Supporting Scottish Agriculture

As an amendment to motion S5M-16123 in the name of Donald Cameron (Supporting Scottish Agriculture), leave out from "future agricultural policy" to end and insert "the principles that it agreed following the debate on motion S5M-15279 on 10 January 2019 should be at the heart of future rural policy, namely sustainability, simplicity, innovation, inclusion, productivity and profitability; recognises the significant role that research and education should play to secure future careers in rural industries; reaffirms its view that a no deal outcome to the current negotiations on EU withdrawal would be completely unacceptable, not least because of its potential disastrous impact on Scotland’s rural economy, and agrees that, as well as supporting Scotland's farming and crofting sector, a future funding system should also support rural, coastal and island community activity and promote environmental stewardship.”