Less Favoured Areas
LFA
In recognition of the different physical and socio-economic characteristics across the regions, the European Union introduced the Less Favoured Area (LFA) designation to support farming where production conditions are difficult. The criteria for LFA designation were first established in European legislation in 1975 (Directive 75/268 EEC and accompanying measures). There are 3 types of LFA's; all in Scotland fall into the category of simple LFA's marked by poor soils and low agricultural income. Scotland's LFA's are defined by: (i) The presence of poor land of poor productivity, which is difficult to cultivate and with a limited potential which cannot be increased except at excessive cost, and which is mainly suitable for extensive livestock farming. (ii) lower than average production, compared to the main indices of economic performance in agriculture. (iii) a low or dwindling population predominantly dependent on agricultural activity, the accelerated decline of which could cause rural depopulation
dataset
https://maps.gov.scot/server/services/ScotGov/AgricultureEnvironment/MapServer/WMSServer?
protocol: OGC:WMS
name: LessFavouredAreas
description: OGC View Service
function: information
https://maps.gov.scot/server/services/ScotGov/AgricultureEnvironment/MapServer/WFSServer?
protocol: OGC:WFS
name: AE:LessFavouredAreas
description: OGC Feature Download Service
function: download
https://maps.gov.scot/server/rest/services/ScotGov/AgricultureEnvironment/MapServer/3
protocol: WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link
name: Less Favoured Areas
description: ESRI REST Service
function: download
https://maps.gov.scot/ATOM/shapefiles/SG_LessFavouredAreas_2020.zip
protocol: WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download
name: Less Favoured Areas
description: ESRI Shapefile Download
function: download
SG_LessFavouredAreas
www.gov.scot
eng
farming
environment
Area management/restriction/regulation zones and reporting units
publication
2008-06-01
Agricultural land
Common Agricultural Policy
publication
2020-11-18
-8.80
-0.71
60.87
54.63
creation
1997-01-01
revision
2020-12-01
notPlanned
LFA dataset was digitised in 1997. The creation details are not known.
publication
2010-12-08
false
WMS
1.3.0
The following attribution statement must be used to acknowledge the source of the information: Copyright Scottish Government, contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right (insert year)
Geographic Information Science and Analysis Team
Scottish Government
Victoria Quay
Edinburgh
EH6 6QQ
United Kingdom
publisher
Geographic Information Science and Analysis Team
Scottish Government
Victoria Quay
Edinburgh
EH6 6QQ
United Kingdom
pointOfContact
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