placement, concludes the study. A liberalisation of barriers could possibly lead to cheaper imports, produced to lower welfare stand- ards, and damage British produc- ers, it warns. The report says farmers need
clarity on the government’s long- term vision for farming. Reverting to WTO tariffs will have a signif- icant impact on agriculture, giv- en that tariffs are higher for ag- ricultural products than for other goods and services.
Neil Parish MP says the government must back British farming (Picture: NFU)
The committee calls for a fund to prepare British farming for Brexit, a specifi c impact anal- ysis for each agricultural sector, plans for physical and IT infra- structure to be drawn up now, and for new trading partnerships to be explored. Perishable agricultural prod- ucts are at risk from lengthy cus- toms procedures and poor IT sys-
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The government must articulate its vision for food and farming
tems, says the report. Removing tariffs “could put many UK farm- ers out of business and render the UK dependent on imported food,” it adds.
Committee chairman Neil
Parish said 60% of the UK’s ag- ricultural exports and 70% of its imports were from the EU. “To safeguard the livelihoods of UK farmers and guarantee domestic food security post-Brexit, it is vi- tal that the government articu- lates its vision for protecting both.” The fi rst step in this process
was creating an analysis of each farming sector, said Mr Parish. “UK agriculture will need to
adapt to the changed trading cir- cumstances following Brexit, so the Government should consider putting funding in place to enable farmers to do so.”
Positive action
The report came as the NFU and 36 other organisations joined forc- es to warn the government that a thriving domestic food and farm- ing base is central to the coun- try’s environmental, social and economic health.
Agriculture had a critical role in providing a secure, affordable and trusted supply of food, said NFU Brexit director Nick von Westenholz. It was vital to main- tain free and frictionless trade with the EU and to maintain pref- erential trade arrangements with other countries.
The government will respond to the report later this year.
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