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British government ‘complacent about food as a national security matter’

British government ‘complacent about food as a national security matter’

Feed excerpt — reported by The Guardian

Experts say country does not have plan to feed people in a crisis and is unprepared for future shortagesBritain does not have a plan for how to feed people in a crisis and is unprepared for potential future food shortages, according to a warning from more than 150 experts delivered to Andy Burnham.The climate crisis, geopolitical shocks, cyber-attacks and energy outages are among the threats to food chain security, according to the open letter, which claims the government is “complacent about food as a national security matter”.Establish a new system of local food resilience committees under the Civil Contingencies Act…

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