Rory Hutchings, partner and head of HCR's agriculture and estates team, said: "At a time of immense global turmoil and with supply chains reeling from the impact of armed conflict and trade wars, this country's ability to feed itself has, ironically, been badly undermined. Food security is not just a matter of producing enough food, but of ensuring the long-term sustainability and prosperity of the farming sector. The time to act is now, before the forecasts of reduced food production become a reality."
Without a profitable farming sector, the UK is lurching towards a food security ‘nightmare', a new report has warned, with the Government urged to take decisive steps to bolster national food resilience....
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