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Digesting the National Food Strategy with the CCRI and friends

Digesting the National Food Strategy with the CCRI and friends

Recently a number of the team in CCRI were joined by other academics and discussed the long-awaited second part of England’s National Food Strategy. The collective have written this article about the strategy and its proposals.

Nick Lewis 23/11/202123/11/2021 Blog, News Read more

Julie Urquhart joins UK Government Scientific Advisory Group for Trees and Woodlands

Julie Urquhart joins UK Government Scientific Advisory Group for Trees and Woodlands

CCRI’s Dr Julie Urquhart has been appointed to the newly formed Trees and Woodlands Scientific Advisory Group (TAW-SAG), established to provide expert scientific input to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) to inform the England tree planting programme.

Nick Lewis 06/08/202106/08/2021 Julie Urquhart, News Read more

CCRI research into fishers’ participation in management and science of fisheries published by Defra

CCRI research into fishers’ participation in management and science of fisheries published by Defra

Defra have published CCRI research how professional fishers and recreational anglers participate in the management and science of fisheries in England.

Nick Lewis 05/08/202105/08/2021 Hannah Chiswell, Jasmine Black, Julie Urquhart, Matt Reed, News, Nick Lewis, Paul Courtney, Research Projects Read more

CCRI Director’s response to Government agri-food and rural policy developments

CCRI Director’s response to Government agri-food and rural policy developments

Over recent months the Government has set out a number of significant changes and developments to agri-food and rural policy. CCRI’s Director, Janet Dwyer provides her comments on the Agricultural Bill and the Agricultural Transition Plan.

Nick Lewis 16/12/202016/12/2020 Janet Dwyer Read more

16 government departments making food policy in England: the case for coordination during Covid-19 and beyond

16 government departments making food policy in England: the case for coordination during Covid-19 and beyond

As CCRI continues its series of blogs concerning Covid-19 and sustainable food systems, we welcome a contribution from Rosalind Sharpe and Kelly Parsons on why coordination is critical when developing food policy.

Nick Lewis 14/05/202014/05/2020 Blog, COVID19-Food Read more

Janet Dwyer gives evidence at ‘Work of DEFRA: Health and Harmony inquiry’

Janet Dwyer gives evidence at ‘Work of DEFRA: Health and Harmony inquiry’

CCRI Director, Professor Janet Dwyer, has been invited to give oral evidence in public on 25th April in connection with the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee’s ‘Work of DEFRA: Health and Harmony inquiry’.

Julie Ryan 25/04/201825/04/2018 Janet Dwyer, News Read more

MEDIA RELEASE – Growing the Future workshop reveals farmers get only 4.5% from all UK food sales

MEDIA RELEASE – Growing the Future workshop reveals farmers get only 4.5% from all UK food sales

More than 125 people attended a ‘Growing the Future’ rural policy workshop, held at the University of Gloucestershire, which revealed that British farmers get only 4.5% from all UK food sales and declared that ‘Brexit is happening now, not in the future’.

Julie Ryan 06/04/201815/04/2019 Chris Short, Damian Maye, Janet Dwyer, Media Releases Read more

Janet Dwyer’s continued Brexit enagements

Janet Dwyer’s continued Brexit enagements

Over recent weeks, CCRI Director, Professor Janet Dwyer has been involved in a range of events related to ‘Brexit’ and the possible impacts upon UK agriculture. Read about all of these, and listen to an interview on BBC’s Farming Today.

Nick Lewis 17/11/201605/04/2018 Janet Dwyer, Media, News Read more

Defra’s Future Plan for Nature

Defra’s Future Plan for Nature

Chris Short writes about a Defra workshop that he attended in London, hosted by Rory Stewart MP. The aim of the workshop was to explore how, through partnership, the recently proposed 25 year plan for nature can be developed and delivered.

Chris Short 06/11/201530/04/2018 Blog, Chris Short No Comments Read more

CCRI evidence noted in Stage 1 Committee Report for new Environment Bill for Wales

CCRI evidence noted in Stage 1 Committee Report for new Environment Bill for Wales

In July, CCRI’s Professor Janet Dwyer and Dr Rob Berry attended the Environment and Sustainability Committee of the National Assembly for Wales to contribute evidence to the Environment (Wales) Bill, which had been introduced by Carl Sargeant AM, Minister for Natural Resources, in May.

Julie Ryan 29/10/201524/04/2018 Janet Dwyer, News, Rob Berry Read more
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