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Craig Paton & John Glover

Food security taskforce set up in wake of war in Ukraine

The Scottish Government has established a food security taskforce to deal with the ramifications of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

The group will be co-chaired by Rural Affairs Secretary Mairi Gougeon and James Withers, chief executive of Scotland Food and Drink.

Along with industry experts, the taskforce will “meet frequently over the coming weeks” to mitigate the impacts of expected rises in gas prices coming out of Russia.

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