According to the National Farmers Union (NFU), PM Rishi Sunak needs to make the UK more self-sufficient and less reliant on imported food. Climate change and the war in Ukraine have made global food imports vulnerable, the union argues. The government claims the UK is 61% self-sufficient in all foods. However, NFU president Minette Batters has called on the prime minister to ensure this does not drop.
Farming minister Mark Spencer said: "In our Food Strategy last year we set a clear target to at least maintain production at current levels, and our new farming schemes invest in the foundations of food security - from healthy soil to abundant pollinators." But Ms Batters said the government needed to give domestic food production the same focus and political emphasis as the environment.
Source: bbc.com
