Sue Pritchard, director of the RSA Food, Farming and Countryside Commission, said Brexit offered a great opportunity to reshape farming and food, but warned that no deal over the exit from the union would have a dramatic and immediate effect. There will be delays at ports and all along the food supply system – the impact will be felt very, very quickly,” she said. The equivalent of just one portion was grown in the UK and harvested by British or non-EU workers. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Of 35 ‘portions’ of fruit and vegetables just one has been harvested from the UK and picked by UK or non-EU workers. The commission, which will be officially launched on Wednesday, aims to explore what will happen to food and farming after Brexit and how the UK might then improve public health, sustainability and the rural environment.

Source: The Guardian November 01, 2017 06:00 UTC