environmental or social benefits, additional to Tier 1 – the Single Farm Payment and cross-compliance.

Aim

The aim of the LMC Menu Scheme (Tier 2 of LMCs) is to a) deliver public benefits which would not otherwise be provided in a free market and b) improve the efficiency and competitiveness of Scottish agriculture to allow it to respond to challenges of decoupling and operating in a free market.

Land Management Contract Menu Scheme - Implementation >>