Project Description
The Farm Diversification Scheme is a strategic project under Axis 3 of the Rural Development Plan, to develop the agricultural sector in Powys into a dynamic and competitive sector. The Scheme will provide farming families with the tools to investigate non-agricultural activities, which will develop alternative sources of sustainable income in order to both safeguard their future and contribute to the long term sustainability of their local community.
Project Applicants
Members of farming households in Powys.
£800,000 capital grant scheme (including 40% private match funding)
Please contact the Project Officer for an initial discussion and an Expression of Interest form. On receipt of this, we shall assess your project’s eligibility before inviting you to complete a full application form. Applications will be assessed by a grants panel (the PRP Strategic Management Board) every two months from July 2011 to March 2013.
- Project Deliverer: Glasu - Farm Diversification
- Address: Unit 9, Antur Gwy, Builth Wells, Powys, LD2 3BA
- Contact Name: Sally Shiels
- Email: sally.shiels@powys.gov.uk
- Telephone: 01982 552224
- Website: http://www.glasu.org.uk/en/page_10.php
