The first UK Food Security Report in December 2021 found the country was 54% food self-sufficient. What we glorify as efficiency is now vulnerability.”Other countries have emergency stockpiles in case of war, food contamination or climate shocks. “I’d like it to be a food security and resilience act, something that’s clear about the fundamental purpose of food systems,” he said. The food system needed flexibility rather than being a lean, just-in-time system focused on profits alone, he added. Is it going to survive when there are shocks?”Lang also said the UK needed to boost food security and produce more food at home.

Source: The Guardian March 07, 2026 10:30 UTC