Farming Profitability Review: terms of reference
The terms of reference for the Farming Profitability Review.
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The Farming Profitability Review will look at:
- how farmers can reduce barriers to profitability, increase profit and manage their own risk to improve financial resilience, such as through embracing innovation, improving productivity, increasing market access and using risk management tools
- how the supply chain can support farm profitability such as through greater transparency, cooperation and ensuring a fairer distribution of risks, rewards and responsibilities
- whether there are other ancillary activities that farmers can undertake to support profitability and wider economic growth
The review will be led by the cross-bench peer and former NFU president and farmer Baroness Minette Batters, following her direct appointment by Defra’s Secretary of State on 7 April 2025.
She will work with farmers and growers across all land areas and sectors in order to help identify recommendations and actions that will support farming profitability as part of this government’s New Deal for Farmers.
Her review will help inform the development of the Food Strategy, Farming Roadmap and the Land Use Framework, as well as wider government missions and priorities, including growth. This will help ensure our farming sector is more viable, self-sustaining and competitive in the long-term.