The "UK Food Security - Outlook to 2050" study, published by the think-tank Science for Sustainable Agriculture (SSA), says alternative land uses threaten to displace domestic food production on an "unprecedented scale".

As a result, it says the UK faces a steep decline in its ability to feed itself, with the potential loss of up to 23pc of currently farmed land - unless urgent steps are taken to balance land use, environmental goals and food production.

It highlights government house-building and nature restoration targets, as well as a rapid rise in........

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