The future of UK vegetable production – technical report

Rhymes, Jennifer; Stockdale, Elizabeth; Napier, Bruce; Williamson, Jennifer; Morton, Daniel; Dearlove, Eleanor; Staley, Joanna; Young, Hannah; Thomson, Amanda; Evans, Chris

Rhymes, Jennifer; Stockdale, Elizabeth; Napier, Bruce; Williamson, Jennifer ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8216-5885; Morton, Daniel; Dearlove, Eleanor ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5268-9554; Staley, Joanna ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6467-3712; Young, Hannah; Thomson, Amanda ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7306-4545; Evans, Chris ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7052-354X. 2023 The future of UK vegetable production – technical report. Woking, WWF-UK, 165pp.

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Abstract

A report produced by UKCEH and NIAB for the WWF-Tesco partnership. It examines what is being grown on lowland peat and the current challenges around vegetable production on lowland peat in the UK. It also highlights the opportunities and barriers for reducing the impacts of farming on lowland peat and meeting the rewetting targets of the Climate Change Committee, while supporting continued vegetable production and farmer livelihoods.

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