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

RDPE East Midlands Regional Implementation Plan (RIP) Proposal for Review – autumn 2009. Regional Consultation meeting 27 November, emda Chairman – Helen Woolley (EMRAF). Context: What is the RIP?.

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

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  1. RDPE East MidlandsRegional Implementation Plan (RIP) Proposal for Review – autumn 2009 Regional Consultation meeting 27 November, emda Chairman – Helen Woolley (EMRAF)

  2. 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

  3. 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.

  4. East Midlands delivery arrangements agreed • Strand 1Natural England & Forestry Commission Conserving and enhancing the environment and countryside • Strand 2emda direct (regional) Competitiveness, collaboration and diversification • Strand 3emda via LEADER groups Enhancing opportunity and quality of life • Strand 4emda via Lantra Skills development

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. Key Changes by Strand

  9. 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

  10. 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.

  11. Strand 2 – Competitiveness, collaboration and diversification(emda) Key changes – (tables) • Diversification • Broadband fund • Forestry micro-enterprise fund

  12. 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

  13. 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

  14. 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

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