New group demands basic income for all farmers

New group demands basic income for all farmers

© Tim Scrivener A new lobby group called Basic Income for Farmers (BI4Farmers) is demanding a regular, unconditional cash payment for all primary producers, to ensure they stay viable and producing food in the post-Brexit era.

The group, which so far consists of more than 100 farmers and includes other organisations such as the Oxford Real Farming Conference and Sustain, has set out the case for a so-called Universal Basic Income (UBI) payment in a new report.

See also: Defra announces cap on SFI actions to maintain food production Prepared by BI4Farmers and independent think tank Autonomy, the report says such […]

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