Ten Years for Agroecology in Europe | IDDRI Report
The ‘Ten Years for Agroecology in Europe‘ report models a future where farming in Europe can respond to climate change, phase out pesticides and maintain vital biodiversity, whilst providing a sufficient and healthy diet for…
The Future of Farming: Brexit and Beyond | ORFC Q&A
At this year’s Oxford Real Farming Conference the APPG hosted an audience-led Q&A with Michael Gove, the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. You can watch the session, chaired by Kerry McCarthy…
Oxford Real Farming Conference 2019: Ten years on, it’s into the mainstream | Sustainable Food Trust
This article by Alicia Miller first appeared on the Sustainable Food Trust website, it can be accessed here. – Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Michael Gove’s repeat appearance this year…
Back to the land: rethinking our approach to soil | CPRE
This report from CPRE calls for a radical rethink of farming practices and soil management in order to help regenerate the soils that underpin our supply of food and environment. It sets out practical ways…
APPG to Host Q&A with Gove at the Oxford Real Farming Conference
The APPG is delighted to announce that we will be hosting an audience-led Question and Answer session with the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Michael Gove, at the 2019 Oxford…
Bringing Agroecology into the UK Agriculture Bill – Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience
This article was originally posted on Agroecologynow, at http://www.agroecologynow.com/agroeco-uk-2018/ __ Bringing Agroecology into the UK Agriculture Bill Agroecological approaches to agriculture improve rural livelihoods, regenerate ecologies and increase the resiliency of communities, while providing healthy and…
Including animal to plant protein shifts in climate change mitigation policy: a proposed three-step strategy – Helen Harwatt
Full text available at: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14693062.2018.1528965
Food, Water and Society: An Analytical Framework
Written by Brendan Bromwich, Tony Allan, Tony Colman, and Martin Keulertz, originally published in The Oxford Handbook of Food, Water and Society (May 2018). A PDF of the complete article is attached below.
Why agroecology should be part of the future of UK farming – Lush
This article was originally published by Ben Davis on Lush.co.uk, and can be accessed here. __ The UK’s post-EU Agricultural Bill – released as a draft in September – is now passing through the…
‘The Carbon Footprint of Agriculture’ Meeting Notes
On Tuesday 13th November 2018, the APPG on Agroecology hosted a panel on ‘The Carbon Footprint of Agriculture’. The event was convened, in light of the IPCC’s recent report, to discuss how industrial agriculture and…