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UK needs more agricultural co-ops, Labour MP says

Does the UK need more farmer-owned co-operatives to help influence the country's food system?

Chris Brayford
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Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton MP Jim McMahon said: "A stronger, co-op-shaped food system can help keep costs down for local people, strengthen our food security, and put more power back into the hands of farmers and communities."
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Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton MP Jim McMahon said: "A stronger, co-op-shaped food system can help keep costs down for local people, strengthen our food security, and put more power back into the hands of farmers and communities."

A Labour and Co-operative Party MP has urged the Government to put more power back into the hands of farmers by expanding agricultural co-operatives in the UK. Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton MP...

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