Organic change at South Devon Organic Producers
South Devon Organic Producers (SDOP) announce the appointment of a new non-executive Chairman. John Walter Symons, the present Chairman, is stepping down and the Board have asked Malcolm Colegate to take over the chairmanship. John Walter-Symons said ‘Because of the current opportunities in the organic vegetable market, this is an appropriate time for the […]
Queen’s University awarded £500,000 to tackle global food fraud
Scientists at Queen’s University Belfast have received £500,000 to investigate global food fraud and help prevent criminal activity within the industry. The two year project will investigate vulnerabilities in food supply chains and evaluate effective ways to improve consumer trust in food and its producers. Queen’s was awarded one of only five grants from the […]
Local food sourcing puts regional retailer in running for national award
The East of England Co-op has been shortlisted for a national award in recognition of its innovative Sourced Locally supply chain, which provides shoppers with a fresh choice of locally-sourced produce on a daily basis. The independent retailer’s ability to have products delivered direct to store, straight from the fields and factories of local producers […]
FUW welcomes £400 million British food procurement boost
The Farmers’ Union of Wales has welcomed a commitment by prime minister David Cameron and environment secretary Liz Truss to boost public food procurement by central government. The plan for public food procurement, worth £400 million for British farming, would see central government committing to buying fresh, locally sourced, seasonal food, from 2017. Speaking after […]
New research shows diet key to a sustainable food system
New research from the Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT) demonstrates that if we want a more sustainable food system, we need to change what it is we eat. The results of the study, published in a report launched today – People, Plate and Planet – show that we can reduce greenhouse gas emissions from our […]
British farmers hit out at Tesco’s failure to deliver on commitments
NFU President, Meurig Raymond, has strongly criticised Tesco’s decision to heavily promote New Zealand lamb in the middle of the prime season for British lamb, given previous commitments that they have made. The NFU wrote to all supermarkets last week to highlight that British grass-fed, spring-born lamb is now in peak season while southern hemisphere […]
Launch of the Kent Countryside Award 2015
The search is now on to find Kent’s farmers, growers, food producers and rural businesses contributing to the benefit of the Kent countryside. The 2015 Kent Countryside Award, part of Produced in Kent’s Taste of Kent Awards, was launched at the Kent County Show on Friday 11 July. The award, which is sponsored by the […]
Global partnership to reduce food waste
Cranfield is one of six universities across the world joining to form The World Food Preservation Centre, a unique partnership that seeks to combat food loss and hunger through the innovation of sustainable, low cost methods of reducing food waste. One of the great challenges of the 21st century will be to feed a growing […]
New international collaboration to protect the world’s crops
Experts from the UK and India are working together to identify and develop novel environmentally-sustainable strategies to control plant pests, known as plant-parasitic nematodes or eelworms, to ensure global food production and security. This project is funded by the UK-India Education and Research Initiative (UKIERI). Plant-parasitic nematodes are thought to cause annual losses to crops […]
