The Rural Development Plan for Wales

The Rural Development Plan (RDP) forms Pillar II of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). Under the regulations that govern the RDP for 2014-2020 Member States and Regions (including Wales) are required to develop a Plan by selecting different options from a set list of activities that should support agriculture, sustainable land management, rural businesses and rural communities.

The Minister for Natural Resources and Food, Alun Davies (the Minister), has indicated that he will be required to submit the first draft of the Wales RDP to the European Commission by May 2014.

• Primary Source

Wales: Welsh Government: Topics: Environment and Countryside: Farming and Countryside: Common Agricultural Policy > Pillar 2 - Rural Development Plan > Rural Development Plan for Wales 2014-2020 http://wales.gov.uk/topics/environmentcountryside/farmingandcountryside/cap/ruraldevelopment/rural-development-plan-for-wales-2014-2020/?lang=en

Wales: National Assembly for Wales: Research Unit: Research Paper: CAP Reform 2014-20: EU Agreement and Implementation in the UK and in Ireland, November 2013 http://www.assemblywales.org/13-077.pdf

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