The National Farmers’ Union has welcomed the new plans published by the government to help UK farmers grow “more resistant, more nutritious and more productive crops” via gene-editing technology.
The UK’s food and farming sector has written to the Prime Minister asking him to implement as a matter of urgency a Covid-19 Recovery Visa to alleviate crippling labour shortages across the supply chain.
National Farmers Union (NFU) has vocalised concern about the isolation exemptions for food manufacturing and supermarket depot workers, claiming that it “doesn’t go far enough to avoid disruption” further down the supply chain.
A new survey, commissioned by the NFU, claims 85% of the British public who responded to their questions said they wanted future trade deals to protect UK farmers from being undercut by cheaper, sub-standard food imports.
The mentorship programme aims to help UK food producers and farmers enter new markets for the first time by matching them with experienced exporters.