Trees – what role could they play in helping reduce emissions in our food system? Prof Heiko Balzter (University of Leicester) and one our Champions last year, has synthesised research on agroforestry in this report – Agroforestry as a tool for net zero in the UK. Key report conclusions; Agroforestry can provide multiple benefits to agriculture: Even […]
If you missed our webinar with Dominic Watters on ‘How food system transformation is middle class and why this needs to change’, you can now read a briefing of the key points and wider discussion. Dominic, also known as Single Dad SW, is a single dad living in poverty and food and fuel insecurity in London. His estate is a […]
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, […]
How might the world look in 2050, and what sort of UK agri-food system might exist as a result? This report describes four possible futures and what policy planning and research will be needed under each, to move the agri-food system towards a net zero UK. The UK Government does not currently have a plan […]
