In order to prevent retail shortages, the National Farmers Union has called for minimum food targets in the UK. In fact, the NFU has called for action from the UK government, stating it believes minimum food targets are necessary to prevents food shortages in the UK.
Officials from the NFU reportedly claimed that without the suggested minimum food targets, there is a possibility of food shortages in supermarkets in the future. According to a BBC report, Colin Bower, Nottinghamshire NFU Chair, said: “We are not just going to pick up the phone and get food from elsewhere.”
Hoping to make the UK more self-sufficient with produce it sells, the NFU believes there were “challenges facing the industry”, claiming that the UK produced 60 percent of food it needs.
Bower went on: “We need some commitment to growing food in this country so we are self-sufficient here. I know we need as cheap as food as possible, especially with the crisis we’ve got at the moment with the economy but we need that sustainable food going forwards and making sure the shelves are full.”
Source: newfoodmagazine.com
