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SUMMARY:What chances for sustainable UK agri-policies after Brexit?  - Pro
 fessor Janet Dwyer\, University of Gloucestershire
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CONTACT:Ingrid Cizaite
DESCRIPTION:The Brexit vote in June this year sets a considerable challeng
 e to those seeking a more sustainable farm sector in the UK\, in economic\
 , environmental and social terms. Financially we can anticipate reduced di
 rect support\, particularly under the current Basic Payment Scheme (pillar
  1). In respect of support explicitly targeted to environmental management
  and rural development\, as well as support for the hills and uplands\, le
 ss dramatic cuts may be foreseen. New trading relations might nevertheless
  cause significant upheaval in many sectors. It thus seems likely that pol
 icy and market developments will precipitate structural change\, particula
 rly in sectors most heavily dependent upon BSP such as sheep and beef\, an
 d a fair proportion of arable. There could be opportunities for expansion 
 in currently under-served sectors such as horticulture and higher-value cr
 ops. The changes will expose UK farmers even more to the strategic choices
  of major food retailers and processors. If a post-Brexit UK positions its
 elf as a ‘beacon of free trade’\, UK food sector buying patterns will 
 be critical to UK farming fortunes as a whole. The pursuit of sustainable 
 agriculture might therefore require much more focus on food choices\, CSR 
 and producer bargaining power in future\, in contrast to the dominance of 
 its past emphasis upon agri-environment schemes and the mantra of ‘publi
 c payments for public goods’.   \n\nJanet is Professor of Rural Policy a
 nd Director of the Countryside and Community Research Institute at the Uni
 versity of Gloucestershire\, UK\, which is a specialist social science gro
 up researching a wide range of topics in rural/agri-policy and rural chang
 e (see www.ccri.ac.uk). Janet originally studied Natural Sciences at Cambr
 idge before switching to Agricultural Economics for her PhD\, through whic
 h she developed an enduring interest in understanding the Common Agricultu
 ral Policy and its impact upon the rural environment and rural communities
  across the EU. Her career includes 7 years working for a government envir
 onmental agency in England and 4 years at the environmental think-tank IEE
 P\, based in London and Brussels\, as well as time in academia (Cambridge 
 Land Economy\, Aberystwyth and Gloucestershire Universities). She is an ex
 perienced policy evaluator of EU agriculture\, rural development and envir
 onmental policies\, with expertise in integrated approaches\, environmenta
 l sustainability\, CAP reform\, innovation and institutional adaptation. C
 urrent projects include the ex-post evaluation of England’s Rural Develo
 pment Programme\, the preparation of Malta’s new RDP\, and a major pan-E
 U study on public goods and ecosystem services from farming and forestry (
 PEGASUS – see www.pegasus.ieep.eu). She is also a founder member of the 
 Uplands Alliance\, in England and fellow of the RSA. 
LOCATION:Mill Lane Lecture Room 4
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