Report: Replace CAP with market-system for farmers to bid for green contracts

Michael Holder
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Report by think tank Bright Blue sets out a vision for post-Brexit farming that would incentivise measures to boost ecosystems, woodland, and peatland

The government should establish a market-based commissioning scheme to encourage farmers and landowners to supply environmental services once the UK leaves the EU and its Common Agricultural Policy (CAP),...

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