UK Agriculture: Food rots on farms due to worker shortage
4,069 views · Published 19 August 2018 · 2:41 · Indexed 20 September 2026
Channel: TRT World · 2018 · News & Politics
Thousands of tonnes of fruit and vegetables are being left to rot in UK fields because of a shortage of workers. Farmers worry the problem will only get worse after Brexit because most seasonal labourers come from central Europe. But as Sarah Morice reports, the government has pledged to reduce net migration, and is being accused of being slow to introduce a new visa system for seasonal workers. Subscribe: http://trt.world/subscribe Livestream: http://trt.world/ytlive Facebook: http://trt.world/facebook Twitter: http://trt.world/twitter Instagram: http://trt.world/instagram Visit our website: http://trt.world
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