Calls for UK government to increase agricultural budget

Tractors rolled outside the Houses of Parliament as the annual Back British Farming Day event commenced yesterday. Now in its ninth year, the initiative put a spotlight on the importance of farming, such as providing food for the nation, its environmental efforts, and its contribution to the economy. The NFU said that the government must take action to value UK food security and ensure environmental delivery. British farmers underpin our essential food and drink sector, the largest manufacturing sector in the UK, worth a huge £148 billion, and employing more than four million people.” “While in opposition we heard consistently from Labour that food security is national security.”

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