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The invisible hand of the market won't protect our food
or fields
...
Let’s be clear: trade is a good thing. It gives us choices and flexibility. It
builds reciprocal relationships between countries, for a more stable and secure
world. We can import what we don’t produce at home; countries can specialise in
those things that grow better in their climate or conditions; and we can offset
risk, if our own production fails – a point relevant for UK wheat markets, after
floods and droughts over the last 12 months affected our own production. But it
also has downsides. The kind of buccaneering free trade anticipated by the likes
of Liz Truss is about handing over more power to the markets to drive down
costs, producing cheaper goods and a greater range of options. This might be
great for certain businesses and those that invest in them. But when the cost of
production falls too low, someone, somewhere, pays.
Some of the most talked-about television programmes in the last few years have
been those that reveal to us the true cost of the way our global economy works.
When David Attenborough shows us the heart-wrenching images of fields of plastic
waste suffocating turtle breeding grounds, orangutans fending off bulldozers as
their rainforest homes are destroyed for palm oil production, live pigs
bulldozed into burial pits because disease has swept through their intensive
housing, and people with chronic diet-related health conditions dying because of
coronavirus, we see the results of markets that have prioritised profit over the
health of people and the planet – and the trading environment that enables this
to happen.
Declining to write UK standards into legislation assumes that we can always rely
on markets to do the right thing. And the evidence suggests that this is too big
a risk to take. When MPs argued last night that upholding standards is likely to
damage the interests of developing countries, just whose interests are they
protecting? The global farmers movement La Via Campesina is clear that it is not
the interests of small farmers, who see their land and their livelihoods taken
over by global businesses, exploiting cheaper labour and lax protections.
When government policies enable intensive, industrialised agricultural systems,
it has serious impacts on UK farmers, driving them in a direction of travel that
puts ever greater pressure on the environment and the land they farm. The
agriculture bill should be about creating the conditions to deliver a compelling
vision for the future of British farming – farming for the climate, nature and
health. Farmers want to be a force for change, but without the right legislative
levers to help them make the transition, and to prioritise sustainable farming
systems, they have to take their chances in the marketplace – or leave farming
to big global agri-businesses.
Most businesses want a level playing field of globally agreed, simple and rising
standards that helps them play their part in tackling the climate and nature
crisis. What do British citizens want? The Climate Assembly report published
last month demonstrated that – with the right information and evidence –
citizens want a fair, transparent and sustainable food system. The public
consistently say they do not want to compromise on food standards – they are
outraged that poor and vulnerable people are most at risk of diet-related
illnesses, and the most unhealthy and ultra-processed foods, made from cheap
commodities, are promoted most aggressively. Proposals to improve labelling
alone will not do. Governments must put legislation in place to uphold safe and
secure standards, to act on the climate and nature crisis and improve public
health and wellbeing.
Upholding and raising standards in the UK helps raise standards around the
world. Enshrining food and welfare standards in law would be a powerful way to
position the UK globally, but we need to go further. Decisions we make about
trade help us define who we are as a nation and strengthen our mandate for
global leadership on climate, nature, and a sustainable future for all. We are
in a strong position, as we head towards COP26, to push for bolder international
commitments for climate and nature. Establishing our commitments in our trade
agreements would be a powerful act of leadership on the world stage.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/oct/14/invisible-hand-market-food-fields-agriculture-bill-farming