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News: Rethink Food: The Need for Change - New report on the role of British farming in a resilient food system

The Need for Change – published by Sustain member Nature Friendly Farming Network – is a new report examining how food system change is needed to support the transition to nature-friendly farming or risk undermining long-term food security.
Sustainable Farming Campaign | Tuesday 19 July 2022

News: Parliamentary committee calls for sustainable food production to support a resilient food system

The House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee report into environmental change and food security made multiple recommendations that chime with calls from the Sustain alliance.
Sustainable Farming Campaign | Friday 8 December 2023

News: European citizens overwhelmingly support public sector food standards, reveals Buy Better Food Poll

A public poll conducted by Buy Better Food, a coalition of civil society organisations, has revealed that citizens across Europe want healthy meals to be guaranteed in public canteens, and for taxpayers money to be invested in sustainable food that supports small-scale farmers.
Food for the Planet | Tuesday 16 May 2023

News: Children's Food Bill to ban junk food ads launched in Parliament

In response to the growing crisis in children's diet-related health, a Children's Food Bill, developed by Sustain: the alliance for better food and farming and supported by 114 national organisations, will be presented to Parliament by Debra Shipley MP.
Children's Food Campaign | Friday 14 May 2004

Reports: Submission to the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee: Public Sector Procurement of Food

Public sector food has the potential to deliver a number of government priorities, including making us healthier, benefiting our farmers, and leading a transition to sustainable diets. But evidence from Sustain and our members shows that it is failing to do so.
Climate Change and Nature | Friday 9 April 2021

News: National Food Strategy lead calls for food, farming and environment standards in trade deals

Henry Dimbleby, independent lead on the National Food Strategy, and Defra non-executive director, has written an open letter to the chair of the Trade and Agriculture Commission, Tim Smith, calling for food, farming, health and environment standards in trade deals.
Sustainable Farming Campaign | Monday 23 November 2020

News: Report on the food production and supply dimensions of food security

The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (EFRA) has published its report on the food production and supply dimensions of food security. EFRA Chair Anne McIntosh called for clearer lines of UK governmental responsibility, noting that at least three Departments are now responsible for food security: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra); Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS); and the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC), and stated that to ensure coherent planning and action, overall strategy must be led by Defra, who must ensure a robust approach right across Whitehall. The Food Security report supports the idea of ‘sustainable intensification’ – producing more food with fewer resources – and calls on Defra to stem decline in UK self-sufficiency and deliver more resilience in the UK food system. It notes that for key cereal crops, for example wheat, yield levels have not increased for over 15 years. The report calls for: Supermarkets to shorten supply chains to reduce threats of disruption; UK farmers to extend seasonal production of fresh fruit and vegetables in coordination with the Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board, and local and central government; government to reduce dependence on imported soybean for animal feed, as increased demand for protein from emerging economies threatens current supply lines; and government to produce a detailed emissions reduction plan for the UK agricultural sector.
Sustain | Wednesday 1 October 2014

News: Food Standards Scotland publishes five-year food strategy

Food agency intends to safeguard consumers and if necessary regulate industry to help improve diets and health
Sustain | Sunday 21 August 2016

Events: Food Talks: How can the circular economy move us to better food systems?

Join the latest event in our #FoodTalks series to explore how circular economy thinking can move us to food systems that are better for people, animals and the planet.
London Food Link | Tuesday 7 June 2022

News: Government action on in-store junk food promotions is long overdue, says Children's Food Campaign

The Children’s Food Campaign welcomes the start of Government consultations to restrict in-store price and checkout promotions for unhealthy foods.
Children's Food Campaign | Saturday 12 January 2019

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