Newsletter – February 2024
In this Issue
New Champions for 2024
More about our Champions and how to contact them.
More than 100 signed up for AFN Big Tent
Registration and more details of the draft agenda
Last chance to comment on the research and policy priorities for the UK agri-food system
Download the consultation document and submit your response. Alternatively you can send an email response. The consultation will remain open until 5pm, Friday 9 February.
COP28 Round-up
If you missed any of our COP28 coverage, you can find it all here:
- Briefing: What was achieved at COP28 for food and farming?
- Podcast: Why aren’t food and farming talked about at COP? Prof Tim Benton answers
- Webinar: Breaking out of business-as-usual: Alternative paths for UK agri-food
- Webinar: What next for food and farming at UNFCCC COP?
Webinars: Food security under pressure – UK fruit & veg in an era of climate change
Part 1: Vegetable and Salad Crops (Thursday 8 February, 12 midday-1pm)
Part 2: Fruit crops (Friday 23 February, 10-11am)
News from the wider agri-food sector
Fixing the food system could unlock trillions of dollars
Looking for a research partner?
We are keen to connect AFN Network+ members together If you are looking for a research partner for a particular project, drop us an email.
Farmers’ views on the UK food system
Fully funded PhD studentships
Deadline: 25 February 2024
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Book talk: ‘Not the end of the world: how we can be the first generation to build a sustainable planet’ with Hannah Ritchie & Charles Godfray
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Webinar: Bridging the Gap: with a horticultural revolution
27 February 2024, 5:30pm – 6:45pm
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South West AgriTech Showcase 2024
21 March 2024, 8:30am – 4:15pm
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