Sustain • Sustainable Farming Campaign • Agricultural policy
The agricultural transition
Farming policy should be based on supporting the sector towards a sustainable and resilient future. We believe this must include incentivising agroecological farming and high animal welfare outcomes.
The role of agroecology in Environmental Land Management
How should schemes be designed?
- Accessible to all farm types and sizes.
- Based on supporting a transition to agroecological farming.
- Deliver climate and nature outcomes at the farm and landscape levels.
- Econmically viable and rewarding for farmers and land managers.
- Provide independent and good-quality advice.
Sustain is working with our members to help secure ambitious agri-environment policy that underpins the values and principles of the sector now and in the future.
We have set out a vision for how policy can support a resilient and agroecological farming sector - Beyond 2024: A new horizon for UK farming.
- Align farming policy with delivering a transition to agroecology in England.
- Offer a coherent and joined up 'farming offer'.
- Deliver a policy programme to support growth of better food trading.
- Better regulate the supermarket chain to ensure fairness.
- Integrate environment, animal welfare, and food safety standards in trade.
Download our vision for farming - Beyond 2024.
Sustainable Farming Campaign: Sustain encourages integration of sustainable food and farming into local, regional and national government policies.
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