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NFU President Peter Kendall
said: "Lord Stern is a respected
economist and climate change
commentator, but his remarks,
as quoted by The Times
newspaper, suggest that he does
not fully understand livestock
production. Such an over-
simplified message does not take
account of the complex
interactions within the food and
farming system, and the fact that
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T
he NFU has issued a statement in response to a story
in The Times. The article entitled `Climate chief: give
up meat to save the planet' is based around an
interview with Lord Stern, author of the 2006 Stern Review.
aimed at reducing their impact
on the environment. Examples
include the Environmental Plan
for Dairy Farming and the Milk
and Meat Roadmaps.
"Focussing on a single issue
as way of saving the planet is
extremely irresponsible and likely
to be counterproductive.
Reducing greenhouse gas
emissions from livestock in the
UK by a contraction of the
industry, in order to reduce
output and livestock numbers,
would simply `export' our
emissions to other countries.
This could also lead to an
increase in the amount of UK
food which we would be forced
to import.
"I have always said that
farmers and growers see
themselves as part of the solution
to climate change, not part of
the problem", said Mr Kendall.
NFU Response to Lord
Stern `Give up Meat
to Save the Planet'
much of our agricultural land is
unsuitable for arable and
vegetable crops. Indeed livestock
production is based on grassland
which stores more carbon than
any other land use in England.
"British farmers and growers
take their environmental
responsibilities very seriously
and understand the crucial role
they have to play in producing
more food, while impacting less.
As such livestock and dairy
sectors have a range of initiatives

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