Covid crisis put UK's food security back in the spotlight

摘要

Welsh farmers have called for "refreshed thinking" on future food and farming policy after the coronavirus pandemic exposed the UK to acute food shortages.Empty supermarket shelves across Wales and elsewhere in the run-up to and during the early weeks of lockdown in late March exposed the fragility and inequality in food supply chains.Disruption occurred through shortages in food staples such as bread, flour and eggs, driven at least initially by panic buying.And the overnight closure of the food service industry, including hotels, restaurants and pubs, also led to an oversupply of meat and milk as some supply chains collapsed altogether.