Analysis of farming data for the Guardian has shown that small farmers were already facing an increasingly difficult future, before the shocks of Brexit and the Covid-19 pandemic. That loss was part of a longer-term trend for all farms, with more than 110,000 farms gone from the 319,000 farms in 1990. However, some farmers concerned that the scheme will encourage a further exodus of small farmers. The Prince of Wales has long been a supporter of sustainable farming, and earlier this year launched Terra Carta, a roadmap to 2030 for businesses to move towards a low-carbon and environmentally sustainable future. Local people can’t afford to live here and small farms are disappearing.

Source: The Guardian May 23, 2021 15:00 UTC