"The report focuses on new and alternative ways to encourage farmers and landowners to increase the availability of land for new entrants to agriculture in Scotland"

Land access issues, including limited availability of tenancies, are a critical barrier for new entrants to agriculture in Scotland, according to a new report commissioned by the Scottish Land Commission and authored by James Hutton Institute scientists.

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