Initial Response to the Agriculture Bill
The APPG on Agroecology for Sustainable Food and Farming welcomes the Agriculture Bill’s focus on future agricultural policy being directed by ‘public money for public goods’, and its broad perspective on what constitutes a public…
APPG hosts panel on The Rise of Intensive Farming
On Wednesday 5th September 2018, The APPG on Agroecology organised and hosted a panel on ‘The Rise of Intensive Agriculture’ in Parliament. Speakers included: Philip Lymbery (CEO, Compassion in World Farming) Richard Young (Policy Director,…
APPG submits to Defra’s Environmental Watchdog consultation
The APPG on Agroecology has prepared a submission to Defra’s consultation on the Environmental Principles and Governance Bill (the Environmental Watchdog), following our panel event in Parliament. You can read our submission below. The deadline…
APPG hosts panel on the Environmental Watchdog
On the 4th July 2018, the APPG on Agroecology hosted a panel discussion on ‘The Environmental Watchdog: The Legal Status of Post-Brexit Environmental Principles’ in Parliament. Our panel consisted of Ali Plummer (Senior Policy Advisor…
A New Nature and Environment Commission (Client Earth)
The UK Government is consulting on plans “to set up a world-leading environmental watchdog, an independent, statutory body to hold Government to account for upholding environmental standards.” In this report (attached below) ClientEarth outline the…
Agroforestry Incentive Package: A Framework for Future Arable Farming (Food&Forest)
This incentive package proposal for an alley cropping grant was written by Charles Tebbutt, Director of Food&Forest, which supplies agroforestry produce to London’s Borough Market Monday to Saturday. For more information view their website here.…
Agroforestry in England: Benefits, Barriers and Opportunities (Soil Association and Woodland Trust)
Attached below is the Soil Association and Woodland Trust’s briefing (June 2018) on ‘Agroforestry in England: Benefits, Barriers and Opportunities’, which was launched and presented with a panel at an APPG on Agroecology event in…
Agroforestry trials needed to improve farm productivity post-Brexit (Farming UK)
This article was originally posted by Farming UK, and can be read here. __ Major agroforestry trials should be established during the EU withdrawal period to improve agricultural productivity and environmental protection, according to a…
APPG co-hosts panel on agroforestry with the Soil Association and Woodland Trust
On Tuesday 12th June, the APPG on Agroecology co-hosted a panel in Parliament on ‘Agroforestry: Improving Productivity and Delivering Public Goods’, with the Soil Association and the Woodland Trust. The panel, Chaired by Baroness Young…