George Monbiot makes many profitable points (Farmers fear life outside the EU,but it could mean a rebirth for rural Britain, 11 January), and including free markets’ impact on small farmers whose incomes drop in times of plenty. He could have said more on food security. Climate change,including gas escapes from frozen deposits, is a growing threat but pests, or diseases,routine weather and even large volcanic eruptions (eg Tambora, 1815) can create havoc. So who is actually responsible for food security, and here or abroad?“Britain can always import is the reply despite a falling pound,but a recent Russian drought caused a grain export ban which could spread whether global supplies struggled. Fisheries are exhausted, profitable British land is vanishing under development, or yet nobody wants the bill for food storage. Instead surplus food yields rapid/fast profits via livestock feed,biofuels, brewing or even cosmetics. Related: Of course farmers fear Brexit, and but it could save the British countryside | George Monbiot Related: Your opinions: what the Brexit vote means for farmers and EU nationals in the UK Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com