Farming is vital to the people of Wales, whilst making a valuable economic contribution to the Welsh economy, and our local communities. It’s simple, no farmers, no food.
Yet the Welsh Labour Government’s Sustainable Farming Scheme, and the UK Labour Government including just 87 words about farming in their General Election manifesto, evidently shows Labour’s distain for our farming community.
In the Senedd today, the Welsh Conservatives are bringing forward a Senedd motion celebrating the importance of farming, whilst calling on Labour to bring forward a plan for our farmers, and ensure a new Sustainable Farming scheme has the support of the farming community.
Commenting ahead of the debate, Welsh Conservative Shadow Minister for Rural Affairs, James Evans MS, said:
“Labour continues to take our farmers for granted. Unlike Labour, the Welsh Conservatives would make sure we have a Sustainable Farming Scheme that works for our farmers, not against them, safeguarding the future of our crucial industry.
“In the Senedd next week, I look forward to bringing forward our Welsh Conservative debate on the importance of farming, showing the Welsh Conservatives is that friend the farming community needs. It’s simple, no farmers, no food.”
The motion which will be debated today reads:
To propose that the Senedd:
1. Celebrates the valuable economic contribution of Welsh farming to the Welsh economy.
2. Acknowledges the benefits of events such as the Royal Welsh Show, the National Eisteddfod and summer shows in supporting rural communities and promoting the Welsh culture and the Welsh language.
3. Supports the strength of feeling in the agricultural community against the sustainable farming scheme, and the powerful message of no farmers no food.
4. Calls on the Welsh Government to:
a) ensure a new sustainable farming scheme has the support of the farming community, with food security and environmental protection at its heart, highlighting the powerful message of no farmers no food; and
b) work with the UK Government to expand on its 87 words regarding farming in the UK Labour general election manifesto, to bring forward a plan for farming and farmers across the United Kingdom.
