It is not too soon to assert that, among the many issues raised by the pandemic, questions about the future of food cannot be safely ignored. Leaked no-deal planning documents revealed warnings that fresh food supplies could be reduced, causing price rises (although details in the public domain are limited, the government having refused to share them). Animal welfare considerations are one reason to do this. Our food system is complicated, as is the global one of which it is part. Competing priorities – including price, animal welfare, carbon footprint and consumer preference – produce inevitable conflicts.

Source: The Guardian April 17, 2020 17:31 UTC