From the input to the market: the decisions behind what is grown, sold and funded.
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Farm policy and regulation in India and the UK: support prices, procurement, schemes, standards and the rules of trade.
The Organic Action Plan, published on 14 October, aims to lift organic land from around 3.4% of farmed area. UK organic sales are worth more than £3.9 billion a year; payments stay within existing schemes.
A Food Alert for Action issued on 10 October 2026 tells UK businesses to withdraw and recall eggs from one Ukrainian supplier. UKHSA links the strain to 36 cases in England this year.
Members of FAWL, Red Tractor and Pasture for Life can use their membership to meet two UA12 animal health steps in the 2026 Sustainable Farming Scheme, with wider integration planned from 2027.
DAERA's Sustainable Farming Investment Scheme pays 40% grants on listed equipment, with £40m planned over three to four years. Offers must be accepted within 28 days.
Dealers may hold sugar for no more than 15 days and 1,000 quintals from 15 October to 30 November 2026. DGFT has also notified a 5,841 tonne EU export quota for 2026-27.
The Cabinet set wheat at Rs 2,610 and rapeseed and mustard at Rs 6,613 per quintal for 2027-28, with the largest increases for safflower, mustard and lentil.
Reporting from earlier editions of The Agrotech Daily. Figures, prices and policies may have changed since.
