Farming Connect offers specialist advice to improve business and technical performance. The Advisory Service provides expert, independent, confidential and bespoke advice to Welsh Farmers.
The aim is to ensure you:
- benefit from business support and/or technical advice, tailored to your business needs
- transition effectively into the new Sustainable Farming Scheme
- reduce costs by increasing efficiency across all areas of your business
- benchmark your performance and work towards progress and growth
- identify areas for improvement and find solutions to problems
Up to 90% funding is available with a limit of £3000 per eligible business to access business and technical advice. Development Officers are on hand to support farmers with the application process.
One-to-one advice: Up to 80% funded to a maximum of £1400 per instance.
Business Action Group: Up to 90% funded up to a maximum of £450 per group member. Between three and eight businesses can apply for group advice.
Joint Venture: 100% funded up to £1750 per group member.
Anyone accessing the advisory service as an individual or as part of a group need to be registered with Farming Connect. A business can access two instances of technical advice for the duration of the programme.
Before applying for business planning or technical advice available through the Farming Connect Advisory Service, you will need to:
- register with Farming Connect - each business applying for the Advisory Service will need to have received an email or letter from Farming Connect confirming their registration.
- check your eligibility for the Advisory Service.
For more information:
https://businesswales.gov.wales/farmingconnect/business/advice