Baroness Batters makes heartfelt appeal on BBC Radio 4 on behalf of Farm Africa charity

As an ambassador of the charity Farm Africa, former NFU president Baroness Minette Batters highlighted the story of Kenyan smallholder Juliet Muthoni

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Baroness Minette Batters, Farm Africa ambassador and former NFU president, with Juliet Muthoni, a farmer supported by Farm Africa's regenerative agriculture project, in Embu County during the GROW for Good challenge.
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Baroness Minette Batters, Farm Africa ambassador and former NFU president, with Juliet Muthoni, a farmer supported by Farm Africa's regenerative agriculture project, in Embu County during the GROW for Good challenge.

As a charity ambassador and former trustee of Farm Africa, Baroness Batters has made a heartfelt appeal on BBC Radio 4 for listeners to donate to the charity which teaches farmers in countries including...

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