Agricultural holdings including crofting and small landholdings

Scotland's Third Land Use Strategy sets out our vision, objectives and policies to achieve sustainable land use. The strategy covers the next five years and aims to provide a more holistic understanding of our land, the demands we place upon it and the benefits we get from our land.

Keeping crofting at the heart of rural communities.

Help for rural and remote communities.

Access to scheme allows women in crofting and agriculture to develop their skills. 

Setting the direction and shape for agricultural support.

Building or improving Crofters’ homes.

Equality Impact Assessment (EQIA) for the Women in Agriculture Development Programme (WiADP).

Simplification and improvement of legislation.

Our islands face particular challenges around distance, geography, connectivity and demography, so it is important that policy makers consider these properly. The consultation on the guidance will help ensure that islands receive fair treatment tailored to their unique circumstances.

The Islands Communities Impact Assessment (ICIA) considers the Scottish Child Payment in relation to its impacts on people living in the Islands under Section 8 of the Islands (Scotland) Act 2018. Impacts relate to digital connectivity, access to the Payment and the ways people in these communities

Consultation on proposed changes to the pre-application consultation (PAC) requirements in planning.

Workers connected to farming and animal welfare sector.

A guide to agricultural holdings and tenant farming.

Information about the crofting community right to buy process.

New entrant service launched.

New entrants to farming industry get help from Scottish Government scheme.

Report to the Scottish Parliament.

This report provides a detailed outline of the uses and financial situation of crofts in the years between 2015 and 2018.