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Growing income: Maximising land use opportunities in Bedfordshire

Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board · 2026

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Summary

This AHDB-convened stakeholder event brought together Bedfordshire farmers, policymakers, and environmental practitioners to explore integration of natural capital frameworks and biodiversity net gain schemes into working farm businesses. Rather than reporting novel empirical data, the convening synthesised existing policy drivers, funding mechanisms, and practice-based case studies to identify operational pathways for aligning environmental stewardship with farm income diversification.

Regional applicability

Directly applicable to United Kingdom farming practice and policy, with a specific focus on Bedfordshire conditions and opportunities. The findings relate directly to UK natural capital frameworks and biodiversity net gain regulatory requirements applicable across England.

Key measures

Qualitative synthesis of natural capital frameworks, biodiversity net gain schemes, and farm business case studies; stakeholder consultation outcomes

Outcomes reported

The event synthesised policy drivers, funding mechanisms, and practice-based case studies to identify operational pathways for integrating natural capital frameworks and biodiversity net gain schemes into working farm businesses. Participants explored alignment of environmental stewardship with farm income diversification.

Theme
Farming systems, soils & land use
Subject
Food & agricultural policy
Study type
Policy
Study design
Policy report
Source type
Industry/policy report
Status
Published
Geography
United Kingdom
System type
Mixed farming
Catalogue ID
IR-ESmqh0g8k5-34809e

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