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Thatis europe that we need to. but that is not the only reason. we are very reliant on gas, gas prices have been higher. that will start to come down but we very —— do not have very much gas storage. we have a very small agricultural system. less than i% of gdp comes from the farming sector. we are prone to suffering, higher rises from food prices from countries like spain where there has been a drought. there is a whole variety of reasons. but the labour market is certainly a very significant part of that. 0k, very significant part of that. ok, jane, thank you very much. thank you. let's ...

That action is urgently needed to help both farmers and consumers. in15 in 15 minutes we will unpack that further speaking to a leading voice in the farming sector, that is still to come. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. laura and kirsty at the university of east anglia speaking publicly about the impact of the loss of smell and distorted smell has had on their lives. this photo was taken on laura's 18th their lives. this photo was taken on laura's18th birthday they could roast dinner because it tasted rotten.— it tasted rotten. when your diet is affected _ it tasted rot...

The headline messages which you just spoke about in terms of the challenges which the farming sector are facing is because we are not really taking a strategic look at how do we secure that long—term resilience of our supply chains? so we don't have a situation like have had in this spring where there are shortages of tomatoes or peppers on the shelves, but we are actually shoring up our supply chains so that we can guarantee that we will be able to access fruit and veg. the impression _ to access fruit and veg. the impression we _ to access fruit and veg. the impression we are - to access f...

Executive of the british meat processors association, hello, neck. great to have you both on. liz, how difficult is the situation at the moment but foreign workers because of brexit and covid, having left, how is it affected your sector? it has been really difficult for the farming sector, and as we know, other sectors as well. i have family in the food industry, they serve food at festivals and that sort of thing, they are suffering because seasonal work, the eu visa, the eu and freedom of movement was ideal for because people could pop over and put back home again. in fact, i did it when i w...

It’s often necessary to remind ourselves of a truism, just because we often don’t have to think about it. One of the more obvious is that food does not grow itself.