'Farmers will get subsidies for turning fields back into wildflower meadows after Brexit, according to environment secretary Michael Gove.
More than 97% of the UK’s wildflower meadows have been destroyed since the second world war and their loss has played a significant role in the falling numbers of bees, birds and other wildlife.
In a speech to the Oxford Farming Conference on Thursday, Gove will make his clearest statement to date that the current subsidy regime – which largely rewards ownership of land – will be replaced by a scheme focused on supporting environmental benefits such as tree planting, wildlife and improving water quality.'
I thought that following brexit we would be getting more 'self sufficient' as in providing more foodstuffs for ourselves, how is this policy conducive to this?
https://www.theguardian.com/environm...s-michael-gove