Huge rise in building on prime farmland in England stokes food security fears

CPRE finds developments have increased hundredfold since 2010 and calls for a national land use strategyThe rate at which infrastructure is built on prime farmland in England has risen a hundredfold in the past decade, a report has found, as it calls the country's food security into question.Farmland that could grow 250,000 tonnes of vegetables a year has been lost to development, with 300,000 homes built on prime land since 2010. Continue reading...