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The SFI cost/benefit tool

Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board · 2026

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Summary

The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board released a web-based cost–benefit calculator in 2026 to support English farmers in evaluating the financial implications of participation in the Sustainable Farming Incentive scheme. The tool integrates farm-specific economic data with published SFI payment rates to generate tailored financial forecasts. As a practitioner support resource rather than peer-reviewed research, the underlying economic assumptions and predictive accuracy have not been independently validated.

Regional applicability

This tool is directly applicable to United Kingdom (England) policy and practice, as it was developed specifically to support farmers navigating the SFI scheme — a central pillar of agricultural policy under the Environment Land Management (ELMs) programme. Uptake and usability of such support tools will be critical to achieving uptake targets and ensuring equitable access to scheme benefits across farm types and regions.

Key measures

Financial costs and benefits of SFI scheme participation; payment rates; farm-specific economic projections

Outcomes reported

The tool provides farm-specific financial forecasts to support farmers in evaluating the costs and benefits of participating in the English Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) scheme. It integrates economic data with published SFI payment rates to generate tailored analyses.

Theme
Policy, governance & rights
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
IRmqf5pplz-7606b0

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