Agriculture and Rural Development

Aberdeenshire Council recognises the importance of agriculture to the rural economy of the North East of Scotland and the challenges faced by the sector.

The Council focuses on assisting the rural economy to readjust to the restructuring of rural industries and services and works in partnership with a wide range of enterprise bodies and organisations to this end.

Aberdeenshire

• accounts for 9% of Scotland's agricultural land area.
• has 26% of the national arable total.
• has Europe's largest agricultural mart
  
  

Latest News

Use our news pages to find out what's been happening in the agricultural and rural sectors.

Contact

Rural and Maritime Industries Development Officer

Email: agriculture@aberdeenshire.gov.uk

Further Information

• LEADER Programme
• Agriculture in Aberdeenshire - Looking to the Future
• Scotland Rural Development Programme 2007 - 2013
• Farmer's Markets
• Common Agricultural Policy
• North East Scotland Agriculture Advisory Group - NESAAG