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Self-sufficiency in food will undermine UK's resilience to future shocks, says academic

Moving the UK towards self-sufficiency in food will undermine the country’s ability to bounce back from future shocks, a University of Leeds academic has claimed.

Abi Kay
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Self-sufficiency in food will undermine UK's resilience to future shocks, says academic

Moving the UK towards self-sufficiency in food will undermine the country's ability to bounce back from future shocks, a University of Leeds academic has claimed. Fiona Smith, professor of international...

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