Covid-19 commentary: Coming out of lockdown: An account of food supply system fragilities Things could have been worse, much worse. Nonetheless, lockdowns across the world have exposed serious fragilities in the UK food supply system: Read
Covid-19 commentary: Re-think food and farming on this week’s Farming Today This week’s Farming Today was outstanding. And I’m not just saying that because Barbara Bray was the first speaker. Read
Covid-19 commentary: The food supply system into the second month of lockdown Dairy farmers is serious financial trouble? Top quality truffles at a tenner a kilo? Where has all the flour gone? Read
Covid-19 commentary: Lockdown impacts on labour and distribution of fresh produce Never forget that UK imports 30% of its food from EU27, of which 76% are vegetables and 40% are seeds and nuts, a good proportion of which comes in over the winter months before the UK harvests kick in. Read
National Food Strategy #9: Three scenarios and their risks to the supply chain Look again at the simplified supply chain map in this blogpost, also replicated below, and imagine three scenarios: Read