DEFRA Launches £30 Million Fund for Farm Resilience in Devon

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The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is providing a £30 million government cash handout aimed at bolstering farm resilience and productivity in Devon. This new Farmer Collaboration Fund is intended to assist businesses across livestock, arable, and horticulture sectors. The Combined County Authority (CCA) covering Devon has voted unanimously to bid for over £1 million of this funding.

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Why it matters

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The fund is designed to help farmers, land managers, and growers manage land in a productive, nature-friendly, and sustainable way. The initiative allows DEFRA to work with local partners, such as the CCA, to implement environmental and food security policies on the ground.

The Devon and Torbay CCA was established in 2025 as part of a government move to shift decision-making powers and funding away from central government.

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Who's involved

Department for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsThe government agency providing the funding and setting the policy framework.
DevonThe geographic region targeted by the farm resilience funding.
Torbay CouncilA local authority within Devon that benefits from the regional funding structure.

Who could feel it

Possible knock-on effects

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Torbay CouncilSpeculative
Torbay Council might see its local authority segment benefit from the targeted regional farm resilience funding.

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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Torbay Council
unitary local authority of Torbay, Devon, England

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Sep 24midweekherald.co.uk