A Wake-up Call from Industry Insiders: Food System Vulnerability Demands Immediate Action

A Wake-up Call from Industry Insiders: Food System Vulnerability Demands Immediate Action

ByElta Smith

Industry insiders sounded the alarm earlier this month when an anonymous group of food industry executives released a whistleblowing memo, warning of unprecedented threats to UK food security. Their revelation confirms what many people working in and on our food systems have long understood but has rarely been publicly acknowledged by industry: our food supply…

Storm clouds over a soy plantation

Food systems belong at the heart of climate action

ByElta Smith

Last year was the hottest in human history. February of this year continues the trend and was the ninth month in a row that has seen the warmest temperatures on record. Climate change is a global crisis that demands urgent action from the international community. Rising temperatures disrupt agricultural cycles, cause sea-level rise, and intensify…