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Reynolds confirms Organic Action Plan at Groundswell

The Defra secretary highlighted the importance of healthy soils and confirmed the government’s commitment to an Organic Action Plan for England while at Groundswell

Mia Willemsen
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Soil Association chief executive Helen Browning speaking to Secretary of State Emma Reynolds at a meeting with agroecological organisations at Groundswell
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Soil Association chief executive Helen Browning speaking to Secretary of State Emma Reynolds at a meeting with agroecological organisations at Groundswell

During Groundswell festival, Defra Secretary Emma Reynolds heard how public procurement and government funded research should better prioritise agroecological farming, a type of regenerative farming that...

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