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Farming Today: 09/12/23 Farming Today This Week: COP28 food and agriculture; Food as a public good; Snow

09/12/23 Farming Today This Week: COP28 food and agriculture; Food as a public good; Snow

BBC Radio 4 - Farming Today, 09/12/23 Farming Today This Week: COP28 food and agriculture; Food as a public good; Snow

Today, food, farming and climate diplomacy.

Food security is a public good and the Government should use England's post Brexit environmental payment system to incentivise it; so say MPs on the Environmental Audit Committee in a report out this week. 

This year food and farming has been on the official COP agenda for the first time. It's taken 28 years but tomorrow will see a full day of the COP dedicated to food and farming, a 'game changer' according to the hosts in Dubai. 

It's been a difficult week for many farmers, with torrential rain and heavy snowfalls, especially in Cumbria.  Andrea Meanwell farms in the Howgills and has a herd of Belted Galloway cattle.  She went out to find them when the snow came down, and had to go on foot when the diesel in her all terrain vehicle froze.

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