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EXCLUSIVE - Ann Davies: "If we lose the land that feeds us, we lose far more than just fields"

Plaid Cymru MP Ann Davies said there needs to be a better way of balancing food and energy security needs, without taking fertile farmland out of production for solar energy infrastructure

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Ann Davies, MP for Caerfyrddin and tenant dairy farmer, said: "And when we lose farmland, we do not just lose food - we lose livelihoods, heritage, and the ability to meet our own needs."
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Ann Davies, MP for Caerfyrddin and tenant dairy farmer, said: "And when we lose farmland, we do not just lose food - we lose livelihoods, heritage, and the ability to meet our own needs."

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