Food systems thinking

The National Conversation About Food was instigated by the Food, Farming & Countryside Commission in 2023. This report shares the findings from two dialogue locations: Cambridgeshire and Birmingham. It highlights participants’ urgent call for Government to intervene in food policy, to be brave and to consider inaction as a big a risk as inaction on climate change.

This process marks the beginning of a wider National Conversation About Food across the UK, beginning early in 2024.

National Food Strategy

The Sciencewise public dialogue informed the National Food Strategy final report. It provides rich detail on how people view the food system and what changes they would like to see. It chimes with growing global calls for greater alignment between food systems and climate policy.