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14/06/2012

Charlotte Smith hears ambitious plans to grow twice as much food on UK farms within 20 years.

Charlotte Smith hears ambitious plans to grow twice as much food on UK farms within 20 years. The BBSRC think Genetic Modification is a solution to produce higher yields.

Charlotte visits the arable event Cereals 2012 to examine the conflicting pressures on UK farmland, from wind and rain, to caring for the environment.

Presenter: Charlotte Smith Producer : Emma Weatherill.

14 minutes

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Thu 14 Jun 201205:45

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