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'Our food system isn’t working – here’s how we fix it'

Laura Miller talks to Scotland’s new ‘food tsar’ about bringing down prices and tackling obesity.

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Jayne Jones (pictured) is the first chief executive of the newly-created Scottish Food Commission.

We ask Scotland's 'food tsar' why she believes our food is so expensive and whether price caps proposed by First Minister John Swinney are the solution.

Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by Laura Miller.

Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk

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