Earlier in the year, Sustain member the Landworkers' Alliance surveyed its members to ask what they wanted a post-Brexit agriculture policy to look like. The interesting results have now been collated and published.
The key findings were that:
- Subsidies should not discriminate against small farms, with support for new entrants and capital costs being a high priority.
- Ecosystems services of farming must be valued, particularly in mixed farming and forestry.
- A food and farming policy should be holistic in nature – considering ecology, biodiversity, education, health, community, productivity, local economies and social equality.
- Data on farming of all sizes should be easily accessible and include ecological, economic and social contributions of farming.
Sustain: Sustain The alliance for better food and farming advocates food and agriculture policies and practices that enhance the health and welfare of people and animals, improve the working and living environment, enrich society and culture and promote equity.
