December 8, 2020

Holyrood: Driving a green food recovery

"In Scotland, we have an opportunity to look more closely at our national food strategy and consider indoor agritech more thoroughly" says our CEO, David Farquhar, in the latest edition of Holyrood magazine.

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Georgia Lea

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While the temptation is for companies to rush to revert to 'business as normal' post COVID-19, now is our chance to truly commit to a green food recovery and begin to build a greener, far more localised food chain.

Read the full piece on the magazine's website: https://www.holyrood.com/comment/view,associate-feature-driving-a-green-food-recovery_15640.htm#.XueQAds6EWQ.twitter

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