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Why this action matters
Backed by researchSupporting small-farmer autonomy is critical to addressing the environmental degradation caused by current food production practices, which contribute significantly to greenhouse gas emissions, land use, and water resource depletion. By enabling small farmers to maintain local productive capacity and decision-making, we can promote more sustainable agricultural methods that align with diverse ecological conditions and reduce the environmental footprint of food systems.
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What this action would change
Backed by researchThe action itself
The policy provides legal and financial support to small-scale farmers, enabling them to resist corporate consolidation, protect their land from grabbing, and maintain access to diverse seed varieties and natural resources.
What it would change in the UK
By supporting small and diversified farms in the UK, the policy enhances local food security, reduces reliance on imported goods, and promotes farming practices that are more biodiversity-positive and lower in greenhouse gas emissions compared to industrial agriculture.
What it would change worldwide
UK support for small-scale farmers aligns with the UN Declaration on the Rights of Peasants, strengthening global efforts to protect food sovereignty and biodiversity, and reducing the environmental impact of food production by promoting more sustainable and localized farming systems.
Where national politics stands
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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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