The wonderful factors that George Monbiot makes are undermined by his narrative, which units farmers towards environmentalists (There are answers to the meals disaster. However ploughing up Britain isn’t one in every of them, 16 March).
At finest, he dangers dividing those that would in any other case be allies and placing them into falsely opposing positions. At worst, it's a harmful distraction whereas Nigel Farage et al, and the opaque sources of funding behind them, rush to undercut the hard-won progress for local weather and nature, well being and fairness. In fact, we should handle the chance to meals safety in addition to deal with the character, local weather and well being crises.
It's progressive farmers who're doing the true work in altering farming and meals methods, by shifting to agroecological and regenerative practices. Agroecology, which permits for rewilding some agricultural land, removes overreliance on fossil fuels, artificial chemical compounds and animal feeds. It's a rising motion that might construct a fairer, extra sustainable meals system. Farmers – if given the precise coverage and market indicators – have enormous potential to be a power for change.
The Ukraine warfare is the most recent episode in a future of accelerating geopolitical and ecological instability, characterised by competitors for energy and sources. Somewhat than polarising populism, we'd like collaboration, creativeness, and the braveness to seek out frequent objective to deal with the challenges forward that Monbiot so eloquently describes.
Sue Pritchard
Chief govt, Meals, Farming and Countryside Fee
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