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More than 1,700 urban-edge farms lost since 2010

New CPRE report says the loss equates to an area the size of Leeds no longer producing food

Jane Thynne
Head of News and Business
clock 鈥� 2 min read
CPRE says farmland equating to the size of Leeds has been lost since 2010
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CPRE says farmland equating to the size of Leeds has been lost since 2010

More than 1,700 farms on the edges of towns and cities have disappeared since 2010, according to a new report from CPRE. The rural charity said the loss equated to 56,000 hectares of farmland, an area...

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