Root and Reason

The AFN Network+ has become Root and Reason, the food resilience collective.

For AFN Network+ resources alongside new insights, events and more, visit rootandreason.org.uk.

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The AFN Network+ has become Root and Reason, the food resilience collective. Visit rootandreason.org.uk for new insights, events and more.

National Preparedness Commission: Just in Case - Narrowing the UK civil food resilience gap - AFN Network+

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National Preparedness Commission: Just in Case – Narrowing the UK civil food resilience gap

February 2025

This report considers what would be entailed for the public if the status quo were disrupted. What would public reactions be? How prepared for food shocks are the British? Specifically, it sets out a challenge: the necessity to take food shocks more seriously and how to improve civil food resilience.

Just in Case – Narrowing the UK civil food resilience gap (2025)

Download the report on the National Preparedness Commission website

UK Research and Innovation has funded this network with support from these four councils:

The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)

UK Research and Innovation