Brexit brings new questions about investing down on the farm
by Phillip Inman Observer economics editor from Environment | The Guardian on (#2DXVV)
When Common Agricultural Policy payments come to an end, what will they be replaced with? And what should that be spent on?
Compared to most industries subject to the ups and downs of global markets, farming is a cottage industry. Where mining has a few operators dominating the scene, agriculture involves thousands of producers in each country.
That simple fact works against the high levels of investment agriculture minister Andrea Leadsom would like to see in the run-up to a hard Brexit.
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