All Food security articles
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Analysis and FeaturesFood security: the 10 biggest threats to the UK supply chain
As farmers demand government support, food supply chains are under growing pressure from climate change, policy, crime and economics
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NewsHealthy food considered a luxury by most Brits, new study shows
Almost half of Brits also said that financial pressures had made them cut back on the quality of the food they eat
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NewsSupermarkets to be hauled before Efra supplier fairness probe
It is investigating how profitability and risk is shared through the food supply chain, following a period of soaring food price inflation and dwindling returns for producers
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Comment and OpinionFood fraud in herbs and spices still widespread, Radio 4 reveals
High-value, ground, dried and powdery, herbs and spices are easy to fake and bulk out
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Comment and OpinionOrganised crime gangs a ‘threat to every retailer’
The shoplifting scourge isn’t slowing, but getting worryingly worse
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Comment and OpinionWill COP28’s big food industry focus lead to positive change?
This year’s climate summit in the UAE saw a greater focus on food systems
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NewsNext government should set food production targets, NFU urges
The majority of shoppers backed targets to boost food security, revealed the NFU’s ‘manifesto’ for the next government
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NewsUN sets out roadmap to end world hunger amid climate crisis
The Food and Agriculture Organization published the first net zero roadmap for food systems at COP28
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Comment and OpinionFood apocalypse? How climate events will drive food price hikes
The climate crisis’s impact on global food production has hit dozens of fmcg categories throughout the year. It’s getting worse
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NewsClimate crisis has added more than £600 to UK household food bills
Climate impacts accounted for one-third of all food price inflation in the UK this year, according to new analysis
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NewsGlobal Food Security Summit: Sunak pledges to invest in climate resilient food systems
The UK will launch a new science centre where experts will develop climate and disease-resistant crops
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Comment and OpinionThe UK’s food system is unprepared for catastrophe
Covid, Brexit and war have enlightened us to the reality of food distribution challenges, says Sue Newton, GB food & drink practice leader at WTW
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Comment and OpinionReimagining the food system is vital to saving our planet
Our global food system is responsible for 80% of biodiversity loss and around 30% of greenhouse gas emissions, says Daniela Montalto, Greenpeace UK forests campaigner
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NewsUAE’s ambitious food security strategy to take centre stage at Dubai summit
The forthcoming World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit will take place from December 4-5 at the Conrad Dubai
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WhitepapersHow the food industry can embrace sustainability
The goal of sustainable and regenerative agriculture is to meet today’s food demands without compromising the ability of future generations to also cover their needs. Discover the three key priorities that will take food businesses one step closer to a truly sustainable future.
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Analysis and Features‘Actually really good’: Inside the No 10 food summit
Many in the food industry seem surprised at the positive nature of talks at the summit – though questions about inflation remain unanswered
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Comment and OpinionSunak summit is an encouraging start to building UK food security
The government has given clarity and much-needed confidence to farmers and growers, says Minette Batters, NFU president
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Comment and OpinionThe Sunak food summit should invite diverse voices from farmers to citizens
We need different voices pushing for diversity on our plates, biodiversity on and off farm, and diversity in our workforce, says Dan Crossley, executive director at the Food Ethics Council
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NewsFarming heads call for action on food security
Food bosses at the Westminster Food & Nutrition Forum criticised the government’s dismissal of a need for a national food strategy
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Analysis and FeaturesDoes climate breakdown make more food shortages inevitable?
The climate crisis is the world’s biggest threat. So what is the future of the food supply if the worst-case scenarios come to pass? And what is being done to ensure that they don’t?