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Why this action matters
Backed by researchProtecting cropland from conversion to feed is justified because the UK already devotes most agricultural land to animal feed or animal production, while remaining weakly supplied in fruit and vegetables. Evidence shows that current cropland is dominated by cereals and oil crops for food and feed, with only limited land allocated to fruits and vegetables, highlighting a misalignment between land use and dietary needs.
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What this action would change
Backed by researchThe action itself
Implementing land-use controls that prevent the conversion of arable land used for human food production to crops grown for animal feed would ensure that domestic food crop production remains prioritized over feed crop production.
What it would change in the UK
This would protect the UK's domestic food crop production capacity from economic pressures that favor feed crops, thereby maintaining a more efficient use of land for human caloric needs and reducing reliance on imported feedstuffs.
What it would change worldwide
By reducing the UK's demand for imported soy and other feed crops, this action would help mitigate the pressure on tropical deforestation in countries like Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay, where such imports are a primary driver of forest loss.
Where national politics stands
Nothing recorded yetWhat councils have decided (19)
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The research behind it
Published research about food and farming as a whole, not this action in particular
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Research and reports on this action
Land Use Framework for England
GOV.UK · 2026
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Still Butchering the Planet
Feedback · 2024
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Food Supply
UK Health Security Agency - HECC · 2023
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Research that argues the other way
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