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I announced last month, in light of the recent episode of adverse weather, that I would commission an independent review of the resilience of our agricultural industry.  My intention is that this review should address the industry’s ability to prepare for, and respond to, contingent events, as well as to assess the viability of current farm business models for the longer term.  I have asked Kevin Roberts, formerly Director General of the NFU and, earlier, Director General of the Meat and Livestock Commission, to carry out this work.


The formal terms of reference I have given to Kevin Roberts are:


To assess the resilience of the agricultural industry in Wales, with particular reference to livestock and upland farming, and advise on related matters, including:


* the impact of the severe snowfall in parts of Mid and North Wales in late March 2013, and the roles played by the industry, ancillary sectors, Welsh Government, local authorities, farming charities and others in responding to that developing situation;
* how the farming and associated ancillary sectors in Wales manage risk, and their ability (collectively and at individual business level) to withstand contingent events more generally;
* whether, in view of current and anticipated challenges and opportunities, and in light of recent experience with the severe weather, current farm business models across the principal farm types in Wales are robust and viable for the longer term; and
* the role of government and other agencies (across the public, private and voluntary sectors) in helping develop resilience within the industry;


 


and to make recommendations for the future.


Kevin is already making good progress with this work and has met with a number of people throughout the industry to gain a better understanding of the issues they faced during the recent weather.  He will be presenting interim findings to me before the summer recess, and I expect to discuss those with the Environment and Sustainability Committee at the Royal Welsh Show in July.  On current plans, Kevin will present his final report to me by the end of November this year.


I see this report as being critical for both the industry and for the Welsh Government in terms of helping strengthen agriculture in Wales for the longer term.  The review will inform the development of my thinking on reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) in Wales over the next seven years, and, in particular the shape of the next Rural Development Plan.  I also expect that Kevin’s findings will also feed into our collective work on responsibility and cost\-sharing, and the broader ‘Working Smarter’ agenda.


The review of resilience is designed to complement other relevant work that I have recently commissioned including the analysis to be undertaken by Hybu Cig Cymru of the impacts of the recent weather on the red meat supply chain in Wales;, a project to develop the Welsh Government’s Young/New Entrant Support Scheme further, and an internal review within Welsh Government to be led by officials from our civil contingencies team.  Given that contingent events rarely respect administrative borders, I have also asked Kevin to consider the Welsh dimension to any matters that might best be addressed at a GB, UK or EU level. I raised this issue of cross\-border working during contingencies with my UK counterparts at a ministerial meeting in London last Monday, 20th May.


I would encourage the industry and other stakeholders to engage in this review process to ensure we can collectively deliver a stronger farming industry in Wales for the future.  I will provide further updates to the Assembly on Kevin’s work as his review progresses.


 


 


 


 







Translation:


 
Y mis diwethaf, yn dilyn y cyfnod diweddar o dywydd garw, cyhoeddais y byddwn yn comisiynu adolygiad annibynnol o gydnerthedd ein diwydiant amaethyddol.  Fy mwriad yw bod yr adolygiad hwn yn mynd i’r afael â gallu’r sector i baratoi ar gyfer digwyddiadau annisgwyl ac ymateb iddynt, ac i asesu hyfywdra hirdymor modelau busnes ffermydd. Rwyf wedi gofyn i Kevin Roberts, cyn Gyfarwyddwr Cyffredinol yr NFU a chyn hynny Cyfarwyddwr Cyffredinol y Comisiwn Cig a Da Byw, gyflawni’r gwaith hwn.

Dyma’r cylch gorchwyl ffurfiol a roddais i Kevin Roberts:

Asesu cydnerthedd y diwydiant amaeth yng Nghymru, gan gyfeirio’n benodol at ffermio da byw a ffermio mynydd a chynghori ynghylch materion cysylltiedig, gan gynnwys:

* effaith yr eira mawr mewn rhannau o’r Canolbarth a  Gogledd Cymru ddiwedd mis Mawrth 2013 a chyfraniad y diwydiant, y sectorau atodol, Llywodraeth Cymru, awdurdodau lleol, elusennau ffermio ac eraill wrth ymateb i’r sefyllfa hwnnw fel roedd yn datblygu;
* sut mae’r sectorau ffermio a sectorau atodol yng Nghymru yn rheoli risg, a’u gallu (ar y cyd ac fel busnesau unigol) i wrthsefyll digwyddiadau annisgwyl yn gyffredinol;
* a yw modelau busnes cyfredol y prif fathau o ffermydd yng Nghymru yn gadarn a hyfyw yn yr hirdymor o ystyried heriau a chyfleoedd y presennol a’r dyfodol a’r profiad diweddar gyda’r tywydd garw; a
* swyddogaeth y Llywodraeth ac asiantaethau eraill (ar draws y sectorau cyhoeddus, preifat a gwirfoddol) wrth helpu i ddatblygu cydnerthedd o fewn y diwydiant;

a gwneud argymhellion ar gyfer y dyfodol.

Mae Kevin eisoes yn gwneud cynnydd da gyda’r gwaith hwn, ac wedi cwrdd â nifer o gynrychiolwyr y diwydiant er mwyn cael gwell dealltwriaeth o’r materion a wynebwyd ganddynt yn ystod y tywydd drwg. Bydd yn cyflwyno ei ganfyddiadau interim i mi cyn toriad yr haf ac rwy’n disgwyl gallu trafod y rheini gyda Phwyllgor yr Amgylchedd a Chynaliadwyedd yn y Sioe Frenhinol, fis Gorffennaf. Dylai Kevin allu cyflwyno ei adroddiad terfynol i mi erbyn diwedd mis Tachwedd eleni.

I mi, mae’r adroddiad hwn yn hollbwysig i’r diwydiant ac i Lywodraeth Cymru, er mwyn helpu i gryfhau’r diwydiant amaeth yng Nghymru ar gyfer y tymor hir. Bydd yr adolygiad yn sail ar gyfer datblygu fy meddyliau ynghylch diwygio’r Polisi Amaethyddol Cyffredin (PAC) yng Nghymru dros y saith mlynedd nesaf, ac, yn benodol, llunio’r Cynllun Datblygu Gwledig nesaf. Rwy’n disgwyl hefyd i ganfyddiadau Kevin fwydo i mewn i’n gwaith cyffredinol ni ym maes rhannu cyfrifoldeb a chostau ac i agenda ehangach Hwyluso’r Drefn.

Bwriedir i’r adolygiad hwn o gydnerthedd ategu gwaith arall perthnasol a gomisiynwyd gen i yn ddiweddar gan gynnwys dadansoddiad Hybu Cig Cymru o effeithiau’r tywydd drwg diweddar ar y gadwyn cyflenwi cig coch yng Nghymru; prosiect i ddatblygu’r Cynllun Cymorth i Newydd\-ddyfodiaid ymhellach; a’r adolygiad mewnol y bydd swyddogion tîm Argyfyngau Sifil Llywodraeth Cymru yn ei gynnal o fewn y Llywodraeth. O gofio nad yw ffiniau gweinyddol bob amser yn berthnasol pan fo argyfyngau annisgwyl yn codi, rwyf hefyd wedi gofyn i Kevin ystyried dimensiwn Cymreig unrhyw faterion y byddai’n well ymdrin â nhw ar lefel Prydain neu’r Deyrnas Unedig. Trafodais  y mater o weithio traws\-ffiniol yn ystod digwyddiadau annisgwyl mewn cyfarfod gyda Gweinidogion y Deyrnas Unedig yn Llundain dydd Llun diwethaf, 20 Mai.

Hoffwn annog y diwydiant a chynrychiolwyr eraill i gyfrannu at yr adolygiad hwn fel ein bod, gyda’n gilydd, yn sefydlu diwydiant amaethyddol cryfach yng Nghymru ar gyfer y dyfodol. Byddaf yn rhoi rhagor o newyddion am waith Kevin i’r Cynulliad wrth iddo fynd rhagddo.