Looking forward to being at two sessions at Groundswell on Weds 2 July. Q: What can growers and farmers do to improve civil food resilience? A: community not just soil; feed humans not commodity markets; press politicians for more diverse systems as well as biodiversity. Grasp this nettle?

What a pleasure to be at @hayfestival.bsky.social sessions on conspiracies led T @dorianlynskey.bsky.social & Ian Dunt, then art creativity with @brianeno.bsky.social & Bette Adriaanse. Sunday we do sober stuff on food security and again Monday with James Rebanks, Minette Batters, Claire Ratinon

Why aren’t farmers paid more for what they produce? This post is by Tim Lang, professor emeritus of food policy at the Centre for Food Policy, City St George’s, University of London Why on earth do we maintain an economy where farmers and growers re…

In a new piece for Green Alliance, I ask why primary growers don’t get more income. A focus on addressing food costs & profits could sort English agrifood politics that are currently in a subsidies cleft stick. greenallianceblog.org.uk/2025/04/10/w...

An excellent report from the National Preparedness Commission (transparency alert - I’m the chair). Tim highlights what is needed for civil food resilience at a time when the threats to our food security are being challenged in so many ways.

nationalpreparednesscommission.uk/publications...

BBC Radio 4 - Farming Today, 06/02/25 - Call for countrywide bird flu housing order, inheritance tax uncertainty for Scottish farm tenants, food preparedness Egg producers want their chickens ordered inside to protect them from bird flu.

If you want a quick intro to my new ‘Just in Case’ report on civil food resilience, listen to the first story in Feb 6 BBC Farming Today: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m.... Food resilience ought to be centred on society, the public, citizens, us. Read ‘Just in Case’ to walk you through the realities.

New report from our Emeritus Professor @ProfTimLang.bsky.social @citystgeorgesucu.bsky.social

JiC explores what citizens can do. Many things but need (a) support for those already building civil food resilience (b) structures to ramp up community resilience (c) legal duties. Individualism and prepping not the answer, said interviewees. JiC proposes new civil food resilience committees

Just in Case: 7 steps to narrow the UK civil food resilience gap - National Preparedness Commission About this report Your Content Goes Here Since World War ll, the UK has experienced a revolution in food. Diets, supply and tastes have changed and become more used to more plentiful, diverse and ...

JiC report focusses heavily on the UK public. What would it do if and when there are food shocks? What would help civil food resilience (capacity to bounce back from shocks)? What would a more resilient food system be? How do other states prepare public? JiC lists what can be done by civil society

JiC looked at 10 country and many city/region. Shows need for joined-up strategy in affluent, complex societies like UK. (Chapt 6) Learning lessons from others is a key first step. Swedish Govt 2024 Food Preparedness for a New Era report good lead: www.regeringen.se/contentasset...

Just in Case: 7 steps to narrow the UK civil food resilience gap - National Preparedness Commission About this report Your Content Goes Here Since World War ll, the UK has experienced a revolution in food. Diets, supply and tastes have changed and become more used to more plentiful, diverse and ...

JiC rept is 1st modern public study of whether UK is prepared for food shocks. JiC lists at least 25 food shocks that would affect consumers, classified in 7 categories: military weaponisation, economic, political, health, environmental and societal. nationalpreparednesscommission.uk/publications...

Limited places available for next week's @afnnetwork.bsky.social webinar with @proftimlang.bsky.social on civil food resilience and UK preparedness for food system shocks www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tim-lang-c... #FoodStudies