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Research and innovation in organic and agroecological farming is chronically underfunded, finds Nick Easen
The Food Foundation renews the call for better standards and monitoring in schools as the government rolls out more free meals for children across the country
The loss of the UK's smaller, local abattoirs would have devastating effects on the food system, finds Anna Zuurmond
Aerial photography shows the extent of megafarm sprawl and spread across Europe, finds the AGtivist
Government data shows that the number of “megafarms” in the UK increased by 21 per cent between 2017-2024
44 Highly Hazardous Pesticides, banned for EU use, are still being shipped to the African continent
[There's] this idea that supermarket chains are altruistic and will do the right thing without regulation – this is never going to happen. Decisions are made by shareholders including overseas private equity. They are purely interested in profit making. Lucy Antal, Lead for Food Justice at FoodRise
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