UK unprepared for food shortages, warn 150 experts
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 5 Oct, 10:18 · Archive
Over 150 experts warn Britain lacks a plan to feed people during crises.
More than 150 experts have warned that the UK does not have a plan for how to feed people during a crisis and is unprepared for potential future food shortages. The warning was delivered in an open letter to Andy Burnham. The experts cite multiple threats to food chain security, including the climate crisis, geopolitical shocks, cyber-attacks and energy outages. They claim the government is 'complacent about food as a national security matter'.
The letter calls for the establishment of a new system of local food resilience committees to address the vulnerability.
How it is being reported
- UK’s preparation for food shortages is ‘woefully inadequate’, experts warnThe Independent · 5 Oct, 10:00
- British government ‘complacent about food as a national security matter’The Guardian · 5 Oct, 05:00
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