APPG: Farmers in Parliament – ‘Opportunity for Change’
The future of Britain’s post-Brexit food and farming system was addressed in a Parliamentary event hosted by Jeremy Lefroy MP, co-chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Agroecology for Sustainable Food and Farming. The…
Annual Report 2015-2016
The APPG on Agroecology for Sustainable Food and Farming combined its 2016 AGM with co-hosting an event in the House of Commons to celebrate the United Nations International Year of the Pulses. The event on…
APPG Agroecology Soil Inquiry
The Group conducted an inquiry into soil health and protection in 2015/16, with particular focus on agriculture. The reports raise serious concerns about the state of UK soil, concluding with policy recommendations in the following…
APPG Annual Report for 2014 published
The APPG has published its annual report with a round up of the work done over the past year. Click the link below to read the report: APPG Annual Report 2014
New Economics Foundation Report – Urgent Recall
New Economics Foundation report on our food system,
Greenpeace Report – Smart Breeding – The Next Generation
A new report looks at what biotechnology could offer farming beyond the limited sophisitication of current genetic modification, with it’s focus on herbicde tolerance and insect resistance. Read the report here
Briefing 5: Land management, soil quality and flood prevention
Introduction: In the light of recent extreme weather and severe flooding across large parts of the UK, there has been much debate about how to prevent similar problems in the future, how to manage rivers…
Launch of the Manifesto for High Nature Value Farming in the UK
Date: November 25th 2013 Time: 4pm – 5:30pm Room: Grand Committee Room The APPG on Agroecology co-hosted a meeting with 3 other APPGs: the Conservation & Wildlife APPG, the Biodiversity APPG & the Hill farming…
Briefing 4: Food Waste and Pig Feed
APPG on Agroecology Briefing: Feeding Food Waste to Pigs Summary Food waste is an environmental, social and economic disaster. While more than enough food is produced globally to feed the world’s population, millions still go…
Briefing 3: Pesticides and Pollinators
APPG on Agroecology Briefing – A Countryside Fit for Pollinators The Effects of Neonicotinoid Pesticides on British Pollinators Summary A decline in pollinators, especially wild species, represents an environmental and ecological threat, both to commercial farming…