02/10/21 - Farming Today This Week: The Food Supply Chain Crisis
As the shortage of workers across our food supply chain continues to bite, Charlotte Smith chairs a panel of experts to dig down into the problems and seek out solutions.
Our food supply chain is facing unprecedented challenges, with staff shortages at every stage from farm to fork. In this programme, Charlotte Smith is joined by a panel of experts to dig down into the problems, ask what's causing them, and look for solutions both in the short term and for the future.
The panel includes:
Minette Batters, President of the National Farmers Union
Nick Allen, Chief Executive of the British Meat Processors Association, representing abattoirs and meat packing plants
Shane Brennan, Chief Executive of the Cold Chain Federation, representing companies that store and transport chilled and frozen food.
Presented by Charlotte Smith
Produced in Bristol for 麻豆社 Audio by Heather Simons
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- Sat 2 Oct 2021 06:30麻豆社 Radio 4
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