NFU have welcomed 'Food 2030'
7 January 2010
'Food 2030' is the government's food strategy document released at the Oxford Farming Conference. The report sets out a vision of what the government wants the food system to look like in 2030 and how to get there.
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NFU president Peter Kendall said: "This vision clearly sets out many of the challenges that the food system faces and indicates a number of possible solutions which farmers and growers will want to scrutinise as they think through the long-term direction of their businesses.
"Having identified the core issues, government will need to achieve the right balance between them as it moves to delivery. Farmers and growers are already demonstrating that they can produce more food while impacting less. What we now need are policies that underpin and enhance a productive agriculture sector.
"The fact that government wants to deliver its vision for food in partnership with industry and build on existing work in progress is good news. However, the need to base decisions on sound science, particularly where food production is concerned, has never been greater."
