Food and drink
Help with heating costs is on its way to around 400,000 people on low incomes through a new Scottish Government benefit, with the first payments processed this week.
More than £20m will be paid out over the course of February and March in Winter Heating Payments.
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The Scottish Government will carefully consider proposals to support more women into entrepreneurship, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said following publication of a wide-ranging independent review.
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Do you have a small business in Scotland?
Could you answer a series of questions to capture a comprehensive snapshot of trading conditions and challenges across the country?
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Community projects tackling poverty and disadvantage will receive £27 million funding over the next three years.
Food pantries which help lower food bills and cost of living advice services are among the 100 initiatives developed by local people set to receive grants from the Investing in Communities Fund.
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High quality, nutritious food locally and sustainably produced is key to our wellbeing – in economic, environmental, social and health terms.
The Scottish Government has set out the list of measures for the Agricultural Reform Programme (ARP) and has stated:
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A route map and list of draft measures has been published by The Scottish Government which provides further clarity on how they intend to deliver the ambitions set out in the Vision for Agriculture, published in March 2022.
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