UK must spend as much on food research as health research

Defra’s former chief scientist Professor Ian Boyd has called on Government to spend as much on food research as it does on health research.  

Abi Kay
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UK must spend as much on food research as health research

Defra's former chief scientist Professor Ian Boyd has called on Government to spend as much on food research as it does on health research. Prof Boyd said food was so important to humanity, and so...

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