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Farming Matters: 'If we're serious about food security, we need to be serious about water security'

James Harrison is a third generation potato grower in Norfolk

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Farming Matters: 'If we're serious about food security, we need to be serious about water security'

The UK's potato sector is facing one of its biggest challenges yet, as growers grapple with increasingly dry conditions and growing competition for water resources. For us, the conversation isn't really...

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