A recent survey from the National Farmers Union shows that the country’s farmers and growers have been named as one of the public’s most favoured and valued professions, second only to nurses.
Approaching three quarters of UK consumers have a favourable view of farmers and growers with over 90% of respondents feeling that farming is important to the UK economy.
According to the survey:
- 89% of the public feel it is important that Britain has a productive farming industry
- 85% of people support increasing self-sufficiency in UK food production
- 87% of people think it is important that trade deals ensure animal welfare standards are the same in countries we import food from as in the UK.