This set out the Scottish Government's proposal to take a phased approach to future rural policy development in the context of the UK's exit from the European Union, moving from the current EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) regime to a new rural policy for Scotland through:
An initial period of "stability", with little change to the current CAP schemes and policies, until the end of 2020, followed by;
A period of "simplicity" from 1 January 2021 to approximately 2024...