Rwy’n fwy na bodlon derbyn mwyafrif yr argymhellion yn yr adroddiad gan y byddan nhw, yn fy marn i, yn ehangu apêl yr Elfen Cymru Gyfan, yn enwedig i’r ffermwyr hynny sydd wedi estyn eu cynlluniau Tir Gofal a Tir Cynnal i bara tan ddiwedd 2013.  Yn arbennig, byddai gostwng y trothwy i leiafswm o 14 o bwyntiau yr hectar a thalu £14 yr hectar (neu £16.80 yn yr Ardal Lai Ffafriol) heb os o fantais i ffermydd mwy dwys.  Daw’r trothwy is hwn i rym ar unwaith gan ganiatáu i ffermwyr ymuno â’r Cynllun Lleihau Carbon Amaethyddol (ACRES) ond nid Elfen wedi’i Thargedu Glastir.  Rwyf wedi dweud wrth swyddogion i lunio mecanwaith i gefnogi cynhyrchwyr organig ardystiedig, o gofio fy mod wedi derbyn yr argymhelliad i beidio â haneru’r pwyntiau Glastir sydd eu hangen ar ffermwyr organig.  Rwy’n fwy na pharod i dderbyn yr argymhelliad i ailystyried sail costio cyfraddau talu’r Elfen Cymru Gyfan er mwyn adlewyrchu’r newidiadau yn y costau sefydlog a phrisiau’r farchnad sydd wedi digwydd ers lansio’r cynllun.  Hefyd, dw i’n barod i dderbyn bod angen mwy o hyblygrwydd yn rhai o opsiynau’r Elfen Cymru Gyfan, heb aberthu eu canlyniadau amgylcheddol, trwy gyflwyno opsiynau ychwanegol sy’n ymwneud â’r gofyn am 2m o bobtu perthi/gwrychoedd.
I am happy to accept the majority of the recommendations contained with the report as I believe they will widen the appeal of the All-Wales Element, particularly for those farmers whose extended Tir Gofal and Tir Cynnal schemes run through to the end on 2013. In particular providing a reduced entry threshold at a minimum of 14 points per hectare, at a payment rate at £14 per hectare (or £16.80 within the Less Favoured Area) will be of specific benefit to more intensive farm businesses; this lower threshold will be introduced immediately and allow entry to the Agricultural Carbon Reduction and Efficiency Scheme (ACRES) but not to the Targeted Element of Glastir. Officials have been instructed to work up a mechanism for continued support for certified organic producers, given my acceptance to the recommendation to remove the Glastir points reduction that was to apply to the organic sector. I can readily accept the recommendation to revisit the costing basis for the All-Wales Element payment rates to reflect changes in fixed costs and market prices that have occurred since the scheme’s launch. Also, I am prepared to accept the need for providing greater flexibility within some of the All-Wales Element actions, without compromising environmental outcomes, through introducing additional options relating to 2 metre requirements on hedging.