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Poll confirms public want Government to take more action to improve access to healthy affordable food

Polling commissioned by the Food, Farming and Countryside Commission found 62 per cent of the British public wanted greater intervention to ensure farmers are treated fairly

Rachael Brown
clock • 2 min read
Poll confirms public want Government to take more action to improve access to healthy affordable food

The British public have called on the Government to ensure farmers are treated fairly and to make sure healthy food is affordable to everyone. Farmer protests It came as a tractor go slow took place...

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