10 elements of agroecology that can guide us toward sustainable food systems (FAO)
This article was originally published by the FAO here. More with less. This is the challenge and the mantra for our future. There will be many more of us in the years to come.…
APPG submits evidence to Defra’s consultation on the Agriculture Bill’s Command Paper
Following two consultation events in Parliament, and with input from several MPs, Lords and representatives from NGOs, industry and farming, the APPG has submitted evidence to Defra’s ‘Health and Harmony’ consultation on the Agriculture Bill’s…
APPG Submission to the Consultation on the Agriculture Bill’s Command Paper
Attached below is the APPG on Agroecology’s submission to Defra’s ‘Health and Harmony’ consultation on the Agriculture Bill’s Command Paper. APPG on Agroecology Submission to Health and Harmony
APPG Briefings on the Precautionary Principle (Climate Change and Animal Welfare)
The APPG on Agreocology for Sustainable Food and Farming is pleased to have provided an additional two briefings, written in collaboration with Dr Rupert Read of the University of East Anglia, on the importance of maintaining the Precautionary…
Initial Response to the Agriculture Bill’s Command Paper
The APPG for Agroecology’s initial response to the Agriculture Bill’s Command Paper The long-awaited Command Paper from Defra was published on Tuesday, and will be followed by the publication of an Agricultural Bill before the…
Agrifood Atlas 2017
A new report published October 2017 highlights the rapid growth in the monopolisation of the global food system and sets out the risks to food production, the consumers, jobs (inc working conditions) and the environment.…
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…