Government's Food Strategy Board criticised for lack of farmer representation

Defra said the Food Strategy Advisory Board was the 'first step in a wider engagement strategy'

Rachael Brown
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Government's Food Strategy Board criticised for lack of farmer representation

The announcement of the Government's new Food Strategy Advisory Board (FSAB) has been met with some criticism from farmers online for the lack of farming representation, with only one farmer on the Board....

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