Camilla Cavendish (Opinion, February 24) explores the contradictions in providing cheap food, producing it ecologically and providing an acceptable income for farmers.
’Twas ever thus. In the 19th century, French novelist Honoré de Balzac put it succinctly: “The politician’s most difficult feat is to furnish cheap bread for the people and to provide the farmers a high price for wheat.”
Christopher Bellew
London W6, UK
