10. Short Debate: What is the future for council farms?

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 5:43 pm on 5 February 2020.

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Photo of Llyr Gruffydd Llyr Gruffydd Plaid Cymru 5:43, 5 February 2020

(Translated)

The disappearance of council farms should be a cause for concern for the whole of society. It's an important foothold into the industry for new blood and a new generation of farmers. So, please, Minister, don't sit on your hands; work with the councils, not only to protect what remains, but to work towards creating a public farm estate that will excite the next generation to want to go into farming. Turn them into something that represents an opportunity, innovation and entrepreneurship. There is an opportunity, through our council farms, to drive growth in the sector. But at the moment, of course, what we see is managed decline. There is a duty on Government to change that, and it's a duty on us to ensure that the same opportunities exist for future generations as have existed for generations in the past.