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News: MPs back bold action by government to transform the food system

MPs debated the National Food Strategy this week during a Westminster Hall debate, hosted by Jo Gideon, chair of the APPG on the National Food Strategy.
National Food Strategy | Thursday 16 December 2021

News: Over 5 million people in the UK did not have enough food before the pandemic, new government report shows

Defra has today published the first UK Food Security Report, as commited to in the 2020 Agriculture Act. Sustain policy specialists respond.
National Food Strategy | Thursday 16 December 2021

News: UK signs trade deal with Australia

The UK has signed its first post-Brexit trade deal with Australia.
Good Food Trade Campaign | Thursday 16 December 2021

News: New report - The secrets of supermarketing: A model balanced on a knife edge

This new report by Professor Lisa Jack, one of the UK’s few accountancy academics to focus on the food system, shows how the business model of supermarkets is on a knife edge: tiny, and heavily protected, profit margins applied to large volumes of goods keep the system running. This has major implications for farming, health, food waste and the environment.
Sustainable Farming Campaign | Thursday 16 December 2021

News: Children could be left without enough food this Christmas due to food voucher scheme failures

Families across England, Wales and Northern Ireland are reporting delays in accessing Healthy Start food vouchers and waits of over an hour on the helpline – potentially costing £33 in charges.
Sustain | Wednesday 15 December 2021

News: New research finds urban allotments could be as productive as farms

A two-year pilot study in Brighton and Hove by the University of Sussex shows the value of urban food production.
Good to Grow | Wednesday 15 December 2021

News: New report shows maintaining food standards in trade deals remains top consumer concern

Consumer rights champion Which? has published a new report showing once again that maintaining food standards tops the list of concerns for consumers.
Good Food Trade Campaign | Tuesday 14 December 2021

News: Slow Food Awards honour Real Bread Campaigners

Peter Cook, Dara O hArtghaile, Clare Marriage and Andrew Whitley pick up plaudits.
Real Bread Campaign | Monday 13 December 2021

News: Sustain's parliamentary workshop on food supply chains

In a recent online roundtable with MPs and Peers, chaired by Baroness McIntosh of Pickering, participants heard how farmers want better supply chains, new infrastructure and fairer routes to market.
Sustainable Farming Campaign | Thursday 9 December 2021

News: Best Start scheme now supporting families with no recourse to public funds in Scotland

The Best Start scheme is being extended to families with no recourse to public funds (NRPF) in Scotland after a successful legal challenge against the UK Government. Eligible families will be able to apply online from 13 December 2021.
Food Poverty | Thursday 9 December 2021