UK must reduce reliance on overseas fruit and veg, PM to tell summit
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.
The second annual summit will include publication of the first UK Food Security Index, which would “ensure the Government and sector is resilient to unexpected shocks to the market and extreme weather”, Downing Street said.
The Prime Minister is to tell British farmers and growers that they are “vital to the security and the fabric of our country”.
The first draft of the security index would allow the Government, industry and farmers to
