The architect of a major review of England’s food system has poured cold water on the Government’s vision for the industry, saying its new plan is “not a strategy”. Boris Johnson has pledged the blueprint, being launched on Monday, will “back farmers”, after a leaked draft of the document was condemned by critics as “half-baked”.
Ministers are aiming to strengthen the resilience of the nation’s supply chains and increase domestic production, so “we will grow and eat more of our own food”, to help guard against future economic shocks and crises. But the Government’s food tsar said the response to his wide-ranging review of the system fell short of what was needed.
Leon restaurant co-founder Henry Dimbleby told The Guardian the document was “not a strategy”, saying: “It doesn’t set out a clear vision as to why we have the problems we have now and it doesn’t set out what needs to be done.”
