"UK: "We need to produce more"
Since 2000 the UK's self-sufficiency has dropped by 12% in total, as of 2013. Back in 1991 the percentage was even higher at 75%. The latest statistics reveal the UK is around 60 per cent self-sufficient in food, it generates enough food to last only 219 days. In 1991 self-sufficiency was 75 per cent.
"We need to build a much more resilient food system..." she said, hoping the UK could become more self-sufficient in the future.
source: farminguk.com
