The new chief executive of the Crofting Commission says the statutory body wants to help make it easier for people to work in the sector. Crofting is a system of land tenure and farming unique to ...
The Shucksmith Committee of Inquiry into the future of crofting attempts to reconcile modern democracy with a nineteenth-century system of land tenure. For more than 100 years, crofting has been ...
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LOOK at an Ordnance Survey map of the Highlands and Islands and you can see the enduring impact crofting has had on the area. This unique form of farming has underpinned the continued presence of ...
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MSPs at Holyrood have approved in principle the first reform of crofting in 30 years, by 96 votes to 17. The legislation will create the first new crofts for more than a century and allow the unique ...
The crofting century: how Scotland's small farms continue to feed the nation's appetite and heritage
Disclaimer: This is an archived article dated before Saturday 1 January 2022. As such, images and embedded content may be missing. Share: Crofting can be a conundrum. It was a modern improvement to ...
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Colin Kennedy, whose actions at the Crofting Commission were the source of a row, has been unsuccessful in being re-elected after losing by two votes. Last year, the commission's board apologised for ...
Crofting generated an estimated total revenue of almost £86m last year, according to a new Scottish government report. Over the past four years, more than 150 new crofts were created. The figures are ...
Colin Kennedy, whose actions at the Crofting Commission were the source of a row, has been unsuccessful in being re-elected after losing by two votes. Last year, the commission's board apologised for ...
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