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Farm Advisory Service: enhanced monitoring and evaluation
This report was commissioned by the Scottish Government for Winning Moves to conduct a piece of research to explore the quality, focus and effectiveness of the Farm Advisory Service (FAS).
Appendix 2: Sample profile
n=116 for all tables in Appendix 2.
| Proportion of FAS database | Achieved sample | |
|---|---|---|
| ILMP only | 7% | 7% |
| ILMP and specialist advice only | 18% | 18% |
| Carbon audit only | 40% | 43% |
| Mentoring (including with other support) | 6% | 7% |
| ILMP, carbon audit and specialist support | 25% | 23% |
| ILMP and carbon audit only | 4% | 2% |
| Farm size | Proportion of FAS database | Achieved sample |
|---|---|---|
| Under 20 hectares | 8% | 9% |
| 20-50 | 9% | 9% |
| 50-100 | 15% | 13% |
| 100-200 | 25% | 27% |
| More than 200 hectares | 43% | 42% |
| Farm sector | Proportion of FAS database | Achieved sample |
|---|---|---|
| Mixed | 20% | 16% |
| Cattle and sheep (less favoured area) | 48% | 47% |
| Cattle and sheep (lowland) | 7% | 5% |
| Cereals | 4% | 8% |
| Dairy | 9% | 11% |
| General cropping | 6% | 8% |
| General cropping forage | 1% | 0% |
| Horticulture | 3% | 4% |
| Pigs | 1% | 0% |
| Poultry | 1% | 1% |
| Gender | Proportion of FAS database | Achieved sample - database | Respondent identified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | 78% | 85% | 83% |
| Female | 20% | 14% | 17% |
| Not known | 2% | 1% |
| Business type | Achieved sample |
|---|---|
| An estate | 6% |
| A farm | 82% |
| A croft | 3% |
| A small holding[7] | 9% |
| Age | Achieved sample |
|---|---|
| 16-30 | 6% |
| 31-40 | 17% |
| 41-50 | 23% |
| 51-60 | 32% |
| Over 60 | 16% |
| Prefer not to say | 5% |
Contact
Email: Gordon.Jackson@gov.scot