Food Security
Industry insiders return with stark food warning
Another summer of extreme weather, coupled with the threat posed by the approaching El Niño, has prompted a fresh warning by industry whistle-blowers over the UK food system’s vulnerability to such shocks
IGD seizes the initiative over food strategy
There has been confusion and concern expressed over the “next phase” of England’s national food strategy, as food policy experts lined up to question the increasing role of industry in developing the framework
Will Burnham warm to food and climate agenda?
As the new prime minister spends his early days in office focusing on living standards, could it be that the most useful clues to his views on food policy are to be found in his past?
Is Defra really ready for food supply shocks?
Rich Sullivan-Jones of the National Audit Office shares the key findings from the government watchdog’s new report on Defra’s readiness to respond to food supply chain disruptions
Farming enters ‘climate doop loop’
The brown fields and dry rivers have told their own story, but the data crunchers at the Met Office have now confirmed what we can see with our own eyes
Citizens demand food system change
As new Prime Minister Andy Burnham continues to set his agenda for government, public polling has shown overwhelming support to put a healthy, fair and more sustainable food system at the heart of his plans
How the stars aligned for ‘regen ag’ to go mainstream
Surging input costs and extreme weather have created the conditions to scale more sustainable agriculture – but care and caution is needed
Lessons in food security from Canada
Sid Mehta, an expert in Canada’s food system, explains the context behind the country’s new national food security strategy and what it tells us about the risk of relying on others to feed us in an increasingly volatile world
Rockets and feathers
What goes up must come down. Although in the case of food prices, the descent is likely to be far slower than the journey to the summit
The folly in leaving food policy to Tesco
A government proposal to freeze the price of essential items sent a chill through a food industry battling structural challenges for which ministers appear to have no answers
