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Nothing ought to be higher on the Government's priority list than food defence

Food defence ought to be number one on the Government鈥檚 priority list during this pandemic, but the new Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution does not even include agri-food, says Tim Lang, professor of food policy at City, University of London.

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Nothing ought to be higher on the Government's priority list than food defence

Food defence ought to be number one on the Government's priority list during this pandemic, but the new Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution does not even include agri-food, says Tim Lang,...

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