From BBC Scotland‘s Kevin Keane, this morning: Scientists have made a major breakthrough which could save the Scottish potato industry from collapse. A pest called potato cyst nematodes (PCN) has been steadily infecting fields and rendering them useless for growing seed potatoes. then 11 paragraphs down: The sector is worth £4.5bn to the economy with almost 80% of Britain’s seed potatoes coming from Scotland. Those seeds are needed for the UK’s food security with potatoes being a huge staple of the British diet. Another reason why, contrary to the economic basket case they love to paint us as, they are … Continue reading UK dependent on Scotland again with 8% of the population but 80% of the seed potatoes needed for food security