The Farming Industry Post Brexit

Part of 1. Questions to the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs – in the Senedd at 2:11 pm on 14 October 2020.

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Photo of Lesley Griffiths Lesley Griffiths Labour 2:11, 14 October 2020

No, I don't. I have to say, my focus is not on British farming, it's on Welsh farming. We've done a great deal of work to support the agricultural sector, particularly since 2016, following the referendum to leave the European Union. So, we want to make our agricultural sector and our farmers and their businesses as competitive and as sustainable as possible. We've put significant funding—ironically, from the EU—into making sure we focus on the red meat sector and on the dairy sector, to ensure that farmers were able to make their businesses as resilient as possible.

I am very proud of the animal health and welfare standards we have here in Wales, and our food standards, and I want to ensure that that continues. I'm sure we can find pockets of bad practice all across the world, but my focus is on Wales and Welsh farmers.