'A new deal for farmers': IPPR calls on government to enhance farming policy for the climate and workers

Cecilia Keating
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Paper published this morning makes case for a ‘new deal for farmers' post-Brexit that secures livelihoods and the natural environment

IPPR has today called on the government to establish a 'new deal' for farmers that sets out how it plans to curb the agricultural sector's heavy toll on the climate and biodiversity while enabling workers...

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