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Nature means business: establishing the balance between food production and improving nature

Resource description:

This report provide policy makers with testimonies of farmers having switched to sustainable farming modes, and achieving balance between profitability and environmental sustainability. The report highlights their hopes, barriers and demands for a successful transition of the UK farming system post Brexit.

Author/Contact:

Nature Friendly Farming Network

Publication date:

1 January 2026

Figures included in the report

Public demands health, sustainability and environmental benefits over cheap food

The graph shows the results from the farm business studies, by plotting associated costs

Uses of this resource:

Policy Cycle Stage: scoping

Resource download:

report-nature-means-business-digital-1.pdf (3.41 MB)

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