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Local food 'could save the world'

Local food systems can increase biodiversity, cultivate social cohesion, create jobs, and even make us happier, conference hears.

‘A melting pot of change-makers’

Wicked Leeks' reporters round up the highlights from the Oxford Real Farming Conference with speakers discussing indigenous and workers’ rights and routes to sustainable food.

Neonics back on the menus

Emergency approval of previously-banned neonicotinoid pesticides to help sugar beet farmers has been described as a ‘backward step’.

Ecological farming can feed UK if diets change

New report outlines how diets can support an ecological farming system in the UK to cut carbon, restore nature and preserve farming livelihoods.

Sudden lockdown sends school dinners to waste

The last-minute closure of schools has left perishable food enough for 15 million school dinners destined for the bin and suppliers giving away produce on social media.

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New Year’s Honour for FoodCycle boss

The chief executive of surplus food and social isolation charity FoodCycle has been awarded an MBE for services to disadvantaged people.

Meat versus Veganuary: A New Year standoff

New campaign encourages people to ‘Eat Balanced’ and promotes the nutrient benefits of animal products to counter Veganuary.

Lab-grown meat risks reinforcing Big Food

A lack of public funding in cellular agriculture means big multinationals are leading research and risks reinforcing big corporate interests in food.

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Food and farming 'could drive economic recovery'

Green jobs, banning greenwash and access to land were topics of discussion for how food and farming could drive an economic recovery at a panel this week.

Researchers to convert waste into clothes

A new £5.4m grant will help researchers develop a project transforming fibres from agriculture, household and textile waste into new materials.

Food brands linked to Brazil deforestation

Tesco, McDonald’s and Nando’s are among major food brands sourcing chicken fed with soybeans coming from Brazil’s threatened Cerrado ecosystem.

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Alternative farming event goes global

The Oxford Real Farming Conference is open to citizens, campaigners and farmers from across the world for talks from leading voices in organic and regenerative farming.

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Wind power and electric vehicles set for major funding

The government’s 10-point green plan includes major investment in wind and electric vehicles but is weak on tree planting and omits food and farming altogether.