with the global population predicted to hit close to 10 billion by 2050, and forecasts that agricultural production in some regions will need to nearly double to keep pace, food security is increasingly making headlines. in the uk, it has become a big talking point recently too, for a rather particular reason: brexit.
全球人员被猜测在2050年将接近100亿，而且猜测在某些区域的农业产量需要两倍产量才干坚持脚步，食物平安逐骤变成头条新闻。在英国，迩来这也变成一个抢手论题，因为一个恰当特别的缘由：英国脱欧。
brexit is seen by some as an opportunity to reverse a recent trend towards the uk importing food. the country produces only about 60 per cent of the food it eats, down from almost three-quarters in the late 1980s. a move back to self-sufficiency, the argument goes, would boost the farming industry, political sovereignty and even the nation’s health. sounds great – but how feasible is t
his vision?
英国脱欧被视作一个改变迩来英国进口食物趋势的机缘。该国家只能产出她们所吃的食物的60%支配，几乎低于20世纪80年代末的3/4。争议是：恢复自给自足会添加农业，政治主权，甚至是国人的安康。听起来很不错，可是这一想象行得通吗？
according to a report on uk food production from the university of leeds, uk, 85 per cent of the country’s total land area is associated with meat and dairy production. that supplies 80 per cent of what is consumed, so even covering the whole country in livestock farms wouldn’t allow us to cover all our meat and dairy needs.
根据来自l大学的关于英国食物出产的陈述，英国总土地的85%的区域都和肉和乳制品有关。这供给她们所耗费的80%，所以即便让整个国家都变成家畜养殖场也满足不了咱们悉数的肉和奶制品的需要。