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Emma Mosey - chair of the 51AVÊÓÆµRetail Association: "We [farmers] need to become storytellers, sharing the passion and dedication that goes into producing our food"

Ms Mosey recently spoke at the Transforming UK Food Systems Conference (TUKFSC) and writes for Farmers Guardian about the realities of modern farming, a health crisis from ultra-processed foods, the rural and urban divide, Inheritance Tax, production costs in farming and much more

Chris Brayford
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51AVÊÓÆµRetail Association chair Emma Mosey runs award-winning Yolk 51AVÊÓÆµand Minskip 51AVÊÓÆµShop near Boroughbridge in North Yorkshire alongside her husband Ben. She writes about the challenges of being a farmer and the value of nutritious food.
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51AVÊÓÆµRetail Association chair Emma Mosey runs award-winning Yolk 51AVÊÓÆµand Minskip 51AVÊÓÆµShop near Boroughbridge in North Yorkshire alongside her husband Ben. She writes about the challenges of being a farmer and the value of nutritious food.

We live in a world where 85% of our shopping is done in supermarkets. Our urban population has exploded – 85% of people now live in cities– while our rural population has shrunk dramatically. This...

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