food security

The UK imports almost half its food, and farmers are facing climate impacts and economic headwinds - but a new report from Green Alliance suggests sustainable proteins could provide an answer to the country's food security challenges

Changes to Sustainable Farming Incentive mean applicants will only be able to put quarter of their land into six specified environmental actions that take land out of food production

Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) warns temperature rises, increased rainfall, and El Niño are hitting the world's largest exporters of cocoa beans

Science, Innovation, and Technology Committee issues 'clarion call' for government to tackle knowledge gaps around insect decline and pesticide use

New report claims behaviour change, reductions in food waste, and new innovations likely to prove essential if growing food demand is to be met without fuelling further deforestation

Region 'ravaged' by heatwaves, wildfires and drought this summer provided just over £16bn worth of UK food imports last year, prompting growing concerns for food security

National Farmers Union calls for legal target to ensure at least 60 per cent of food consumed in the UK is homegrown

Governments and energy firms to be invited to London Energy Conference focused on preventing future energy system shocks following Russia's war in Ukraine

New research from UN shows around 735 million people are currently facing hunger, compared to 613 million in 2019

Rishi Sunak pens open letter to farmers promising to prevent food and produce made to lower standards abroad from flooding the UK market