Environment must be centre-stage in the Conservatives' new age of agriculture

23 February 2010

CPRE today welcomed the Conservative Party's agenda for farming, 'A New Age of Agriculture' ,but cautioned against excessive deregulation that could risk a return to destructive practices which in the past have damaged the countryside.

Ian Woodhurst, CPRE's farming campaigner, said:
'There is a great deal that CPRE agrees with in this policy document. The proposals to use the planning system to better protect land for sustainable food production, introduce a powerful supermarket ombudsman and to increase supplies of local food are all particularly welcome.'

Ian Woodhurst continued:
'The Conservatives rightly say that conserving the natural environment and producing food must happen together. But they will need to be very careful to prevent deregulation damaging the countryside. Considerable amounts of public money have been spent over the years undoing the damage caused when farmers were encouraged to put production before the environment.'

Ian Woodhurst concluded:
'CPRE wants a thriving, prosperous farming sector. As our vision for the countryside sets out, the need to produce high quality food must go hand in hand with keeping the countryside beautiful, and alive with the sights and sounds people value.'

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