Funding is available for UK based providers of training relevant to the seafood sector. The UK Seafood Fund: Skills and Training Scheme will provide a one-off fund to improve training in the seafood industry, including the catching, processing and aquaculture … Continue reading
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Rethink Food: The Need for Change report
Nature Friendly Farming Network has published The Need for Change. The report outlines how whole food system change is needed to support the transition to sustainable farming or risk undermining food security. The report sets out why farm payments for … Continue reading
Significant Seams is hosting holiday activities that have free places for young people who are eligible for benefit-related free school meals or have a SEND diagnosis
Arts and wellbeing organisation Significant Seams is hosting activities during August for young people to explore and create together. With nutritional hot meals provided, participants will be able to feed body and mind as part of the activities. Young people … Continue reading
Supermarkets Asda and Morrisons are cutting food prices in the midst of the cost of living crisis
Asda has said it will spend £73m to cut or freeze prices on 100 products, while Morrisons says it will cut prices on 500 products. The Morrisons products subject to reductions represent 6% of its total sales, and include items … Continue reading
Farming Futures R&D Fund: Sustainable farm-based protein
The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) will invest up to £12.5 million in innovation projects. This funding is part of Defra’s Farming Innovation Programme which is delivered in partnership with UKRI’s Transforming Food Production Challenge. Defra and Innovate … Continue reading
Boston Tea Party in Exeter are offering £1 meals for children this summer
Boston Tea Party in Exeter are offering £1 meals for children under 10 during the summer holidays. This will be available Monday to Friday after 2pm.
Children can eat for just £1 at Asda Cafés across England and Wales this Summer – with no minimum adult spend
Asda has announced its next move in bids to help feed children this summer, meaning kids across England and Wales can eat for just £1 at any time of day in Asda Cafés, seven days a week, with no minimum … Continue reading
Tthe Agri-tech Alliance survey
As part of the Devon Agri-Tech Accelerator, The Agri-Tech Alliance is a scoping group that has been established. The Agri-Tech alliance is a place where farmers and Agri-Tech businesses can connect and communicate. Agri-Tech companies can share their innovations directly … Continue reading
Sustainable Farming Incentive for England Opens to Applications
The Sustainable Farming Incentive has opened for applications in England. The scheme is available to all farmers who currently receive Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) payments, designed to be accessible, and will reward sustainable practices which support food production and benefit the … Continue reading
My Food Community programme
My Food Community is a Food for Life Get Togethers programme that’s all about championing good food in the community – food that is good for our climate, nature and for our health. Perhaps you work for a food based … Continue reading