The Government has been urged to enhance the UK's agricultural budget to show it 'truly values UK food security'.
The Government has been urged to enhance the UK's agricultural budget to show it 'truly values UK food security'.The call, including from Midland farmers, came on the 9th annual Back British Farming Day with politicians, the public, retailers, food processers and manufacturers invited to celebrate and champion British agriculture and its importance to the UK economy.
“We now need to see those ambitions realised. Today we’re calling on government to truly value UK food security by delivering a renewed and enhanced multi-annual agriculture budget of £5.6 billion on October 30. “On this Back British Farming Day, we are at a tipping point, so we call on government, all MPs, to also show their unstinted support. Seize this opportunity to harness the passion and the drive of British farmers and growers to ensure a thriving future – a future that is good for shoppers, good for the environment and good for a secure supply of British food.”
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