Article 6YC6Y More than 80% of UK farmers worried about climate crisis harming livelihood, study finds

More than 80% of UK farmers worried about climate crisis harming livelihood, study finds

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Alfie Howlett
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Farmers warn of risk to Britain's food supply as more than three-quarters take hit to income from extreme weather

More than 80% of UK farmers are worried that the devastating" effect of the climate crisis could damage their ability to make a living, a study has found.

Farmers have warned that global heating risks Britain's supplies of home-grown food amid wild swings in weather conditions, in new research carried out by the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU).

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