Part of the debate – in the Scottish Parliament at on 10 March 2021.
Edward Mountain
Conservative
Many farmers are not credited with the positive work that they do to reduce carbon emissions. Does the Minister agree with me that it is time to carry out baseline surveys, as doing so would provide a more complete picture of how farmers are part of the solution and not the problem?
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