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Fairtrade to investigate Kenyan picker wages
18th June 2018, 14:27 London
Fairtrade to investigate Kenyan picker wages
The group has responded to Mail on Sunday claims of flowers sold in UK retailers being picked by workers below 'living' wage
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  £5.3million boost for crop research
  Defra frees up multi-million pound research grants, focussing on improving pulses, wheat, leafy vegetables and oilseed rape
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