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With the right incentives and a commitment from growers, there’s a very promising future for protein crops. CPM assesses the policy pathways, market opportunities and varieties that could make that happen. There are growers producing excellent pea and bean crops and following really innovative practices that would be fascinating to explore. By Tom Allen-Stevens UK growers have the opportunity to displace a considerable proportion of imported soya and make a step change on their journey to Net Zero. But it will take a firm commitment to bring a pulse into the rotation, and solid support for home-grown protein crops from Government. The call comes from PGRO CEO Roger Vickers following the release of Defra’s Path to Sustainable Farming. The policy paper, released at the end of Nov, sets out the Government’s Agricultural Transition Plan, shifting payments from direct subsidy to public money paid for public goods. “The need for home-grown pulses has received plenty of support from the wider public, but not a lot has happened on farm or in terms of policy that would effect any change,” he told CPM. He points out the Defra policy paper included commitments to sustainable food and farming practices, although there was no…
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