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Marks & Spencer chair warns about increasing imports and the need to protect domestic food production

As agriculture faces increasing pressure from sustainability drives, Marks & Spencer chair and farmer Archie Norman told the Future Countryside event why the industry should not lose focus of production

Rachael Brown
Chief Reporter
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Marks & Spencer chair warns about increasing imports and the need to protect domestic food production

The UK is in danger of importing more food, but the sector should be planning for exports not imports. That was the message from Marks & Spencer (M&S) chair Archie Norman, adding the domestic industry...

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