Small-scale producers are set to have access to a range of new support designed to create more localised supply chains and cut food miles.

The Scottish Government’s Small Producers Pilot Fund aims to help individual small producers increase their resilience and enhance their contribution to the rural economy.

Planned to open later this year, the Pilot Fund will improve access to training, skills, further processing, and food supply chains – helping producers enhance their value and become more sustainable.

In partnership with the Scottish Agricultural Organisation Society (SAOS) and agriculture, small holding, and food industry stakeholders, the government has set up an industry-led steering group to co-design the Pilot Fund and their first meeting is on the 28th March 2023.

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