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245			_aEnglish job losses highlight farming crisis
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490			_aFinancial Times _v19 December 2000, 4(1)
520			_aAccording to the Ministry of Agriculture's annual census the labour force has dropped by 23,800 to 374,000, with more than 450 workers leaving farming in England each week. Meanwhile accountants Deloitte and Touche estimate that farming incomes have dropped 90% in five years. The sector's bank borrowings are reported to total £10bn.
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650			_aWORKFORCE
650			_aAGRICULTURAL WORKERS
650			_aEMPLOYMENT
650			_aLABOUR
650			_aRURAL AREAS
650			_aECONOMIC AND SOCIAL
650			_aFARMING
690			_aRURAL-FARM BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
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