Council pass ‘landmark’ farming decision
Cornwall Council has moved to support farmers around the countyCornwall Council has passed a "landmark" motion to support farmers by committing to pro-actively sourcing local produce at council events.
The motion was submitted by Conservative councillor Nick Craker at a meeting of the full council at County Hall in Truro on Tuesday.After introducing the motion, Mr Craker said 33,000 people were employed in the agri-food sector in Cornwall - a figure he said was double the national rate in England.Liberal Democrat councillor Colin Martin called on leader Linda Taylor to work with Cornwall’s MPs to lobby government for major policy changes.
He also addressed the "elephant in the room" - saying the council needed a 30% reduction in meat consumption to meet its own climate and nature recovery targets - which he said were "enshrined in UK law".
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