2012's high rainfall will impact on the nutritional value of our crops
Wednesday, 09 January 2013
'Rainfall will often cause leaching and loss of nutrients from the soil and at certain times that will certainly reduce the amount of protein that ends up in produce'
Professor Mike Gooding and Professor Richard Bennett from the School of Agriculture, Policy and Development and Dr Carol Wagstaff, from the Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences, commented on the impact of high rainfall on food prices and the knock-on impact on public health today.
Professor Gooding is a renowned expert on crop science. He spoke to BBC Radio 4's Farming Today programme this morning on the subject of the impact of high rainfall in 2012 on nutrition in fruit and vegetables. His colleagues, Professor Richard Bennett and Dr Wagstaff also comment on the impact of high rainfall on food prices and the knock-on impact on public health.
Read what Professors Gooding and Bennett had to say on the subject >>>
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