U.K.: Farmers Believe Coronavirus Could ‘Change Agriculture for the Better’
Most U.K. farmers believe the coronavirus crisis could ultimately “change agriculture for the better” after the current disruption and uncertainty subsides, reports the Eastern Daily Press.
An online “snapshot” survey carried out by Savills Rural Research on April 6-7 aimed to understand how the pandemic has affected practices and sentiments within the farming industry.
Key findings include that 29% of farms have seen disruption to staffing and 43% have experienced disruption in their routes to market as a result of coronavirus. But although “positive sentiment” has fallen since the start of the year, a majority of respondents (59%) said they consider that coronavirus will change U.K. agriculture for the better. Only 5% thought it would change it for the worse.
Continue reading at the Eastern Daily Press.
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