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A farmers’ leader says the government must act now to stop the rapid decline in Kent’s fruit production. It comes after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak hosted a ‘Farm to Fork’ summit at 10 Downing Street last week. There he discussed government plans to support the farming industry with National Farmers’ Union president Tom Bradshaw. He then announced a number of long-term strategic measures to encourage investment and growth in the sector. But while NFU Kent chair Clive Baxter welcomed the announcements he said more needed to be done. Mr Baxter, a third-generation farmer, who runs a fruit farm and…

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