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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Alfie Howlett

More than 80% of UK farmers worried about climate crisis harming livelihood, study finds

farmers picking up blue baskets of lettuce in a field
The study found that 84% of farmers had suffered a fall in crop yields. Photograph: MediaWorldImages/Alamy

More than 80% of UK farmers are worried that the “devastating” effect of the climate crisis could damage their ability to make a living, a study has found.

Farmers have warned that global heating risks Britain’s supplies of home-grown food amid wild swings in weather conditions, in new research carried out by the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU).

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