'We're on the cusp of the biggest change in food production in 12,000 years' - Monbiot's meatless vision comes under fire

In a fiery debate at the Oxford Real Farming Conference, George Monbiot’s vision that synthetic food would replace most agricultural production in the next few decades was greeted with disbelief and derision.

Cedric Porter
Business Reporter
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'We're on the cusp of the biggest change in food production in 12,000 years' - Monbiot's meatless vision comes under fire

In a fiery debate at the Oxford Real Farming Conference, George Monbiot's vision that synthetic food would replace most agricultural production in the next few decades was greeted with disbelief and derision....

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