SB 07-22 Rural Affairs and Fisheries: Subject Profile (pdf 165kb) - 16 May 2007

SB 06-19 Environment and Rural Development Portfolio Overview (pdf 303k) - 9 March 2006

SB 05-10 Rural Development - 2 March 2005

SB 03-48 Rural Development - Subject Profile - 5 June 2003

Agriculture Overview

SB 08-42 Food Security (Updated) (337 KB pdf) - 28 August 2008

SB 08-30 Food Security (298 KB pdf) - 12 June 2008

(This briefing has been updated by SB 08-42 posted 28 August 2008)

SB 08-06 Pigs (144 KB pdf) - 31 January 2008

SB 07-46 Local Food and Food Policy (166 KB pdf) - 24 August 2007

SB 07-16 Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) (pdf 115kb) - 22 March 2007

SB 06-09 The Food Supply Chain (pdf 217k) - 27 January 2006

Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Bill

RP 01-12 Agriculture: A General Overview - 3 September 2001

RN 01-30 Foot and Mouth Disease A Summary of Recent Developments - 27 February 2001

RN 00-48 A Forward Strategy for Scottish Agriculture: A Discussion Document - 27 June 2000

RN 99-19 The Scottish Beef Industry - 29 September 1999

SM DA01 Agriculture in Scotland - 18 May 1999  

Common Agricultural Policy

SB 07-68 A Healthy CAP? The Health Check of the Common Agricultural Policy (142 KB pdf) - 21 December 2007

SB 04-13 Support for Rural Development through the CAP - 27 February 2004

SB 04-12 CAP Reform- Implementation in Scotland - 26 February 2004

SB 03-86 CAP Reform - A New Common Agricultural Policy? - 31 October 2003

SB 02-83 CAP Mid-term Review - 31 July 2002

RN 99-28 Agenda 2000 and CAP Reform in Scotland - 17 August 1999

RN 01-37 Support for Agriculture in Less Favoured Areas (LFA) - 15 March 2001

Crofting  

Crofting Reform etc. Bill

SB 05-50 Crofting - 12 September 2005

SM DA00-08 Crofting - 21 December 2000  

Genetic Modification  

RN 01-50 GMOs: The Regulatory Framework For Their Deliberate Release - 2 May 2001

RN 00-57 Genetically Modified Organisms Investigations by UK Government and Parliament - 25 July 2000

RN 00-56 The UK Advisory Framework on Genetic Modification Technology - 25 July 2000

RN 99-43 Genetically Modified Food and Agriculture - 9 June 2000  

Organic farming  

Organic Farming Targets (Scotland) Bill

SB 04-40 Organic Farming Subsidies - 27 May 2004

SB 02-84 Organic Farming and Food (updated) - 31 July 2002

RN 01-62 Organic Farming And Food - 15 June 2001

(This note has been superseded by SB 02-84 posted 31 July 2002)

SB 08-20 Rural Housing - International Perspectives (108 KB pdf) - 22 April 2008

SB 08-14 Rural Housing (425 KB pdf) - 17 March 2008

SB 02-33 Scottish Sub-Post Offices (Updated) - 19 March 2002

Land Reform (Scotland) Bill

Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Bill

RN 00-59 The Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) White Paper - 7 June 2000

RP 99-08 Land Reform White Paper - 16 August 1999