Single Farm Payment is a subsidy provided to the farmers in the European Union.
Single Farm Payment Scheme
The Single Farm Payment
Scheme is a type of subsidy that has been provided to the farmer in the
European Union. This subsidy has replaced the individual Common
Agricultural Policy (CAP) subsidy which was previously allocated to the
farmers. It was applied on 1-1-2005.
Eligibility Criteria
In order to get subsidies under SPS scheme, you must fulfill the given below requirements:
One has to be a farmer and doing a farming activity.
One has to have a definite amount of land under farming activity.
Any
field to be declared to have SPF entitlements must be of 0.1 hectares.
For having special Entitlements, one must satisfy the needs specified
for agricultural activity prescribed by the concerned department.
The land on which one wants to have entitlements must be at one's disposal at the time of filing of claim.
Land
owner will be liable for Cross Compliance obligations. More information
for Cross Compliance can be getting from Cross Compliance guidance
booklets.
To receive SFP, one must propose a Single Application from (SAF-1) on or before 15th May every year.
Important Guidelines:
One
can apply for SPF by filling the above stated SAF-1 form under a Single
Application. The application can be filed by hand or on-line.
Application packs are being issued each year, around mid of March, to the farmers who claimed SFP in the preceding year.
Every
application pack contains a SAF1 and a Field Data Sheet (FDS) along
with a guidance booklet on how to complete both these forms. The guide
will too enlighten any changes to the SFP scheme from the preceding
year, the important points you require to comprise and return dates for
applications.
The closing date for applications is typically
15 May each year. Though, if the 15 May is a Saturday, Sunday or public
festival/holiday, the department will continue accepting applications
on the next working day without fine.
It is also likely that
further important dates, for instance, the date for amending
applications (usually 31 May) or the last date for accepting belatedly
applications (usually 9 June) can change. This might be since they fall
on a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday, or for the reason that the
closing date for applications (15 May) has moved. For example
The
Department will commence the important dates for every scheme year in
the "Guide on How to Complete your Single Application and Field Data
Sheet(s)". You should constantly check these carefully.
A
press release is also issued around the same time as the application
packs. This reminds farmers that the application period has opened and
advises those who do not automatically take delivery of an application
pack, to contact SFP Branch in Orchard House. An application pack will
be issued on request then.
(Originally taken from a .pdf file issued by The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, UK)
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