February 2022
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This conference examined policy priorities for strengthening food security in the UK and building sector resilience in the face of present and future challenges.
It was a timely opportunity to assess key developments in the context of the including the Agriculture Act, the National Food Strategy and the Environment Act.
Overall, the agenda brought out latest thinking on:
- policy priorities, including outcomes from COP26
- climate change, sustainability and productivity
- the food market, supply chain, and prices
- ethics, quality, transparency, and standards
- international approaches and trade
- consumer choice, access to healthy food options, and the National Food Strategy
- land use management and ELM schemes
The discussion brought together stakeholders with key policy officials who attended from Defra; the Food Standards Agency; HM Treasury; DIT; the CCC; the DHSC; the Cabinet Office; CAFRE; the CCS; DAFM; Food Standards Scotland; the FCDO; the Government Legal Department; the Isle of Man Government; The Scottish Government; DAERA, NI; and the Welsh Government - as well as parliamentary pass-holders from the House of Commons.