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Jun 2022
28m 20s

The BBC Food and Farming Awards return f...

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Sheila Dillon and judges Asma Khan and Michael Caines open nominations for the 2022 BBC Food & Farming Awards, which celebrate people across the UK who've changed lives for the better, through food and drink. To mark the ceremony being held in Wales for the first time, there will be a special new category this year - the BBC Cymru Wales Food Hero award.

Presented by Sheila Dillon and produced by Sophie Anton for BBC Audio in Bristol

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