The Oxford Farming Conference
Towards Greater Self Sufficiency
Speakers: Prof. of Food Policy at London’s City University Prof. Tim Lang Strategy and Policy Director at Soil Association Joanna Lewis Agro-Ecological Farmer, George Young CEO at RSPB Rebecca Speight Chair: OFC Director, and Associate Director Farming and Land Use at Soil Association, Liz Bowles
This #OFCBitesize, which re-visits the theme of the 1958 Oxford Farming Conference theme 'Towards Greater Self Sufficiency', looked at Food security, nature and net zero: can we have our cake and eat it?
Covid-19 and empty supermarket shelves have prompted a refocus on our food security. What should this mean for the new Agriculture Bill progressing through Parliament, with its emphasis on paying farmers to protect the environment? Is it time for a re-think? Or is our food security dependent on reducing climate and nature risks? Can we have our cake and eat it?
Speakers:
- Prof. of Food Policy at London’s City University Prof. Tim Lang
- Strategy and Policy Director at Soil Association Joanna Lewis
- Agro-Ecological Farmer, George Young
- CEO at RSPB Rebecca Speight
Chair:
OFC Director, and Associate Director Farming and Land Use at Soil Association, Liz Bowles