Inquiry – Agroecology as a Nature Based Solution
Context The United Kingdom is currently undergoing a fundamental shift as it looks to revolutionise its approach to farming and land-use, through measures such as the Agriculture Act, Environment Bill, Environmental Land Management Scheme, the…
We’re back!
Earlier today the APPG held its inaugural meeting of this parliamentary session and agreed its work plan for 2020. We’re delighted to announce that the following parliamentarians have been elected as: Chair Kerry McCarthy MP…
General Election & Review of 2019
On Wednesday 6th November, Parliament will dissolve for the General Election and the APPG will cease all its activity in line with parliamentary rules. It is our hope the group will be reconstituted at the…
Agroecology in Action
On Tuesday 10th September the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Agroecology, the Landworkers’ Alliance, Sustain: The Alliance for Better Food and Farming, CPRE: The Countryside Charity, the Soil Association, Organic Farmers & Growers, and the Gaia…
Turning the Food System Round
On Monday 1st July at 4pm in Committee Room 5 the APPG and Compassion in World Farming are holding a session on Turning the Food System Round. Policy-makers are beginning to recognise that fairly far-reaching…
Setting the bar for a Green Brexit in Food and Farming
On Monday 10th June the APPG and Soil Association are holding a session on Setting the bar for a Green Brexit in Food and Farming, guest speakers include: Robert Goodwill MP, Minister of State for Agriculture,…
What’s the future for County Farms in England?
On Monday 29th April the APPG is holding a meeting on the future of county farms in England. The session will explore how we can stop and reverse the decline of county farms, the role…
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…
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…
APPG hosts panel on ‘The Carbon Footprint of Agriculture’
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…