Encouraging and Supporting Black and People of Colour in Agriculture
Written by Navaratnam ‘Theeb’ Partheeban. Photo by Phoebe Davies.
The agricultural sector is the least diverse sector in the UK, especially when it comes to people who identify as Black or a Person of Colour (BPOC). Estimates of the numbers of BPOC people vary between 0.8-1.2% in UK agriculture, in a country where we are estimated to make up 17% of the general population and 33% of all children. We are not attracting a large population of the public and, wanting people to support us and join us, means we must represent them more.
The objective of the study was to travel and learn how we can understand the barriers and create solutions to encourage BPOC people to enter and thrive in the UK agricultural sector…