Food systems impacts of COVID 19
Food systems impacts of COVID 19
The EFRA Committee’s COVID-19 and Food Supply Inquiry has published its report. It is the second major report on UK food systems/food supply to be published in two days (see National Food Strategy – Part One) Read the EFRA Committee COVID-19 and Food Supply Inquiry Report (HTML) Read the EFRA Committee COVID-19 and […]
With an acute labour shortage in the seasonal farming industry and millions of people either out of work or furloughed, The Land Army was born with the goal of connecting farms and agricultural businesses with suitable candidates quickly. Co-founded by Hampshire brothers Ben and Guy Habgood and directed by University of Exeter alumni, Jacob […]
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Prof. Michael Winter OBE – Principal Investigator I originally wrote the research proposal that led to the funding for this project in early April, at the height of concern over the impacts of COVID-19 on food supplies. Empty supermarket shelves for particular items, such as flour, were receiving wide media coverage alongside reports […]
The Centre for Ecology & Hydrology in Edinburgh is undertaking a survey to ask farmers their opinion on the challenges and potential solutions related to their business associated with COVID-19 and their thinking about the future of farming. See the survey form at: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdtAK2cTNah0D8Wbfx2aZ0A7XlRX9RwQvSIZ89Ec11P-JATmw/viewform?usp=sf_link Or contact Jan Dick, jand@ceh.ac.uk, 0131 445 8578 for a paper […]
A research team from the University of Exeter’s Centre for Rural Policy Research (CRPR) led by Prof. Michael Winter OBE, focused on the management of the disruptive social and economic impacts of COVID-19 on the UK’s food supply chain. The research was undertaken as part of the UKRI-ESRC’s open call for research and innovation ideas […]