Westminster to hear farming blueprint to produce 'more from less'

Westminster is set to hear a radical new agenda for UK farming – aiming to increase food production by 30% while halving agriculture’s environmental footprint by 2050.
Policymakers, scientists and industry leaders will gather in November for the 30:50:50 Agri-Science Summit, hosted by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Science and Technology in Agriculture (APPGSTA).
The event, chaired by former UK Science Minister George Freeman MP, marks the conclusion of a 10-month inquiry into how science and innovation can reshape the future of British farming.
The APPGSTA says the government must adopt a bold new strategy to boost food output. Its ‘30:50:50 vision’ calls for domestic production to rise by 30% by 2050 while cutting farming’s environmental footprint by half.
MPs argue that Britain is “well-placed” to meet these targets thanks to good soils, a temperate climate, a professional farming sector and a world-class agri-science base.
But they also warn of rising dependence on imports …