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Northern Irish Agriculture Minister: 'We could be walking into a food crisis'

Northern Ireland’s Agriculture Minister, Edwin Poots, has warned the UK could be ‘walking into a food crisis’.

Abi Kay
clock • 2 min read
Northern Irish Agriculture Minister: 'We could be walking into a food crisis'

Northern Irelands Agriculture Minister, Edwin Poots, has warned the UK could be walking into a food crisis. Speaking at the Oxford Farming Conference, Mr Poots said a crisis may not happen in the next...

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