'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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'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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