Dec 2022
Core Environmental Standards for UK imported Agri Food Products Full Report
In the post-Brexit era, the United Kingdom (UK) finds itself at a critical juncture as it asserts its position as a global climate leader, rethinking and reshaping its environmental, agricultural, trade and food policies. Domestically, the transition from the European Union (EU)'s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) to a new policy centred around environmental land management is creating new opportunities for the UK to rethink environmental standards applicable to food and agriculture. At the international level, the UK is now an independent trading nation before the World Trade Organization (WTO) and is, in parallel, negotiating regional trade agreements (RTAs) with key trading partners, several of which are significant agricultural exporters.