Can the UK transition to sustainable farming within a decade?

Michael Holder
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Independent RSA Commission warns current farming system has exacerbated deforestation, soil degradation, and pollution - but change is possible

The UK's existing food and farming system has "damaged and depleted our precious and finite resources", and without an urgent overhaul risks further exacerbating deforestation, wildlife loss, soil degradation,...

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