Zack Polanski says 7p carrots are too cheap. But is it hurting farmers or addressing food poverty?

Zack Polanski considering a ban on WHAT?!

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Zack Polanski says 7p carrots are too cheap. But is it hurting farmers or addressing food poverty?

Supermarkets should charge more for vegetables, Zack Polanski has said – because ultra-cheap produce “is not a sign of a healthy system”.  In a speech at Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Union conference, the Green Party leader called for tougher regulation of supermarkets and more support for farmers adapting to climate change.  “I was thinking of a friend of mine the other day – who I’m not judging for this, I understand, but they were really e…