Loss of set-aside is being resisted by NGOs. What are Ensus’s views on this?
A. Set-aside was introduced in order to cut production and reduce surplus food stocks. It was not done for environmental reasons but appears to have resulted in some environmental benefits. Ensus also understands that several agri-environmental schemes have been very successful. Ensus fully supports total sustainability from its feedstock suppliers, and encourages them to continue the range of agri-environmental schemes and other husbandry practices that have become demonstrably successful in raising awareness and creating wildlife and biodiversity benefits.