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December

New Inquiry by EFRA (Environmental Food & Rural Affairs) Select Committee of MPs' into the Challenges for the UK in securing food supplies up to 2050. Submissions by Jan 22 '09. Charlie is Specialist Adviser to this Committee for this project.

December 8th, the UN broadcast a live webcast discussing the role that agriculture can and should play in combatting climate change. View the webcast from 18:30-20:00pm

Latest on new proposed Food Policy Council.

Ethical Shopping: the producers' perspective (organised by Co-op's Fair & Square), Dec 4th British Library. "will examine the extent to which consumers’ concerns over the ethical production of their food have impacted on commercial practices". Loads of speakers and Charlie is chairing a workshop..

November

At BBC Good Food Awards, our mate Geoff Tansey wins Derek Cooper Award for his work on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and the control of food. Hear it here. (Rt-click graphic and "open image in new tab" for full picture)

UK - China Sustainable Agriculture Innovation Network set up

Food Futures (pdf) Nov 14 and 4 following events (next year) in Bristol that explore the issues raised in a new book “Creating Food Futures: trade, ethics and the environment” regarding "fundamental issues in today’s food production, distribution and retailing" including: Organic food and farming and its impact on the community, Local or global sourcing, Fair Trade, The roles of supermarkets, & UK and international perspectives

Feeding the World – Are GM crops fit for purpose? If not, then what? Queen Elizabeth Hall, Nov 12 This conference examines "searchingly and honestly, the claims and counter claims of one of the most critical issues of our time". Charlie's PPt Presentation @ Conference on 'feeding the world, food security & GM'

Making Healthy Eating Easier. "Understand how to meet shoppers’ healthy eating requirements with this one-day IGD shopper seminar". "IGD actively helps people to grow, by bringing together intelligence, opinion and experience from the food and grocery chain." 11/11 Watford

Supplying sustainable and innovative food and drink solutions Association of Applied Biologists Nov 4 York.

October

University of Newcastle Agricultural Society Oct 23 Charlie speaking on "Sustainable Food: Threat or Opportunity". PPT Presentation

RELU "What is land for?" Series of free lectures, Birkbeck College, every friday 17 Oct - 21 Nov.

Chatham House Conference Food Security in 21st century on global food supply governance - what is the problem and where are the solutions? No cheap seats.

July Charlie spoke at the Tolpuddle Martyrs Festival, along with Joanna Blythman and Tim Lang, in discussion on 'Tolpuddle to Tescos'. (Rt-click graphic and "open image in new tab" for full picture)

June

High Level Conference on World Food Security: the Challenges of Climate Change and Bioenergy. June 3-5 Rome FAO (Food & Agriculture Organisation). "This High-Level Conference has become even more timely in light of soaring food prices and the additional challenges this situation poses to achieving global food security". IISD Coverage

The role of science, policy and the food chain in identifying opportunities for growing produce in Britain's future climate. Warwick HRI - Defra Innovation Network A One-day Conference on 18 June 2008 at Hilton, Kensington, London

May CSD-16 (UN Commission on Sustainable Develeopment) Session New York on Agriculture: 'Food Crisis could have been avoided' - as caused by "a lack of investment in agriculture over a long period,"
CSD Delegates

Countdown to the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) & Climate Change and the Food Industry 19-21 May Presentations.

April

Parliamentary debate on Supermarkets April 24

'How agricultural knowledge, science, and technology...can reduce hunger and poverty, improve rural livelihoods and nutrition, and facilitate equitable, environmentally, socially and economically sustainable development'. The intergovernmental body responsible is called IAASTD, & involves 110 countries. Look out in New Scientist for row as Syngenta walked out.

Follow UK's International Development Committee inquiry into World Food Programme & Global Food Security.

March

Carbon Accounting for Land Managers (CALM) is a web-based calculator to help land managers work out the balance of greenhouse gases emitted by their farming business, and carbon stored in their trees and soil.

RELU conduct "Great Land Use Debate" during Science Week March 7-14 - as farmland prices rising fast (see Savills Spring Survey). Make your response to whether we have the right balance between land for food & environment

February

Local Food Schemes can now access £50 million funding for Local Food

Cadbury's calculate carbon footprint of one of their chocolate bars.

The Cooperative launch new Food Ethical Policy, which mentions "new online pesticide portal website" - and here it is - produced by EP@W

Sustain launch new web based giude: "Sustainable Food"

Nitrous Oxide - No laughing matter! Nitrous Oxide Focus Group (Presentations at launch in Feb). New Nitrate Vulnerable Zones cover 70% of UK waters as part of implementation of Nitrates Directive.

Food Environmental Efficiency Day 2008 February 5

January

Our Food Economy - Are we connected yet? DEFRA Conference Proceeedings (ppt pdfs)

Should McDonald's serve up academic qualifications? McDonald's has been given "Awarding Body" status. Vote @ BBC as McDonald's transforms itself!

Year of Food & Farming Megamap is designed to 'help schools make connections with local inititiatives'. Find your local initiatives.

Compulsory Cooking classes for pupils puts the emphasis on 'making sure pupils can master simple, healthy recipes using fresh ingredients'.

Co-operative College's Fair and Square survey is asking you about how more information may help consumers and cooperative members make a difference.