UK food giants join Rashford to form Child Food Poverty Task Force
The Task Force aims to endorse recommendations presented in the National Food Strategy and act as a platform for the more than four million children living in poverty in the UK.
List view / Grid view
The Task Force aims to endorse recommendations presented in the National Food Strategy and act as a platform for the more than four million children living in poverty in the UK.
The Presidents of Copa and Cogeca have stated that food security and support to local farming should be key priorities for EU ministers while the risks of coronavirus are still high.
Jane Mason explains the consequences of those living in food deserts, the political debate around the phrase, and how teaching could help these communities thrive.
A Berkeley Lab study has suggested that some popular crops will need to have their growing season and location changed in order to adapt to future temperature and climate change scenarios.
Supermarkets have dominated the food market for some time, but could there be new a contender in town…?
To protect public health, organisational bodies have set strict maximum residue limits for veterinary drugs found in foods of animal origin.
The additional funding aims to allow the programme to continue critical support to farmers, distributors, and American families in need.
After COVID-19 magnified food insecurity in Michigan, the newly established Council will see representatives from health care, agriculture, education, business and nonprofits share analysis and solutions.
Dr Feng Zhang, a pioneer in plant genome editing, is developing CRISPR-modified plants as a potential solution to the challenge of feeding our rapidly growing population. Here, CRISPR technology expert, Mollie Schubert, discusses his work.
The findings are said to have implications for many aspects of Government policy such as food safety and nutrition.
In his latest column, Professor Chris Elliott lays bare his views on Henry Dimbleby’s National Food Strategy.
A team of scientists have warned that plant breeding programmes are decreasing due to a lack of funding, which they say could have a direct impact on food security.
After examining food supply chain resiliency and import dependency in remote communities during the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers have called for change.
The FAO-led, multi-stakeholder coalition, which aims to collectively address the impacts of the pandemic on food systems and agriculture across the world, now has support from 35 nations.
The International Food Policy Research Institute has published a report highlighting the impacts of COVID-19 on food systems, the global economy, poverty, health and trade, and has offered recommendations for Governments to try and alleviate them.