Food supply chains are catching up to covid eating habits in the UK.

What might become obselete because of covid-19?

Prof MacMillan says "the notion that self sufficiency is irrelevant to how secure food supply is... as a country or a region that we don't need to grow much of our own food in order to feed ourselves we can always import it."

 

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ABOUT PROF TOM MACMILLAN

SOURCE: Prof MacMillan - Royal Agriculture University

Professor MacMillan focuses on informing national and international policy relating to the land-based sector, the environment and food.

Tom is also Head of Research for the RSA Food, Farming & Countryside Commission.

From 2003-2011 he was Executive Director of the Food Ethics Council.

 

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The 7 questions for every guest

1. What will be different about after the pandemic?

2. What do you think will become obsolete?

3. What will be different in your daily life?

4. What positives do you see coming from COVID19?

5. How do you think you’ll describe the pandemic to someone in the future that didn't experience it?

6. If you were to write a book, film or TV series about the global pandemic what would you call it?

7. What should we be paying attention to now that will affect life after the pandemic?

 

Post Pandemic is hosted by Courtney Carthy

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