Save our fruit and veg: Study warns of major climate threat to UK crops

Michael Holder
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Report recommends consumers and food sector shift towards more local and seasonal produce in order to help secure supplies of potatoes, wine, carrots and fruit

Extreme and unpredictable weather exacerbated by climate change poses a serious threat to future supplies of British fruit, vegetables, and wine, a coalition of farming groups, religious organisations,...

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