NFU Cymru members have created a symbolic display of 5,500 pairs of wellies on the steps of the Senedd to represent the jobs forecasted to be lost through Welsh Government’s Sustainable Farming Scheme proposals.
The stark visual display was put together by farmers at the Senedd in Cardiff Bay on Wednesday, March 6, the eve of the closing of Welsh Government’s ‘Keeping Farmers Farming’ Sustainable Farming Scheme consultation.
Each of the 5,500 wellingtons outside the Senedd building represents an agricultural job that is projected to be lost based on 100% take up of the scheme, as based on figures from Welsh Government’s own impact assessment.
Farmers across the country united to gather 5,500 pairs of wellingtons to bring the display to life. Boots provided for the display will be donated to charities in Africa.

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