WELSH nationalists have demanded a rural development strategy for Wales to tackle rural poverty and drive rural growth.

Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth and Senedd member Cefin Campbell set out plans to tackle poverty and promote rural development at the Royal Welsh Show today. 

Research from the Bevan Foundation shows that rural communities have been the worst impacted by the current cost-of-living crisis, facing a triple squeeze from high costs, low incomes and poor access to services.