APPG Science & Technology in Agriculture
@appg_agscience
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The APPG on Science & Technology in Agriculture promotes debate among politicians and other stakeholders on the role of scientific innovation in agriculture.
London, England
Joined May 2020
Policymakers, scientists and industry leaders will gather for the 30:50:50 Agri-Science Summit to hear policy blueprint to harness science and innovation to produce 'more from less' - 30% more food while halving farming’s environmental footprint by 2050. https://t.co/kjegP5S7ap
farminguk.com
Westminster is set to hear a new agenda for UK farming – aiming to increase food production by 30% while halving agriculture’s environmental footprint by 2050.
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MP calls for early access to gene editing in farmed animals to help protect against worsening disease challenges such as bird flu. https://t.co/gIoIsFzEwc
edp24.co.uk
Mid Norfolk MP George Freeman says new genetic "precision breeding" technologies could help protect poultry against devastating bird flu…
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MPs welcome the entry into force today of the Precision Breeding Act for plants in England, describing it as a landmark moment for British science, and calling for this to mark the beginning of a new, pro-innovation agricultural policy agenda. https://t.co/XOgXV8QCR6
farminguk.com
Farmers could soon see new crop varieties that yield more, resist disease and rely less on chemical inputs, as the Precision Breeding Act comes into force.
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“From today we expect applications to come forward which offer the potential to increase yields, reduce chemical inputs, enhance disease resistance, cut food waste and improve nutritional quality across a range of different crops.” @MPGeorgeFreeman
https://t.co/qxGGNZrBGt
fwi.co.uk
A new regulatory framework, which allows the commercial cultivation of gene-edited crops in England, has cleared its final hurdle in Parliament and comes
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Ministers urged to set food self-sufficiency goal. UK should aim for 75% self-sufficiency in food production by 2050, according to a group of MPs who warn that UK agricultural productivity growth has stalled.
foodservicefootprint.com
The UK should aim for 75% self-sufficiency in food production by 2050, according to a group of MPs who have warned that UK agricultural productivity growth has stalled. The All Party Parliamentary...
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MPs at Westminster call for a radical reset in domestic agricultural policy, harnessing the full power of scientific advance to boost UK food self-sufficiency, while reducing farming's environmental impact. @appg_agscience
https://t.co/aw3JzDcVKb
fwi.co.uk
The time has come for a radical reset in domestic agricultural policy, harnessing the full power of scientific advance with a view to improving UK food
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APPGSTA is calling for the government to adopt its 30:50:50 mission — a framework aimed at boosting UK agricultural output by 30% while cutting the sector’s environmental footprint by half by 2050. https://t.co/pOCqFoIqgT
farminguk.com
The UK could see food production fall by almost a third within the next 25 years unless urgent reforms to farming and land-use policy.
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Listen again: @MPGeorgeFreeman on BBC Farming Today warning that UK agriculture is at a tipping point and calling for a radical policy reset to help farmers produce more from less harnessing the latest advances in science and innovation. #30:50:50 https://t.co/HSGZk96mVZ
bbc.co.uk
A group of MPs warn that almost a quarter of current UK farmland could be lost by 2050.
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As @appg_agscience prepares to launch a new policy blueprint to help UK agriculture harness the latest advances in science and innovation to produce 'more from less', a big shout out to our 30:50:50 partners whose support has made the programme possible: @MPGeorgeFreeman
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At a Westminster Summit on 3 Nov bringing together politicians, scientists and industry leaders, APPGSTA chair @MPGeorgeFreeman will unveil a new policy blueprint for UK agri-science to deliver on urgent food security, climate and biodiversity goals #30:50:50
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In response to virologists' warnings of bird flu spillover risk, leading veterinarian Lord Trees explains how UK-based gene editing research to develop bird flu resistant chickens could help prevent a COVID-like pandemic. @GeneticLiteracy
https://t.co/dXZQWbmg9n
geneticliteracyproject.org
uring a Westminster Hall debate in Parliament ..., former Defra Secretary Rt Hon Steve Barclay MP joined a growing list of political, scientific and
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A thoughtful piece by BSPB head of policy Dr Anthony Hopkins on rethinking mutations - long vital to agriculture's ability to feed humankind and now, through genome editing, able to drive plant breeding innovation with even greater speed and precision. @_seedinnovation
"When we hear the word mutation, most of us imagine something sinister: radioactive monsters, or genetic diseases. But in plant breeding, mutations are neither rare nor inherently dangerous. In fact, they are the foundation of agriculture itself." https://t.co/4NS0Rmwgz5
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Innovations to help UK farmers produce 'more from less' are being held back by red tape, an @appg_agscience stakeholder meeting has heard - part of the group’s 30:50:50 initiative to produce 30% more food with a 50% lower environmental footprint by 2050. https://t.co/mu6tB9AlSs
fwi.co.uk
Attempts to raise food output while reducing environmental impact are being thwarted by inappropriate regulation, a stakeholder meeting organised by the
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Britain is at risk of sleepwalking into a food security crisis. Without radical policy change, the UK is set to produce far less of its own food, relying ever more heavily on imports from a volatile world market, warns economist @DGWilkinson
https://t.co/gJe7y6Sq9p
scienceforsustainableagriculture.com
Farmland losses risk food security crisis
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"I am genuinely puzzled as to why organic farming groups and environmentalists would not welcome such developments with open arms, given their potential to improve crop productivity while reducing dependence on artificial fertiliser and pesticide inputs." https://t.co/pK4EdLaNyt
scienceforsustainableagriculture.com
The gene editing revolution is only just beginning
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Calls on the UK government to allow gene editing in farmed animals are increasing. https://t.co/cNQnh8tpzH
@FarmersWeekly
fwi.co.uk
With cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza continuing to disrupt the poultry and game bird industries, calls on the UK government to allow gene
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“If food security is national security, then food production must be at the heart of agricultural policy - and right now, it’s not” @CommonsEFRA
https://t.co/kWQcXW7Rsv
thescottishfarmer.co.uk
MP Alistair Carmichael urges a political reset on farming as UK food security faces increasing pressure from decades of flawed policy.
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Great appointment for Red Tractor. Former @CommonsEFRA member and @appg_agscience chair @JulianSturdy joins as new chair of the Combinable Crops & Sugar Beet Board👏 https://t.co/6GJJD9NfAw
fwi.co.uk
Former Conservative MP Julian Sturdy has been appointed as the new chairman of the Combinable Crops & Sugar Beet Board at Red Tractor. During his
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Developing a new Sustainable Efficient Production (SEP) index to help policymakers and food producers track progress towards more environmentally friendly food production is key to improving food security, concludes @appg_agscience 30:50:50 roundtable. https://t.co/IIs30y1Xp3
fwi.co.uk
Designing a new Sustainable Efficient Production index that can help policymakers and food producers track progress towards more environmentally friendly
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The APPG on Science and Technology in Agriculture has launched a two-month call for evidence to support its 30:50:50 Innovation Agenda, a vision to increase agricultural production by 30% by 2050, while reducing farming's environmental footprint by 50%. https://t.co/QJ0hnzHxzG
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