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…
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…
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee Special Report on Farmgate prices
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee Announcement PUBLICATION OF SPECIAL REPORT For Immediate Release: Tuesday 17 May 2016 Special Report on Farmgate prices (HC 561) The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee has agreed its…
Environment Audit Committee publishes Soil Inquiry
http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/environmental-audit-committee/news-parliament-2015/soil-health-report-published-16-17/
Presentation on the French Agroecology Action Plan
Eric Giry, Agricultural Counsellor to the United Kingdom and Ireland from the French Embassy outlined how the French Agroecology Action Plan and 2015 Act came into being Nic Lampkin, Executive Director, of the Organic Research Centre presented a review of agroecology…
EFRA Committee – Report on farm gate prices
Report on Farmgate prices (HC 474) The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee has agreed its Third Report of Session 2015–16. Report on Farmgate prices will be published on Wednesday 2 March 2016 at 00.01 am. Advance…
APPG Meeting – 13th October: The Role of Agroecology in Sustainable Intensification
The meeting will present a report on the role of agroecology in sustainable intensification
EFRA Committee to take evidence on dairy prices
ORAL EVIDENCE SESSION: DAIRY PRICES The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee will hold a one-off oral evidence session on dairy prices on Tuesday 8 September at 2.30pm. The Committee will take evidence from: At…