Sustainable Farming Incentive

The Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) scheme rewards farmers in England for carrying out actions that benefit the environment. These pages are designed to not only provide information about the scheme, but also the potential implications for farm businesses.

The SFI is part of the Environmental Land Management schemes (ELMs) in England and operates under the concept of ‘public money for public goods’.

Read AHDB’s overview of how the SFI scheme impacts farm businesses or head to the Government’s Sustainable Farming Incentive guidance on GOV.UK.

Background to the SFI

Stacking options for SFI

Use our SFI cost/benefit tool

Agroforestry actions in the SFI

Cost/benefit of SFI agroforestry actions

Latest articles and blogs

Does the SFI provide a good economic alternative to break crops?

Food versus the environment – unintended consequences of the SFI

Horizon Blog: Can profitability and sustainability work in harmony in the SFI?

Overview of Environmental Land Management Schemes

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