date:May 14, 2012
the industry.FOE believes that the CAP should be changed and farmers should be given a subsidy for growing them. Our concern is that subsidies distort the market we would question whether that is good for the long term,says Penlington.
Instead of looking to subsidies, he believes emphasis should be put on the development of peas and beans that can grow reliably in UK weather. He adds that improving production efficiency, such as Bpex's Two Tonne Sow programme, will also reduce the UK livetock