04/10/21 Fertiliser shortage threatens food security, English and Welsh wines
Warnings that yields of crops from wheat to potatoes may be down next year because of a shortage of fertiliser.
There are warnings this morning that yields of crops from wheat to potatoes may be down next year because of a shortage of fertiliser. The Agricultural Industries Confederation, which represents companies supplying farmers, says it's down to the increase in gas prices. Farmers say they鈥檙e already having to pay more than double the price in the spring for fertiliser. The AIC say they have asked for an urgent meeting with government ministers about the situation, but have so far not been successful.
English or Welsh wine - once dismissed as a joke, vineyards are now a growing part of British agriculture, producing award winning wines. In the last five years the area planted with vineyards has increased by 70% according to the industry.
Presented by Charlotte Smith and produced by Beatrice Fenton.
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