Supporters of Sir John Beddington’s The Future of Food and Farming claim that the report is all-embracing and even “holistic”, integrating all the various means by which food is produced into one grand pluralistic plan. In truth it is no such thing. Many possibilities are mentioned but mostly in footnotes, while the central narrative has…

Plenty of expert input but far short of the “paradigm shift” the world needs!

The government Chief Scientist demands “a redesign of the whole food system” but recommends business as usual.