Food, Farming and Countryside Commission
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With your help, we are bringing people together to find practical ways to improve our climate, nature, health and economy. Twitter guide https://t.co/fAwPryWonA
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Joined October 2017
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Congratulations Dennis Overton on becoming the 1st Chair of the Scottish Food Commission. Dennis was a valued adviser to FFCC when we were starting out. We look forward to working together on new ideas & solutions for Scotland to become a #GoodFoodNation.
gov.scot
Scottish Public appointments news release.
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📈@Food_Foundation data shows more healthy foods are over 2x as expensive per calorie as less healthy foods. Citizens, farmers & businesses want govt to make food fair & start joining the dots between food, income, health & economy. First 💯 Days asks👇.
NEW: Cheaper grocery products rose in price much faster than expensive products between 2021 and 2023. This ‘cheapflation’ meant poorer households were hit much harder by inflation than official figures show. THREAD on @Tao_Chenn @levell_peter & Martin O'Connell’s paper:. [1/8]
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New polling from @HealthFdn & @Ipsos on #UPF. Citizens in #TheFoodConversation consistently back the ‘polluter pays’ model, redistributing revenue from those damaging health & environment to support availability of healthy food & sustainable farming. 👉
"58% of those questioned said they backed the introduction of a tax on organisations that produce foods high in sugar or salt, with some of the revenue to be used to buy fresh fruit and vegetables for poor families." .
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Great piece from @JoeWStanley. The UK’s food system will only be secure if we make it more resilient. This includes protecting nature & wildlife, as well as changes beyond farming e.g. creating fairer supply chains. More in our latest working paper 👇.
ffcc.co.uk
A working paper from our Farming Leadership Group Symposium #3
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"We offer our love and solidarity to the minority groups whose safety and livelihoods are under threat - and to the communities up and down the UK showing what British values truly are.". A statement from our Chief Exec @suepritch. Read on our website 👉
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Good points from @StarkClimate on a #LandUseFramework. We're looking forward to working with @energygovuk @SciTechgovuk @mhclg @DefraGovUK & others to create participatory processes around land use - to ensure stakeholders are engaged with early & community needs are being met.
We need to reframe land-use change in UK,move away from net zero as the central goal &talk to farmers more about their livelihoods👩🌾some insights from our webinar with Chris Stark (personal views before he started his govt role) Written briefing now here👉
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📚New working paper: From Food Security to Food Resilience. While food security has surged up the political agenda, it’s becoming clear in a volatile, climate-affected world, the UK’s food supply will only be secure if we make it more resilient. Read👇.
ffcc.co.uk
A working paper from our Farming Leadership Group Symposium #3
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RT @FieldsGood_ni: There's just ✨ONE MONTH✨ to go until the Fields Good festival. The event is going to be packed with engaging talks, de….
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RT @TheHillsCountry: There seems to be a lot of people I know & admire being sucked in by the propaganda driving all this rioting & violenc….
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RT @navaratnampart1: During this difficult time for many, Allyship is something that can make such a positive difference and provide suppor….
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Not only can better food policy deliver on govt's growth ambitions @jameswalton_IGD - it is also central to improving the nation's health, prosperity & resilience. Businesses, citizens & farmers recognise this - and call for action - in the #HopeFarmStatement👇
A thriving food system must be central to Labour government policy.
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RT @AlexiaCRobinson: Do hold one during #BritishFoodFortnight. Genius, invaluable initiative from @FFC_Commission. I am keen to encourage e….
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For any potential applicants, our Rough Guide to the Multifunctional #LandUseFramework brings together insights & learning from two pilot programmes in Devon & Cambridgeshire - and might be of interest👇.
The DLUMG is essential to delivering a Land Use Framework and land-use plan for Dartmoor, and implementing the findings of the Independent Review🌱🌳.⏳ Deadline to submit applications is midday 3 September 2024.#DLUMG #publicappointments #Chair #Dartmoor #LandManagement #Defra.
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Want to find out what people in your area really want from food? . We're inviting citizens & community groups across the UK to have their say on food with our new toolkit, which includes session plans, expert films & more. Sign up👇 #TheFoodConversation.
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New @LancetLongevity study shows the economic burden of ill health, driven by junk food & other health-harming industries, & the urgent need for preventative policy. Citizens in #TheFoodConversation back strong interventions on food. First 💯 Days asks👉
Cost of England’s four biggest killer diseases could hit £86bn by 2050
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RT @FieldsGood_ni: Delighted to have @PastureForLife Head of Research & first-generation regenerative farmer, Nikki Yoxall @howemill at Fie….
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"To transform our food & farming system and enable it to engender impactful change, we need a shared bold vision and an interconnected strategy that goes beyond any one ministry" 👏. @SusFoodTrust's Patrick Holden lays out his recommendations for the new government 👇.
✍️ SFT CEO and organic farmer, Patrick Holden, outlines his key food and farming policy recommendations for Sir Keir Starmer and the new Government, and the need for a ‘revolutionary vision’. 🔗 Find out what Patrick's recommendations are here:
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Important new report showing how poor health in the UK, driven by big food & other harmful industries, affects prosperity. Many of its recommendations align what we hear from citizens, farmers & business about the kinds of interventions they want to see 👉
🚨 | NEW REPORT: Good health and good business go hand-in-hand, but growing workplace sickness is costing UK businesses billions every year (and rising). This paper from @Jamie_OHall and @cthomasippr examines the problem and proposes new solutions.
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