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Who we are
Grassroots Action
on Food and Farming (GAFF) is a new organisation helping to build a
grassroots network of farmers, farmers groups, environmentalists and
the public, to oppose the increasing corporate control of the food system
and the demise of the small and family farm in the UK.
The power in the food system lies in the hands of the supermarkets,
food processors, and other corporate middlemen. The price of food in
our shops rarely reflects the price paid to the producer. Currently
farmers get only 9p of every pound spent by consumers. Farmers say they
can't deliver landscape, nature, food safety and animal welfare at this
price.
GAFF aims to raise awareness about the negative impact of large scale,
corporate food production and of the power imbalances in the food chain,
whilst also gaining public support for small scale, localised food production.
GAFF works closely with Corporate Watch on researching the corporations
involved in the UK food industry.
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