Alter the GLAS Agri-Environment Scheme to fund local projects to give revenue to farmers and future proof their lands from degradation Public awareness of issues relating to food is increasing with regular discussion in the media of issues such as food security – threatened by our dependence on imports; the related issue of food miles – very relevant to climate change; concerns about poor diet and obesity; and food waste. Agri-food is also Ireland’s largest indigenous industry and themain economic driver in many rural areas.
in favour of anti-growth politics