Sustainable Food Guide

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Thw Why, Who, What of food sustainability skills..

Key Issues

• The need for skills in environmental sustainability is not well recognised - seen as a by-product of lean manufacturing.
• There needs to be more demand for training in environmental sustainability.
• Environmental sustainability skills training needs to be available to all business regardless of size;
• The reforms to the Common Agricultural Policy place greater emphasis on environmental best practice, and related skills
  - eg Sustainable Use of Pesticides Directive requires IPM skills.
• New technology, and associated skills, will be required for greater food production whilst maintaining levels of biodiversity.
• Business needs to see postive role they can play in managing food supply systems to mitigate climate change.

And this is WHY