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about this blogRead moreShooting is a key element of the rural economy. It goes hand-in-hand with the conservation of the countryside, brings both mental and physical health benefits to participants, and provides a healthy and sustainable food source. A new report, ‘The Value of Shooting’, published today, highlights the considerable economic and societal benefits of shooting; its enormous benefit to the environment, rural land management and conservation; the benefits to the wellbeing and health of participants; and the provision and promotion of game as food.
The report, which is a follow-up to a 2014 survey also titled ‘The Value of Shooting’ which was undertaken by PACEC, was commissioned by 24 organisations associated with shooting, including the Countryside Alliance. It was carried out by Cognisense, an independent market research and data analytics company, which took a more comprehensive and detailed approach than that previously taken, and the headline figures are significant:
The forthcoming general election on 4 July could see a change of government, and if that proves to be the case then we are likely to see the most radical period of political change in a generation. The path to No. 10 runs through the countryside, and issues affecting both it and the rural economy will be of particular importance. The key findings of this new report, and the role they have in shaping the debate around shooting in the run up to the election and beyond, are therefore of particular importance. The full report can be read here.
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