The British government estimates that 760,000 hectares of farmland, or about 9% of agricultural land in England, will need to be rewilded by 2050 to achieve environmental and climate goals. The government report also suggests 9% of farmland should adopt sustainable farming practices. Critics warn this could lead to government overreach and increased reliance on foreign food imports.
British government estimates have claimed that nearly a tenth of all English farmland will need to be ‘rewilded’ by 2050 to hit green agenda targets.
The move could see the UK become even more reliant on foreign imports to meet its food supply needs, with the country already importing However, critics, such as the president of the Country Land and Business Association, Victoria Vyvyan, warned that the report could lay the groundwork for government “mission creep”. She cautioned that farmers could be told “what they are and aren’t allowed to grow, plant and rear on their land”.
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