UK Launching Sustainable Food System
A new science strategy to help improve the security and sustainability of our food system has been launched today by the Government’s Chief Scientific Adviser Professor John Beddington.
The UK Cross-Government Strategy for Food Research and Innovation aims to provide the evidence to support effective, joined-up policies, and ensure the development and dissemination of new knowledge, technologies and skills.
The UK has a world leading science base which can contribute significantly to the new Government food strategy, Food 2030, which sets out a clear vision for achieving a sustainable and secure food system.
The topic of food is inherently complex and multi-faceted, and the research and innovation landscape reflects this complexity. Delivering safe, affordable and nutritious food for a growing global population, whilst ensuring sustainability and coping with climate change, will require a multi-disciplinary research approach.
Professor Beddington said:
“There are real challenges ahead for policy makers and researchers alike, and for the food industry from producers to retailers, with pressures on our food system set to increase sharply in the decades ahead.”
“The UK must draw on the strengths in its science base and in industry to meet these challenges, and to exploit the opportunities for innovation and new markets that exist.”
“A critical element will be strengthening partnerships across organisational boundaries and sectors to address social, environmental, health or economic factors. This more joined up approach will be central to contributing to a thriving UK agri-food business sector and delivering a sustainable and secure food system.”
The Food and Innovation Research Strategy provides, for the first time, an overarching framework across the UK Government and Devolved Administrations. It sets out current and future programmes and highlights some past successes, good practice and where joint working is already strong, both on research projects and cross-cutting issues.
However, it also recognises the need to further strengthen co-ordination and networking, and sets out the mechanisms by which this will be achieved.
Topics: 2030, Britain, climate change, food, Governance, government, system, technology, UK
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