Feb 17, 2017
Morrisons report: Hedge bets on food supply
Only 52% of food eaten in the UK comes from British farmers, according to the research, published by Morrisons. Some of the efficiencies come in the form of exporting problems to other nations, such as pollution from intensive farming in countries with fewer regulations than the UK. As the UK leaves the EU, it may leave behind some of the subsidies available to farmers, said Prof Benton, reducing the "Safety net" for farmers and potentially driving out smaller producers, so only the largest farms survive. The risk is that only the most commercially successful produce will survive, increasing imports of some types of food and making farms reliant on international prices for the crops and meat that they do produce. "It makes sense to hedge our bets and build a more resilient system" which can then "Provide more food, and more diverse food, to the nation", said the report. The downside is that food might be more expensive in general, but more secure and diverse, said Prof Benton.
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