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UK faces 'significant' shortage of farmland by 2030
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-28003435
The report warns that there may be tough choices ahead on how the UK uses land
Britain is running out of land for food and faces a potential shortfall of two million hectares by 2030 according to new research.
The report, from the University of Cambridge, says the growing population plus the use of land for energy crops are contributing to the gap.
It criticises the government's lack of a coherent vision on how to make the most of UK farm land.
The authors warn that tough choices may need to be made on future land use.
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I get seriously p*ssed off when even the local councilors recommend building
on green-field sites rather than either brown-field or - better still - re-use of
existing buildings.
Linked to that is the eternal "open-door policy" which means that it's not even
destroying the countryside for the nation's own people but for the endless stream
of new arrivals.
> It criticises the government's lack of a coherent vision on ...
The "on" is unnecessary as the government lacks a coherent vision on everything.
