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UK food bank users symptomatic of an isolated society
Over 900,000 people in the UK now use food banks, up from 313,000. Why? Peter Crosskey reports. […]
Over 900,000 people in the UK now use food banks, up from 313,000. Why? Peter Crosskey reports. […]
Civil Society and grassroots gathering in Brussels 10th – 11th February 2015 Register here. Follow the event live on twitter and facebook. The Agricultural and Rural Convention 2020 (ARC2020), Friends of the Earth Europe and IFOAM EU invite you to a civil society gathering and conference on February 10th and 11th 2015 in Brussels, hosted by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC). This event brings together representatives from civil society, grassroots groups, researchers, national and regional authorities and policymakers to: 1. Assess the implementation of the reformed Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) 2014-2020 and its prospects of agricultural sustainability and of rural renaissance. 2. Identify milestones to support transition of food and agriculture systems based on agroecological approaches. You are invited to participate in the development of a Civil Society roadmap towards good food, good farming and a living countryside! Now is the time for the good food – goods farming movement in Europe to assess where we are, to develop a vision for where we want to be in 2020 and agree on a strategic roadmap how to […]
The UK’s FSA is getting weaker and weaker under a Tory government, as Peter Crosskey explains. […]
Southern Mediterranean Food Security Straddles Interests & Policies from both the Maghreb and EU. […]
Derek Freitas, Food Sovereignty Campaign Coordinator for Eco Ruralis, reports on another way for producers and consumers to connect […]
Upcoming conference focuses on “feeding the five million”…and more. […]
Consumer, farm and food groups on both sides of the atlantic are concerned about how TTIP will impact on GM Food standards and rules. […]
Land access; agroecological farming training; co-ops & technology: all interacting holistically in Manchester. […]
Derek Freitas of Eco Ruralis shows us Romanian Agritourism, and how CAP plays a role […]
Planning for local food supplying public procurement is something of a farce, Peter Crosskey points out, with TTIP in the background. […]
UK overlooks its precarious food security with a GBP 21bn trade gap. Peter Crosskey investigates. […]
Local food systems are emerging in Romania, Ulysse le Goff of Eco Ruralis tells us – real green shoots! […]
The Trussell Trust has faced barbed criticism from parliamentarians for its campaigning work to help families that are struggling to feed themselves. […]
Food Sovereignty – from zero to hero in a few short years. How has this happened? […]
TTIP & local food double speak exposed by our UK correspondent Peter Crosskey […]
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