How we can improve food security in Britain | Letters

Richard Harvey and Joy Webb respond to an article by George Monbiot on the fragility of the global food system in light of the Iran war Although I agree with George Monbiot’s analysis of the serious risks that we face from a breakdown in the UK food supply chain, there are two important points we need to recognise ( We’re letting big corporations gamble with our lives. Act now, or the food could run out, 25 March ). First, we must seek to increase food production on UK farms because this has been falling for several decades.