The AFN Network+ has launched a consultation on the Research and Policy Priorities for the UK agri-food system. The AFN Network+ was established in 2022 to help inform the work of the UK research councils. This consultation document has been produced after the Network’s first year of activities, and research priorities were explored at an […]
COP28 in Dubai was hailed as historic for many reasons – but what was achieved, if anything, in terms of the food system? We’ve put together this quick-read briefing based on a Chatham House webinar held on 14 December with the Environment and Society team. Not everyone who wanted to go was able to attend, […]
This project, led by Toritseju Begho at SRUC, was one of 16 scoping studies to receive funding from the AFN Network+. Here Toritseju explains how the project will test the willingness of consumers to replace meat with alternative proteins in their diet. We know that we need to make the food system in the […]
This innovative project, led by Daniel McKay Fletcher at SRUC, was one of 16 scoping studies to receive funding from the AFN Network+. Here he explains why his team plans to create a web tool to help farmers forecast the greenhouse gas emissions from their manure. Rearing cattle significantly contributes to global warming due to the emissions […]
