A preliminary analysis of the Government food strategy
Our first take on the Government food strategy is here.
Read It’s time to think about food supply strategies in a post-Johnson world
Will food security issues rise up the agenda of a post-Johnson Government?
Read Preparedness for future food shortages: Economic & other factors
These two sets of economic factors are true of any resource shortages, as we’re seeing in the energy supply sector as well as with food supplies: A shortage of any resource can be met by ramping up production (if...
Read Are there any plans about further food shortages and scarcities in the UK? Nope . . .
No-one appears to be working on possible responses to further food shortages and scarcities.
Read Preparedness: “What we’ve dealt with as a crisis, needs to be routine”
In this interview with Channel 4 about storm Eunice on 18th February, Baroness Brown said: “What we’ve dealt with as a crisis, needs to be routine”:
Read Part 15: When & how do we prepare for future food shortages & scarcities?
When should we prepare for a crisis? The answer is always now.
Read National Food Strategy Plan: None of our criteria was met. Does this matter?
None of our five criteria was met (they are listed at the end of the post). This matters. This blogpost summarises why.
Read Criterion 4: What contribution does this plan make to UK preparedness for future food shortages and scarcities?
The National Food Strategy didn’t consider UK preparedness for future food shortages and scarcities, as we ask in this fourth question about the National Food Strategy. Few do. But they should have done.
Read Covid-19 commentary: Four lessons about the preparedness of the UK food supply system
As we emerge from the latest Covid lockdown, here are four lessons to learn about making the UK food supply system better prepared for future shocks.
Read Seeds — Behind the scenes. Podcast interview with Kate Cooper
Nick Pitt interviewed me as part of the background story to the No Stone highly acclaimed podcast series Seeds,
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