The first UK Food Security Index is to be published to ‘ensure the Government and sector is resilient to unexpected shocks to the market’.
The UK needs to reduce its reliance on overseas fruit and vegetables and back British producers, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will tell his Farm to Fork summit on Tuesday.
It will set out how Government will track UK-wide food security on an annual basis, monitoring domestic food production, land use, input costs and farmer productivity. He will also promise to cut red tape around the building of glasshouses and invest a further £15 million to boost access to more resilient crop varieties that require fewer inputs and cut farmer costs.
The past 18 months have been the wettest on record in England, and second wettest six months across the UK. “I know for many farmers, the impact of adverse weather in recent months has made working the land even harder, but my message is clear, our support for you is unwavering and we will be with you every step of the way.”
Shadow environment spokesman Steve Reed said: “After 14 years of Tory failure, our farmers are at breaking point.
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