Rydym wedi gwneud defnydd da yng Nghymru o’r Rhaglen Datblygu Gwledig diweddaraf, gyda Cyswllt Ffermio’n creu cyfres o becynnau i gefnogi busnesau godro a llaeth.  Mae ffermwyr godro wedi gweld gwerth y gefnogaeth, gyda thros dri chwarter ohonynt wedi manteisio ar help Cyswllt Ffermio.  Bydd y Rhaglen Datblygu Gwledig nesaf ar gyfer 2014-2020 yn caniatáu inni barhau â’r gwaith da a byddaf am fanteisio’n llawn ar bob cyfrwng y mae’n ei gynnig i ddarparu gwasanaethau cynghori, cynnal gweithgareddau trosglwyddo gwybodaeth, datblygu cadwyni cyflenwi a buddsoddi cyfalaf i gefnogi’r gweithgareddau hyn.  Mae’r Tasglu Llaeth, sydd â chynrychiolwyr o bob rhan o’r gadwyn gyflenwi yn perthyn iddo, wedi bod yn ein cynghori ar sut orau i ddefnyddio’r Rhaglen Datblygu newydd i helpu i ddatblygu’r diwydiant.
We have made good use in Wales of the current Rural Development Programme  with Farming Connect tailoring a suite of packages to support dairy businesses. Dairy farmers have valued this support with more than three-quarters of our dairy farms having been supported through Farming Connect. The next Rural Development Programme from 2014 – 2020 will allow us to continue with this good work and I will be looking to fully utilise the tools available to us by offering a comprehensive package of advisory services, knowledge transfer activities, supply chain development as well as capital investments to support these activities.  The Dairy Task Force, which includes representatives from across the supply chain, has been advising us on how best to use the new RDP to support the development of the industry.