Almost a quarter of UK farmland could be lost to other industries by 2050, study warns

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Self-sufficiency could collapse under current government environmental and net-zero policies, warned the report

The UK could lose almost a quarter of its current farmed land by 2050, with a “significant decline in food self-sufficiency”, unless “urgent steps” are taken to balance land use, environmental goals and food production, a new report has warned.

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