What is it about?
The paper describes the experience of common agricultural policy reform on UK agriculture with a particular focus on upland farming in the Yorkshire Dales. Based on this, we draw out lessons for future agricultural policy, particularly in a context of Brexit. What lessons can we learn from past agricultural policy to help achieve a sustainable agricultural system in the post Brexit era.
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Why is it important?
Brexit represents an significant window for policy change in UK agriculture. There is much to be learnt from both the successes and the challenges of the European common agricultural policy but also opportunities to tailor agricultural policy to the specific niches and diverse landscapes of UK agriculture.
Perspectives
The personal stories and experiences of small-scale family farmers offer valuable insights into the implications of agricultural policies, but have been underrepresented within policy discussions to date. This paper tells some of those stories and makes a case for a stronger farmer voice in the post-Brexit vision of UK agriculture.
Stephen Whitfield
University of Leeds
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This page is a summary of: Defining and delivering ‘sustainable’ agriculture in the UK after Brexit: interdisciplinary lessons from experiences of agricultural reform, International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, June 2017, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/14735903.2017.1337837.
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