Blog: How to fix our food supply chain - insights from EFRA Select Committee Inquiry

In the recent evidence session at the Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Select Committee Inquiry into fairness in the food supply chain, Vicki Hird, representing Sustain on the panel, provided valuable insights into the challenges and vulnerabilities within the country's food supply chain.
Sustain | Wednesday 15 November 2023

Events: Good to Grow Week launch: Protecting nature and building a Right to Grow

On 6 March Sustain hosted a webinar launching Good to Grow Week 2024. Watch the recording and download presentations from experts, campaigners and community growers who are creating flourishing green neighbourhoods and fighting for community growing access for all across the UK. 
Good to Grow | Wednesday 6 March 2024

News: DEFRA approves controversial pesticide for fourth consecutive year despite ban

In a move that has sparked condemnation from environmental groups, DEFRA has once again authorised the use of neonicotinoid pesticides for sugar beet farming—chemicals well known for their deadly impact on bee populations.  
Sustain | Tuesday 5 March 2024


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