United Kingdom government calls for increasing vegetable production

British Prime Minister Liz Truss is starting a push for economic growth by pushing for more tomato, lettuce and cucumber production in the country. The government is embarking on a new "lettuce offensive" in an attempt to make farms more productive. See also: Production of greenhouse vegetables for Europeans will increase in winter in southeast Spain UK Environment Minister Ranil Jayawardena will travel to the Netherlands next week to explore the "Dutch model" of high-tech greenhouses and vertical farming. Currently, the UK produces only 25% of cucumbers and 17% of tomatoes consumed, ...