Most of UK’s essential food supply grown in drought-risk areas, report warns

Most of UK’s essential food supply grown in drought-risk areas, report warns

A new analysis warns that the majority of the United Kingdom’s staple food production is located in regions vulnerable to drought. The study finds that essential crops such as cereals, potatoes, sugar beet and oilseeds are largely cultivated in zones classified from moderate to very high drought risk, raising concerns about future food security and the need for resilient agricultural practices.