Food Security Research Programme Launched
NFU President Peter Kendall welcomes the move and believes that British agriculture has earned its position of strategic importance with Government and is poised to deliver solutions to the food production challenge that is looming.
“UK farmers are very well-placed to provide solutions to the issue of food security, globally as well as closer to home,” said Mr Kendall. “However, we can only deliver if the right research is funded and sustained long-term and then translated into practice in the field.
“The tone at NFU Conference this year was one of positive recognition that farming matters; now there is a need to focus on how farming can deliver and science is a key part of this. We need research and technology to help farmers and growers increase food production while impacting less on the environment and we need to have a Government that legislates to support the important, strategic role that agriculture now holds. This Global Food Security Research Programme will enable our science community to step up to the research challenges ahead and work with farmers and growers on this critical issue.”
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