Summary
Representatives of leading environmental organisations have written to the First Minister resigning with immediate effect from two key government-initiated farming policy groups – the Agricultural Reform Implementation Oversight Board (ARIOB) and the Policy Development Group (PDG). The letter cites failures in both the policy development process and the farming policy decisions the government is making. The individuals attending meetings have worked constructively over the last four years to encourage the government to introduce farming policy that will help farmers and crofters play their part in tackling climate change and nature loss. Little progress has been made and the E-NGOs are now calling for a major re-set.