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Green Alliance outlines four contrasting worldviews on the way forward for food and agriculture, and imagines possible alliances that could be formed based on areas of common ground. It argues that greater alignment between proponents of alternative proteins (‘techno-vegans’) and agroecologists could be a viable path out of stasis for many countries in Europe.

This rough guide is designed to demonstrate why a Multifunctional Land Use Framework could bring benefits for people making decisions about land use, and how it could be implemented. Find the FFCC’s report on multifunctional land use in our reports library.

Agricultural peatlands are the most productive soils in the UK for the cultivation of many food crops, but their use has resulted in a significant emission of greenhouse gases. This multi-author paper looks at the current state of knowledge on UK agricultural peatlands.

Chatham House’s Environment and Society Centre looks at the emerging ‘land crunch’; how rising competition for land threatens international and environmental stability, and how the risks can be mitigated.

How might the world look in 2050, and what sort of UK agri-food system might exist as a result? This report describes four possible futures and what policy planning and research will be needed under each, to move the agri-food system towards a net zero UK.

The House of Lords Horticulture Sector Committee has published its inquiry report into the development, challenges and opportunities facing the UK sector. This includes findings of the “extraordinary potential of the horticultural sector to deliver on the net zero agenda.”

This report brings together a vision for achieving the shift towards bean-rich diets. It outlines case studies, key themes and next steps as discussed at the ‘Beans as a Vehicle for Transforming Food System Outcomes’ summit, co-convened by John Ingram (AFN Network+ Champion for Systems Interactions in Supply Chains), BeanMeals and Beans Is How.

This report, informed by input from farmers, sustainability specialists and financiers in the UK, is designed to increase understanding across the financial sector of how it can support a just transition in agriculture by mobilising more finance towards companies committed to and making progress to support a ‘just nature transition’.

This report models five land-use scenarios that restore nature, achieve net zero carbon emissions and provide good food, each prioritising different goals. These scenarios explore how the innate trade-offs in land use interact. The report offers several insights.

Commissioned by the Climate Change Committee, this report reviews the scientific evidence on the environmental impact of agricultural practices that are used in agroecology that are proposed to enhance productivity and resilience of agroecosystems.