UK incentivises sustainable agriculture

The British government has announced the biggest change to land practices in decades. Farmers will be paid thousands in subsidies for adopting a sustainable approach.
But with the population expected to exceed 70 million by 2030, unions are warning of a shortage of arable land - increasing dependency on food imports.

Al Jazeera's Neave Barker reports from southeast England.
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[@SolarpunkMonk]

The uk needs less grazing animals and meat and more grains fruit and vegetables for people, that is sustainable farming, what the farmers keep complaining about is capitalism farming for profit or for fast consumer food

[@alienelephant4721]

Koreans should fund this kind of project but instead they waste all on useless natural energy as a political stunt.

[@usmanshah344]

Meat is a blessing from God

[@owlan99]

Silvopasture>>>>monoculture grains

[@usmanshah344]

@@owlan99 can you link me any videos or recommend some books on this topic of silvopasture?

[@owlan99]

@@usmanshah344 search "Alan savory ted talk" for a good overview of regenerative grazing. He turns deserts green.

[@ascendism_ai]

Permaculture is the balance you seek.

[@wytrose4602]

EXACTLY WHAT I was going to say.

[@livefromplanetearth]

better late than never

[@ordinarygod2938]

UK owes trillions of dollars reparations to ex colonies for all the misdeeds and ill-treatment of locals committed in past.

[@Abbadon380]

No it does not

[@jean6453]

Are there any lawsuits or plans for the UK to pay reparations ?

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[@patrickchipala8684]

I am a farmer in Zambia and I would love to work in U.K to better me skill, any help I will really appreciate 👏

[@stuartsaint4581]

It's a shame that so many councils have been systematically getting rid of allotments for the last four decades

[@Alex_Plante]

The UK needs to restore hedgerows to connect small wooded areas.

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[@adamwilliams5426]

1:52 that turnip looks sus

[@jwv7522]

This will result in unintended consequences.

[@Maurazio]

yeah the EU CAP sucks big time, lobbies are in control unfortunately

[@apuotsanto]

Hello A south Sudanese young female trying to invest in agriculture, anyone interesting to give me old machine, green house(old one)

[@ZionistWorldOrder]

nevermind environment, food security comes first, look at Turkeys incentives, Erdogan freed up all gov land to whoever wants to rent it for agri, 10 year rent, first year rent free and free seeds for 10 years..

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