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Business and Food
New report calls for Government to support small abattoirs as backbone of family farms and rural economy
We welcome a new report by the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Animal Welfare that highlights importance of small abattoirs
What harmonising trade in our food systems could do
Patrick Holden argues why every nation in the world should sign up to a new harmonised framework for food in international trade
Hides and leather
In this blog by Joel Salatin he explains how the value of hides has plummeted
Trading away the future
Last week the Trade bill passed its second reading. Honor Eldridge explains why there is a clear need to amend the Bill so that UK trade ...
What does a global pandemic mean for a global food system?
The coronavirus has significantly impacted global food trade, we explore how countries are responding around the world and argue why a co...
How COVID-19 is changing the way we think about fish
As COVID-19 swept around the globe and vast swathes of Europe and Asia went into lockdown, fishermen across the UK have been left without...
Covid-19 and the crisis facing artisan cheesemakers
Covid-19 is having a catastrophic impact on many small-scale cheesemakers. Patrick Holden talks about the need for true cost accounting a...
A labourious crisis
We explore the challenges and possibilities for the horticulture industry
Covid-19 and the local abattoir sector
How has the coronavirus impacted the local abattoir sector and local meat supply? We set out our key recommendations to Government to sup...
Into the unknown: The future of British lamb
With Waitrose becoming one of the first retailers to announce it will pull New Zealand lamb, how is the future trade of lamb going to cha...
G’day for a trade deal?
How would a future trade deal between the UK and Australia effect food and farming? According to a leaked Defra document, food standards ...
Finding our common ground and common purpose
Director of the Food, Farming and Countryside Commission, Sue Pritchard, explains why now more than ever, we need collaboration between s...