New research suggests that subsiding fruit and vegetables would not only reduce shopping prices but would encourage greater uptake of a healthier diet. Warwick university recently published research which concluded that increasing food prices have led to a 15% reduction in consumption of fruit and vegetables. This accounts for approximately 1/3 of the gap between […]
Author: charlotte.molyneux
Calls to Number 10 to stick to plan to ban junk food BOGOFs
Health and food organisations are urging Number 10 to stand by its plan to ban multibuy promotions on junk food saying there should be no delay in implementing a key part of the Government’s obesity strategy. Further evidence of the impact the current cost of living crisis is having on household food insecurity has emerged, […]
Launch of £1m fund to boost reusable packaging
Created by Hubbub, in partnership with Starbucks, the Bring It Back Fund aims to support innovative projects to increase the adoption, and remove barriers for, reusable packaging in the food and drink sector. Grants of between £150,000 and £300,000 are available. Successful applicants could promote behaviour change, undertake new research, expand an existing approach or […]
FoodSHIFT webinar: Farm to Fork
FoodSHIFT’s next public webinar, Farm to Fork, is on Monday 30th May at 11:00am. Farm to Fork – Why a sustainable food strategy is the only option to solve today’s and tomorrow’s crises. Soaring energy prices, the rising cost of living and threats to our food system brought on by the war in Ukraine have […]
The Government has written junk food advertising restrictions into law
The 9pm TV watershed and total online restriction for advertising high fat, salt and/or sugar products (HFSS) has been written into UK law today. The policies, which form part of the 2022 Health and Care Act, received Royal Assent and are due to come into effect on 1 January 2023. The measures stem from a […]
SHAKE Climate Change Competition
Rothamsted is running a competition for entrepreneurs and start-ups who are combating climate change with science or tech based ideas in the area of agriculture and food production. Cohort 4 is open for applications and the deadline is Friday 20th May. SHAKE Climate Change Cohort 4 will provide : SHAKE funding can also be used […]
Defra’s proposed ban on the retail sales of peat in horticulture could help save peatlands for the climate
Sustain has voiced support for this ban and is calling on others to do so. Peatlands play a vital role in carbon sequestration, although they account for approximately 3% of the land but contains approximately 44% of the earth’s carbon. 12% land in the UK is peatland; they store more carbon than the UK emits […]
Innovate funding opportunity for Farmers, Growers and Foresters
On Tuesday 17th May 13:00-14:45 pm Innovate are holding an on-line briefing event. This event is for Farmers, growers and foresters who have a bold, ambitious, early-stage idea to increase productivity and environmental sustainability in agriculture or horticulture. Your idea will need to have a positive impact in England but you can be based elsewhere […]
The University of the West of England (UWE) report showcases the value of food partnerships
The University of the West of England (UWE) report has highlighted how local action is helping meet the challenges of a fractured food system. Particularly through the Covod-19 pandemic and more recently, rising living costs the report has celebrated the work of local food partnerships to help their communities especially in the food crisis relief […]
A recent VegPower report has found that increasing living costs is driving down vegetable consumption
Nearly half of families living in lower income households are buying less fresh fruit and vegetables as the cost of groceries has increased. It has been estimated that in 2023, another 1.3 million people will fall into absolute poverty, this number included 500,000 children. The survey found that 26% of respondents had bought less fresh […]