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Latest climate change report urges Gov to give farmers skills to maintain production

Committee says British way of life is under threat from heat, flooding and drought

Jane Thynne
Head of News and Business
clock • 2 min read
A new Climate Change Committee warns farmers will need support to deal with higher temperatures and water shortages
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A new Climate Change Committee warns farmers will need support to deal with higher temperatures and water shortages

Farming groups have demanded the Government back British food production and cut the country's reliance on imports following the latest report from the Climate Change Committee. The study, Well-Adapted...

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