The manifesto warns that policy \u2018lock-ins\u2019 must be avoided. During Covid-19 recovery, the wrong choices from policy makers could lock us into damaging directions of travel in food, farming and land-use. These potential lock-ins could include;<\/p>\n

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• Climate initiatives that do not work for nature<\/li>\n
• Trade agreements that lead us into a \u2018race to the bottom\u2019 in food and farming standards<\/li>\n
• Bailing out the polluters<\/li>\n
• Productivity grants for farming should align with the transition to agroecological farming, and not lock farmers further into systems that don\u2019t benefit animal welfare, wildlife and the wider environment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

  Helen continues,\u00a0\u201cIt is widely acknowledged that this decade is crucial for humanity, and that farmers and land managers have a pivotal role to play. It\u2019s no longer enough to have islands of good practice; all of food and farming, in its many forms, shapes and sizes, must work together to meet the challenges ahead, and be supported to do so.\u201d<\/p>\n

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  Soil Association\u2019s \u201cGrow Back Better\u201d manifesto is a ten-point plan for a post-Covid-19 recovery. The\u00a0Grow Back Better manifesto\u00a0is a new route-map setting out how recovery efforts post Covid-19 must invest… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":3465,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[79],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n