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UK-based group is upping the ante on environmentalism with its Fix the Food Chain Campaign
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Environmental watchdog, Friends of the Earth, is speeding up its efforts to call for fundamental changes on how the UK Government legislates with regards to the food system. With their Fix the Food Chain Campaign, they want to draw focus on intensive livestock farming and its negative impact to the environment and the global food chain.
The group demands that taxpayer’s money should be spent on projects geared towards a healthier planet, a safer climate and smarter economy by way of sustainable farming systems as alternatives to the widely accepted and highly commercialized mainstream methods that are environmentally damaging.
They also call for a review on European Trade Policies and the revision of the Sustainable Consumption and Production Strategy to hold companies and other producers accountable for the full impact of their production and global trade activities. Read the full article here
By Maria Belgado
Tags: Fix the Food Chain, Friends of the Earth, livestock farming
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