Countryside Management

Countryside Management Unit exists to develop, deliver Agri-environment Schemes and initiatives that will enhance the environment.

It is also responsible for compliance and inspections of land eligibility, Cattle Identification, Single Farm Payment, Less Favoured Area Compensatory Allowance, in addition to Agri-environment schemes.

Agri-environment schemes are part of the N Ireland Rural Development Programme 2007-2013

The aims are to restore farmland biodiversity, improve the quality of water, air and soil, enhance the landscape, and help mitigate against climate change.

Agri-environment schemes:

Agriculture Minister Michelle Gildernew MP MLA announced recently these schemes will be open for applications in early 2010