Farming Post Brexit
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…
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…
PRESS RELEASE: Farmers gather in parliament
Deborah Meaden to open APPG event "Farmers in Westminster", bringing 15 UK farmers to showcase the best of agroecological farming.
Sustainable low input livestock systems (FAO Report Launch)
Meeting Aim and Outline 1. The FAO will be making that case that global food availability does not have to come at the expense of the environment, and that both targets are achievable through agroecology and concentrate-free,…
PRESS RELEASE – A Beef about the future? – FAO report on low-imput livestock systems
The All Party Parliamentary Group on Agroecology will receive an advanced briefing on a forthcoming FAO report on low-input and sustainable livestock systems.
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
APPG Meeting (July 15th, 6pm) – Reform of the Farm Animal Welfare Codes
Representatives of animal welfare organisations and the NFU meet to discuss the implications of changes in farm animal welfare regulations resulting from the Government's Red Tape Challenge. A joint meeting with the Associate Parliamentary Group on Animal Welfare.
The Agroecology (Food Security) Bill
The APPG on Agroecology is supporting the initiative by the Agroecology Alliance to promote a bill in parliament to tackle the range of ecological, food security and social justice shortfalls and risks inherent in the…
A strategy for pollination
The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee will take evidence on the recent flooding events from the Chairman of the Environment Agency, Lord Chris Smith and the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural…
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…