UK PM Burnham announces more funding for drought-hit farmers
The package adds £50 million for the Sustainable Farming Incentive and £15 million for reservoirs to help farms cope with drought and water shortages.
- On Saturday, Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced a £65 million support package for farmers during a South West visit, addressing the country's third drought in five years.
- Large areas experienced heatwaves and little rainfall throughout a record-dry July, forcing farmers to harvest early and suffer lower yields that strained food producers.
- The package includes £50 million extra for the Sustainable Farming Incentive, raising its total budget to £290 million, plus £15 million for on-farm reservoirs and eased environmental licensing.
- Environment Secretary Angela Eagle said farmers face "some of the toughest conditions in decades," while Burnham emphasized that domestic food production is treated as national security.
- Officials plan to support nine new reservoirs and invest nearly £100 million in wildfire and extreme weather responses, with updated planning guidance arriving Monday.
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