The environment secretary has said that leaving the EU has enabled the government to replace the "rigid bureaucratic system, that didn't work for food production" for a bespoke system that responds to the needs of British farmers.
It comes as the government are set to highlight £427 million in grants for agriculture, including a doubling of the amount going to technology and innovation schemes to help farmers increase productivity – such as robotics, roof-top solar and agricultural research.
Report by Covellm.
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