Lantra funding
Lantra LandSkills
The Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE) is a funding scheme for land-based businesses (farmers, growers, foresters, and primary processors), rural tourism organisations and other small rural businesses.
The RPDE aims to safeguard and enhance our countryside, to improve the competitiveness and sustainability of our rural businesses, and help communities to thrive.
LandSkills is part of the Rural Development Programme for England and is managed or co-ordinated by Lantra on behalf of the Regional Development Agencies in the North East, Yorkshire and Humber, South East, East of England, East Midlands and West Midlands.
The LandSkills projects can fund skills development, knowledge transfer and training. A sample of possible activities is listed here:
- Seminars
- Business clubs
- Workshops and farm demonstrations
- Support and mentoring
- Technical and management information
Examples of the YFC training that could be developed from these activities is:
- Practical and technical livestock, crop and non-food crop husbandry
- Management and business, including collaboration
- Animal health and welfare
- Study tours
- Food chain and retailing (eg farm shops)
If you are interesting in taking part in training supported by LandSkills or have an idea for a training course, please speak to your region's programme manager on the contacts map here:
