Farmers criticise plan that warns climate crisis will lead to food price shocks and shortages
Key takeaways
- The National Farmers’ Union says continued record temperatures show what the farming sector is up against.
- Prefer the Guardian on GoogleThe climate crisis will lead to food price shocks and shortages, the government has warned in its new plan for British farming.
- But farmers criticised the plan, which outlines for the first time the government’s vision for the long-term direction of farming, for failing to adequately fund a response to this threat to the UK’s food security.
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The National Farmers’ Union says continued record temperatures show what the farming sector is up against. Photograph: Maureen Mc Lean/Shutterstock View image in fullscreen The National Farmers’ Union says continued record temperatures show what the farming sector is up against. Photograph: Maureen Mc Lean/Shutterstock Environment Farmers criticise government plan to counter threats to UK food security Plan warns climate crisis will lead to food price shocks and shortages but farmers say it fails to adequately fund response
Prefer the Guardian on GoogleThe climate crisis will lead to food price shocks and shortages, the government has warned in its new plan for British farming.
But farmers criticised the plan, which outlines for the first time the government’s vision for the long-term direction of farming, for failing to adequately fund a response to this threat to the UK’s food security.