Claim: Based on modelling of the Sustainable Farming Scheme, 2000 jobs will be lost on farms in Wales.
The Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS) evidence base we have published does not include any references to job losses.
Modelling does refer to a possible estimated change in the standard labour requirements (hours worked) from the Universal layer. This is not the same as jobs.
The small possible reduction of 3.7% in standard labour requirements assumes every farm in Wales took up the Universal actions in the SFS. However, this is based on likely overestimated impacts on livestock numbers and does not take account of the extra work needed on farm, through things like soil testing, nor the positive impact on labour of the Optional and Collaborative actions.
There is nothing in any reports we have published that says jobs will be lost as a result of the SFS.