Food & Farming

The Food and Farming Group works to achieve their vision of sustainable agricultural systems that produce supplies of safe healthy food, protect natural resources and enhance wildlife, habitats and cultural heritage, and provide jobs in rural areas, contributing to a diverse rural economy.

The Food and Farming Group has a number of active members, a full list is shown below.

Convener

Pete Ritchie

Vice-Convener

David McKay

Staff Liaison

Dan Paris

Latest News

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Environmental charities welcome long-term action plan to reverse nature loss

27 Nov 2024

A coalition of environmental charities has welcomed the publication of Scotland’s Strategic Framework for Biodiversity that outlines the Scottish government’s action plan to halt and reverse nature loss. This strategy and accompanying delivery plan, alongside the Natural Environment Bill and legal targets for nature recovery, sets the stage for urgent action to address Scotland’s biodiversity […]

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Environmental charities urge government to incentivise farmers and crofters to do more for nature and the climate

23 Oct 2024

A coalition of environmental charities are calling for the Scottish government to allocate the money in its new farm funding system in a way which encourages farmers and crofters to adopt climate and nature-friendly practices. This follows a consultation from the Agriculture Reform Implementation Oversight Board (ARIOB), a Scottish government group supporting the reform of […]

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Farming thrives in Scotland’s national parks: new report

02 Oct 2024

The benefits National Park status brings for farmers operating within them have been set out in a new report published today and commissioned by Scottish Environment LINK. Scottish Ministers have committed to the designation of a new National Park for Scotland by 2026, and in July confirmed that Galloway is their proposed location. This report […]

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