MPs warn that the UK's self-sufficiency in fresh vegetables has dropped to 53%, the lowest level since 1988.

2025-01-30 00:00

The UK government is being encouraged by MPs from the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Science and Technology in Agriculture (APPGSTA) to adopt a strategy to increase domestic food production by 30% by 2050. The UK, with its favorable climate and advanced agricultural science, is well placed to achieve this goal.

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