# ‘Summer was a wake-up call, winter could be dire’ warning over food supplies

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/summer-was-a-wake-up-call-winter-could-be-dire-warning-over-food-supplies/
- Published: 2026-11-11T22:48:59+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-11T23:24:15+00:00
- Original publisher: BBC Science (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmkgev3ldl9ro?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Climate, Culture, Food, Science, UK, World

## Key points

- Wales grows only 6% of the produce served in its schools.
- Our Food Trust wants to establish 100 local farms.
- Growers cite land and housing as barriers to expanding production.

## Summary

This summer’s droughts and wildfires have highlighted Wales’s reliance on imported fruit and vegetables, while winter flooding could further disrupt supplies. Food-growing advocates say expanding local production would make the system more resilient to climate change and other disruptions.

Wales imports most of its fruit and vegetables, and only 6% of produce served in schools is grown there. Although 90% of the country is used for agriculture, about 0.1% is used for horticulture; Our Food Trust aims to establish 100 farms for local markets. At Wern Farm, grower Lydia Dibben produces 50 vegetable boxes a week on just over an acre, but growers say access to land and affordable homes remain major barriers.

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