Are we doing enough to protect the people producing our food?

2026-08-25T10:34:00

If agriculture’s safety record is to improve, the conversation needs to go beyond what individual farmers should do differently and consider the wider pressures shaping decisions on farms, says Anna Wylie, chair of the UK Youth Food and Farming Forum

We talk a lot about the sustainability of our food system. Yet nowhere near enough attention is paid to whether the people producing our food can do so safely.

Are we doing enough to protect the people producing our food?

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