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| Conservative leader David Cameron says clearer labelling is needed to help shoppers buy genuinely British food. | Conservative leader David Cameron says clearer labelling is needed to help shoppers buy genuinely British food. |
| Mr Cameron says that under current rules people can be wrongly led to believe produce from abroad is British. | Mr Cameron says that under current rules people can be wrongly led to believe produce from abroad is British. |
| He also told the Oxford Farming Conference that the handling of farming subsidies, many of which have been paid late, had been "a complete disgrace". | He also told the Oxford Farming Conference that the handling of farming subsidies, many of which have been paid late, had been "a complete disgrace". |
| Meanwhile Environment Secretary David Miliband will call on farmers to get involved in growing crops for biofuels. | Meanwhile Environment Secretary David Miliband will call on farmers to get involved in growing crops for biofuels. |
| Mr Cameron told the conference that labelling of produce must be "rigorous and transparent". | Mr Cameron told the conference that labelling of produce must be "rigorous and transparent". |
| Under current rules, processing of foreign produce in the UK allows it to be labelled as British, the Tory leader says. | Under current rules, processing of foreign produce in the UK allows it to be labelled as British, the Tory leader says. |
| Consumer choice | Consumer choice |
| "Today British consumers can find it difficult to back British farmers, because of inadequate labelling. | "Today British consumers can find it difficult to back British farmers, because of inadequate labelling. |
| "Food can be imported to Britain, processed here, and subsequently labelled in a way that suggests it's genuinely British. That is completely wrong." | "Food can be imported to Britain, processed here, and subsequently labelled in a way that suggests it's genuinely British. That is completely wrong." |
| The saga of the Rural Payments Agency, and late payments, was nothing short of a complete disgrace David Cameron | The saga of the Rural Payments Agency, and late payments, was nothing short of a complete disgrace David Cameron |
| He told the conference he believed there was a rise in "food patriotism", with more people buying British, and said government policy should make it easier for people to set up farmers' markets and farm shops. | He told the conference he believed there was a rise in "food patriotism", with more people buying British, and said government policy should make it easier for people to set up farmers' markets and farm shops. |
| And he suggested the government, which spends £1.8bn a year on food for the public sector, had no way of measuring the success of its attempts to encourage public bodies to buy food locally. | |
| The government had been guilty of some "rank inefficiency" towards the countryside, he added. | The government had been guilty of some "rank inefficiency" towards the countryside, he added. |
| "The saga of the Rural Payments Agency, and late payments, was nothing short of a complete disgrace," he said. | "The saga of the Rural Payments Agency, and late payments, was nothing short of a complete disgrace," he said. |
| "In any other walk of life, the person ultimately in charge would have to take responsibility. In politics, in this country, under this government, they get made foreign secretary" | "In any other walk of life, the person ultimately in charge would have to take responsibility. In politics, in this country, under this government, they get made foreign secretary" |
| Global warming creates problems - but it will also create new markets and new opportunities David MilibandEnvironment secretary | Global warming creates problems - but it will also create new markets and new opportunities David MilibandEnvironment secretary |
| Speaking at the same conference, Mr Miliband will say that although much attention has been focused on the negative aspects of global warming, farmers can benefit economically. | Speaking at the same conference, Mr Miliband will say that although much attention has been focused on the negative aspects of global warming, farmers can benefit economically. |
| Opportunities will arise as more consumers switch to biofuels, fuel typically derived from certain crops. | Opportunities will arise as more consumers switch to biofuels, fuel typically derived from certain crops. |
| Mr Miliband will say: "Global warming creates problems - but it will also create new markets and new opportunities. | Mr Miliband will say: "Global warming creates problems - but it will also create new markets and new opportunities. |
| "That doesn't mean it is a good thing; it does mean we need to make the most of it." | "That doesn't mean it is a good thing; it does mean we need to make the most of it." |
| But he will warn that those who cause pollution, including those involved in agriculture of import and export, will have to pay. | But he will warn that those who cause pollution, including those involved in agriculture of import and export, will have to pay. |
| UK farmers will have a chance to become leaders in the field of "green" agriculture, he will say. | UK farmers will have a chance to become leaders in the field of "green" agriculture, he will say. |