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Farming Today: 25/7/2022 - Beavers, Rabbit farm, Global food crisis

25/7/2022 - Beavers, Rabbit farm, Global food crisis

BBC Radio 4 - Farming Today, 25/7/2022 - Beavers, Rabbit farm, Global food crisis

Beaver protection. Global food crisis. Rabbit farming.

Beavers to be protected in England. A campaign to close a Nottinghamshire rabbit farm. A look at the global food system.

The Government has given legal protection to beavers in England, which means it will be illegal to harm or move them without a licence. They have had protection in Scotland since 2019. We hear from a farmer in Scotland who says they do cause problems there, and from the Wildlife Trust which welcomes the protection, but urges the government to provide more details of management practices.

A campaign against a controversial rabbit meat and fur farm in Nottinghamshire is being stepped up. Opponents are staging weekly protests outside the site at East Bridgford. But the owners say it complies with all regulations and standards. Last month 12 rabbits were taken from the farm in a late night raid that's now being investigated by police.

All week we’re going to be exploring the pressure on food systems around the world and hear why they are under stress. The reasons are multiple and complex – rather like the global food system itself. A deal has been signed to release millions of tonnes of grain from Ukraine – but it will take time for global wheat supplies to get back to normal. There are also high input prices, and the cost of fuel. Longer term, the pressure of climate change on food production and who needs food, keeps building. 

The presenter is Anna Hill.

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