food security and productivity too Agenda for Liz Truss6 Sep 2022 13:07
In her acceptance speech, she praised her predecessor Boris Johnson, and promised she would “deliver, deliver, deliver” for the British people, emphasising the need to tackle the cost-of-living crisis.
For agriculture, Countryside Land and Business Association (CLA) president Mark Tufnell said there was a dire need for an ambitious strategy for the rural economy.
“Years of neglect have led to an 18% productivity gap between the rural economy and the national average,” he said, suggesting that closing this gap would add £43bn to UK’s gross value added.