food security

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

New report warns demand for seafood will outpace supply by 20 per cent by 2050 if current approaches to seafood farming are not reformed

Our food system isn't working for people, planet or the economy, writes WWF's Joanna Trewern

New ECIU report details how climate impacts and soaring energy costs are a major contributor to food price inflation - and explores how farming subsidy reforms could help tackle the crisis

Research highlights how supply of the chemical largely sourced from oil and gas production could dwindle as the economy decarbonises

The expansion of the 'lab-grown' meat industry promises to slash emissions, free up land for trees and regenerative agriculture, and tackle food insecurity, writes Meatable's Krijn De Nood