The world needs to increase food production and availability by 70 per cent by 2050 to keep pace with the food needs of a rapidly expanding global population.
Fears that UK farmers have once again been sidelined have grown following the announcement of a new partnership between the EU and US to tackle global food security and supply issues.
A CONSERVATIVE peer is leading a campaign to house female Ukrainian refugees at a former RAF station in North Yorkshire, in order to allow them to pick locally-grown fruit and vegetables.
Biofuel policies were under question across Europe as the countries look to stem food price rises.
Russian military action is blocking about 4.5m tonnes of grain from leaving Ukrainian sea ports, with unsafe, occupied, or even mined areas preventing movements.
Farmers must take a different approach to waste and the ‘cycle of life’ if they are to meet the challenges posed by global economic forces, Defra secretary George Eustice has insisted.
Farmers in the UK are moving to grow oilseed rape again to capitalise on rising oil prices, as retailers look to stem shortages caused by the war in Ukraine.
A new service is to be established to offer advice and urgent practical support to Ukrainian seasonal horticultural workers in Scotland.
An Eastern European agricultural organisation has issued a plea to farmers and agricultural companies across Europe to help get aid to Ukraine, where Russian troops have stepped up attacks on the farming sector.
The Farmers’ Union of Wales has stepped up its campaign to protect local producers by once more appealing to government and retailers to recognise the growing pressures the industry faces from the ongoing Russian war on Ukraine.