Written by Charlotte Cunningham
A survey by OnePoll has shown that support for British food and farming has reached a record high as a result of farmers’ efforts to keep the nation fed throughout the coronavirus pandemic. Charlotte Cunningham reports. The Farmer Favourability Survey – commissioned by the NFU – reveals that 75% of people voiced a positive view of UK farming, which is the highest figure since OnePoll started carrying out the annual survey in 2012. It also marks a 6% point increase in public favourability since June 2019, which comes on top of a further 5% point increase between June 2018-2019. There are also fewer people claiming to have no opinion on farming, dropping from 25% to 21% over the past year. When the survey started in 2012, this figure was at 33%. The majority of respondents cited the importance of British farming’s work throughout lockdown as a reason for their increased positive view. Other findings from the Farmer Favourability Survey include: 86% agreed that British farms should grow as much food as they can to provide national food security 88% of the public that feel it is important that Britain has a productive farming industry – the highest figure for 3…
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