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On a mission to bring together key thinkers, leaders and stakeholders, to drive our food & farming system towards a net zero UK by 2050. UKRI funded. 🍓🐄🌾
https://www.agrifood4netzero.net/
https://www.agrifood4netzero.net/
👀Why not catch up on the details of our Roadmap over the Xmas break - Find digests & briefings on specific aspects, videos from the launch event & webinar plus interesting discussions with some of the authors on our dedicated webpage 👉 tinyurl.com/369s6wuy
The Roadmap - AFN Network+
The Roadmap for Resilience: A UK Food Plan for 2050 calls for radical transformation, at a scale and pace not seen since the Second World War. It says if we do not act now, change will be forced upon ...
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December 23, 2025 at 6:47 PM
👀Why not catch up on the details of our Roadmap over the Xmas break - Find digests & briefings on specific aspects, videos from the launch event & webinar plus interesting discussions with some of the authors on our dedicated webpage 👉 tinyurl.com/369s6wuy
⚖️Justice as Catalyst for Food Systems Transformation Workshop 🗓️Tues 20th Jan, Birmingham
Join us to develop a Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (JEDI) framework for considering farming, land use change & healthy eating.
Register your interest👉 tinyurl.com/mwe5mm6z
Join us to develop a Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (JEDI) framework for considering farming, land use change & healthy eating.
Register your interest👉 tinyurl.com/mwe5mm6z
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Date: 20 January 2026 Time: 10am-3pm Location: The Warehouse - Birmingham Friends of the Earth Environmental Community Hub, The Warehouse, 54-57 Allison St, Birmingham B5 5TH Food systems transformation...
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December 19, 2025 at 11:30 AM
⚖️Justice as Catalyst for Food Systems Transformation Workshop 🗓️Tues 20th Jan, Birmingham
Join us to develop a Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (JEDI) framework for considering farming, land use change & healthy eating.
Register your interest👉 tinyurl.com/mwe5mm6z
Join us to develop a Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (JEDI) framework for considering farming, land use change & healthy eating.
Register your interest👉 tinyurl.com/mwe5mm6z
📢With a huge thanks to everyone who has supported us over the last 3.5 years we'd like to share with you our next steps as we continue into 2026 and beyond....
View full details here 👉tinyurl.com/3e4femsy
View full details here 👉tinyurl.com/3e4femsy
AFN continues: Thank you and what’s ahead
Thanks for all of your support and here's what's coming next....
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December 19, 2025 at 8:01 AM
📢With a huge thanks to everyone who has supported us over the last 3.5 years we'd like to share with you our next steps as we continue into 2026 and beyond....
View full details here 👉tinyurl.com/3e4femsy
View full details here 👉tinyurl.com/3e4femsy
'The Power of the Public Plate: How public food can transform the food system' with Professor Kevin Morgan, chaired by Professor Neil Ward
Join us for our January webinar on Wednesday 21st January at 2pm 👉tinyurl.com/36jvy868
Join us for our January webinar on Wednesday 21st January at 2pm 👉tinyurl.com/36jvy868
The Power of the Public Plate: How public food can transform the food system - AFN Network+
In the UK, 1 in 20 meals served is paid for by the government — in schools, hospitals, prisons, and care homes. The ‘public plate’ could be a powerful lever for food system transformation, connecting…
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December 18, 2025 at 4:01 PM
'The Power of the Public Plate: How public food can transform the food system' with Professor Kevin Morgan, chaired by Professor Neil Ward
Join us for our January webinar on Wednesday 21st January at 2pm 👉tinyurl.com/36jvy868
Join us for our January webinar on Wednesday 21st January at 2pm 👉tinyurl.com/36jvy868
Digest: UK Food and Farming Year-in-Review
We dive into the policy and other key milestones of the last year, sum up progress and point out gaps; consider it a festive stocktake of the year in food systems, a reflection and a look forward into 2026.
👉tinyurl.com/y42ar7sd
We dive into the policy and other key milestones of the last year, sum up progress and point out gaps; consider it a festive stocktake of the year in food systems, a reflection and a look forward into 2026.
👉tinyurl.com/y42ar7sd
December 18, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Digest: UK Food and Farming Year-in-Review
We dive into the policy and other key milestones of the last year, sum up progress and point out gaps; consider it a festive stocktake of the year in food systems, a reflection and a look forward into 2026.
👉tinyurl.com/y42ar7sd
We dive into the policy and other key milestones of the last year, sum up progress and point out gaps; consider it a festive stocktake of the year in food systems, a reflection and a look forward into 2026.
👉tinyurl.com/y42ar7sd
📰Our latest roundup - Reports from our Champions & updates from a funded project working on peer-to-peer farmer learning about practices to help reach net zero plus the usual publications, events & opportunities....
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December 17, 2025 at 9:59 AM
📰Our latest roundup - Reports from our Champions & updates from a funded project working on peer-to-peer farmer learning about practices to help reach net zero plus the usual publications, events & opportunities....
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Planeatry Alliance have produced a Business Briefing based on our Roadmap that outlines why transforming the UK food system is both an urgent necessity and a major opportunity for industry leadership -
Full briefing 👉 tinyurl.com/bddxcxn2
Summary 👉 tinyurl.com/h2a8amte
Full briefing 👉 tinyurl.com/bddxcxn2
Summary 👉 tinyurl.com/h2a8amte
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December 15, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Planeatry Alliance have produced a Business Briefing based on our Roadmap that outlines why transforming the UK food system is both an urgent necessity and a major opportunity for industry leadership -
Full briefing 👉 tinyurl.com/bddxcxn2
Summary 👉 tinyurl.com/h2a8amte
Full briefing 👉 tinyurl.com/bddxcxn2
Summary 👉 tinyurl.com/h2a8amte
How can we trust the data & computer models shaping our food systems? Watch the video of our latest webinar to hear the lively discussion on this topic with Prof Sarah Bridle, Prof Paul Behrens & Dr Juan Pablo Cordero
Video👉 tinyurl.com/79h2d4sc
Presentation 👉tinyurl.com/2rj6fmt
Video👉 tinyurl.com/79h2d4sc
Presentation 👉tinyurl.com/2rj6fmt
December 12, 2025 at 6:55 PM
How can we trust the data & computer models shaping our food systems? Watch the video of our latest webinar to hear the lively discussion on this topic with Prof Sarah Bridle, Prof Paul Behrens & Dr Juan Pablo Cordero
Video👉 tinyurl.com/79h2d4sc
Presentation 👉tinyurl.com/2rj6fmt
Video👉 tinyurl.com/79h2d4sc
Presentation 👉tinyurl.com/2rj6fmt
🙏 to Planeatry Alliance for producing a Policy Briefing for us summarising actions policymakers must take to deliver a fair, resilient & climate-aligned UK food system by 2050 - as outlined in our Roadmap. Briefing 👉 tinyurl.com/48d8x732
Summary 👉 tinyurl.com/5cemhvdz
Summary 👉 tinyurl.com/5cemhvdz
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December 9, 2025 at 9:00 PM
🙏 to Planeatry Alliance for producing a Policy Briefing for us summarising actions policymakers must take to deliver a fair, resilient & climate-aligned UK food system by 2050 - as outlined in our Roadmap. Briefing 👉 tinyurl.com/48d8x732
Summary 👉 tinyurl.com/5cemhvdz
Summary 👉 tinyurl.com/5cemhvdz
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We're excited to put this out into the world with @ogagrowers.bsky.social and funded by @afnnetwork.bsky.social
The #OrganicGrower magazine winter issue is at the printers. Members will get theirs soon, plus a new guide for growers on Climate Resilience organicgrowersalliance.co.uk/join-oga/
November 28, 2025 at 7:56 AM
We're excited to put this out into the world with @ogagrowers.bsky.social and funded by @afnnetwork.bsky.social
📰Our latest round-up shares Roadmap event clips, updates from some of our funded projects, details of our Champions outputs and the usual events &opportunities... View👉 tinyurl.com/3kz2xvbc
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AFN Network+ Newsletter: Issue 30, December 2025
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December 4, 2025 at 9:05 PM
📰Our latest round-up shares Roadmap event clips, updates from some of our funded projects, details of our Champions outputs and the usual events &opportunities... View👉 tinyurl.com/3kz2xvbc
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Our Champions have played a key role supporting us in finding key research gaps holding the UK food system back from transitioning towards #NetZero UK by 2050. In a series of digests we explore their work - Next up: Caeli Richardson, Amy Jackson & Jude Irons
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DIGEST: Learning from the Champions, Part 2
Amy Jackson, Caeli Richardson and Jude Irons
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December 1, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Our Champions have played a key role supporting us in finding key research gaps holding the UK food system back from transitioning towards #NetZero UK by 2050. In a series of digests we explore their work - Next up: Caeli Richardson, Amy Jackson & Jude Irons
👉tinyurl.com/22f37vxj
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Last chance to sign up for our webinar tomorrow at 1pm! 👇tinyurl.com/4uhhvhy4
November 27, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Last chance to sign up for our webinar tomorrow at 1pm! 👇tinyurl.com/4uhhvhy4
#COP30 - the first COP where agriculture and food were treated as core climate priorities – for emissions, and also for hunger, biodiversity, and supporting vulnerable communities... We've digested what emerged 👉 tinyurl.com/9vbmsykd
DIGEST: Food Systems make it to COP
What emerged from COP30
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November 26, 2025 at 8:00 AM
#COP30 - the first COP where agriculture and food were treated as core climate priorities – for emissions, and also for hunger, biodiversity, and supporting vulnerable communities... We've digested what emerged 👉 tinyurl.com/9vbmsykd
Our webinar this Friday (28th) brings together expertise from energy systems, astrophysics& food system modelling.Our panel will share how they build computer models to understand our food system, the practical challenges & how they us these tools to inform real-world decisions👉 tinyurl.com/4uhhvhy4
November 25, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Our webinar this Friday (28th) brings together expertise from energy systems, astrophysics& food system modelling.Our panel will share how they build computer models to understand our food system, the practical challenges & how they us these tools to inform real-world decisions👉 tinyurl.com/4uhhvhy4
📰Our latest round-up shares Roadmap updates, videos from our showcases, updates from Stakeholder FlexFund projects, a reminder about next Friday's webinar plus the usual events &opportunities...
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AFN Network+ Round-up: November 2025
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November 20, 2025 at 9:44 PM
📰Our latest round-up shares Roadmap updates, videos from our showcases, updates from Stakeholder FlexFund projects, a reminder about next Friday's webinar plus the usual events &opportunities...
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Many decisions about our food system are made based on data & computer models, including how we should respond to #climatechange, what subsidies governments should provide, & changes supermarkets should make. But how do we know if they're reliable & when we can trust them? Webinar 28/11👇
💻 How can we trust the data and computer models shaping our food systems? 💾
🗓️ Join us for this webinar 28/11 @ 1pm to hear from Chair Prof Sarah Bridle @afnnetwork.bsky.social & Uni of York, Prof Paul Behrens Uni of Oxford & Dr Juan Pablo Cordero Uni Of York. Sign up👉 tinyurl.com/4uhhvhy4
🗓️ Join us for this webinar 28/11 @ 1pm to hear from Chair Prof Sarah Bridle @afnnetwork.bsky.social & Uni of York, Prof Paul Behrens Uni of Oxford & Dr Juan Pablo Cordero Uni Of York. Sign up👉 tinyurl.com/4uhhvhy4
How can we trust the data and computer models shaping our food systems? - AFN Network+
A lively discussion and Q&A with Professor Paul Behrens, Dr Juan Pablo Cordero chaired by Professor Sarah Bridle
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November 18, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Many decisions about our food system are made based on data & computer models, including how we should respond to #climatechange, what subsidies governments should provide, & changes supermarkets should make. But how do we know if they're reliable & when we can trust them? Webinar 28/11👇
You can now read a briefing of our webinar 'De-risking the farming transition – what can we do?' where Doug Wanstall, Dr Zainab Oyetunde-Usman & Carolien Samson shared their latest research & business experience. You can read the briefing here👉 tinyurl.com/ms5xxwt6and
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November 17, 2025 at 8:30 AM
You can now read a briefing of our webinar 'De-risking the farming transition – what can we do?' where Doug Wanstall, Dr Zainab Oyetunde-Usman & Carolien Samson shared their latest research & business experience. You can read the briefing here👉 tinyurl.com/ms5xxwt6and
Our Champions have played a key role supporting us in identifying key research gaps holding the UK food system back from transitioning towards #NetZero UK by 2050.In a series of digests we explore their work. First up: Charlotte Wheeler, @emilymnorton.bsky.social &Saher Hasnain 👉tinyurl.com/3etnjys4
November 13, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Our Champions have played a key role supporting us in identifying key research gaps holding the UK food system back from transitioning towards #NetZero UK by 2050.In a series of digests we explore their work. First up: Charlotte Wheeler, @emilymnorton.bsky.social &Saher Hasnain 👉tinyurl.com/3etnjys4
💻 How can we trust the data and computer models shaping our food systems? 💾
🗓️ Join us for this webinar 28/11 @ 1pm to hear from Chair Prof Sarah Bridle @afnnetwork.bsky.social & Uni of York, Prof Paul Behrens Uni of Oxford & Dr Juan Pablo Cordero Uni Of York. Sign up👉 tinyurl.com/4uhhvhy4
🗓️ Join us for this webinar 28/11 @ 1pm to hear from Chair Prof Sarah Bridle @afnnetwork.bsky.social & Uni of York, Prof Paul Behrens Uni of Oxford & Dr Juan Pablo Cordero Uni Of York. Sign up👉 tinyurl.com/4uhhvhy4
How can we trust the data and computer models shaping our food systems? - AFN Network+
A lively discussion and Q&A with Professor Paul Behrens, Dr Juan Pablo Cordero chaired by Professor Sarah Bridle
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November 12, 2025 at 9:42 AM
💻 How can we trust the data and computer models shaping our food systems? 💾
🗓️ Join us for this webinar 28/11 @ 1pm to hear from Chair Prof Sarah Bridle @afnnetwork.bsky.social & Uni of York, Prof Paul Behrens Uni of Oxford & Dr Juan Pablo Cordero Uni Of York. Sign up👉 tinyurl.com/4uhhvhy4
🗓️ Join us for this webinar 28/11 @ 1pm to hear from Chair Prof Sarah Bridle @afnnetwork.bsky.social & Uni of York, Prof Paul Behrens Uni of Oxford & Dr Juan Pablo Cordero Uni Of York. Sign up👉 tinyurl.com/4uhhvhy4
#COP30 kicks off next week in Belém, on the edge of Brazil’s Amazon rainforest – could food and farming systems play a bigger role finally? Check out our interview with Emma Williams, of Chatham House on this topic 👉
DIGEST: COP30 with Emma Williams, Chatham House - AFN Network+
COP30 kicks off next week in Belém, on the edge of Brazil’s Amazon rainforest – could food and farming systems play a bigger role finally? Jez spoke with Emma Williams, of Chatham House, to find out…
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November 7, 2025 at 8:00 AM
#COP30 kicks off next week in Belém, on the edge of Brazil’s Amazon rainforest – could food and farming systems play a bigger role finally? Check out our interview with Emma Williams, of Chatham House on this topic 👉
📰 In our latest newsletter you can find out more about our Project Showcases (happening over the next 2 days), catch up on all of our Roadmap activity and see a roundup of reports, events, funding & opportunities in the #agrifood space. View here👉 tinyurl.com/yfmxww83
AFN Network+ Newsletter: Issue 29, November 2025
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November 5, 2025 at 11:43 AM
📰 In our latest newsletter you can find out more about our Project Showcases (happening over the next 2 days), catch up on all of our Roadmap activity and see a roundup of reports, events, funding & opportunities in the #agrifood space. View here👉 tinyurl.com/yfmxww83
Join us next week to hear reports from our Scoping Studies on a range of topics from social prescribing of healthy foods to climate resilience for agroecological horticulture &from Stakeholder Flexfund holders on everything from reducing hospitality food waste to enterprise stacking for small farms👇
Project Showcase Event! ~20 of our funded projects will be presenting across 2 days with opportunities for Q&A's & small group discussions with the presenters.
⭐5/11 2pm - More details & book👉 tinyurl.com/2zupjjmc
⭐6/11 2pm - More details & book👉 tinyurl.com/yh5e452b
⭐5/11 2pm - More details & book👉 tinyurl.com/2zupjjmc
⭐6/11 2pm - More details & book👉 tinyurl.com/yh5e452b
AFN Network+ Project Showcase
Over two separate sessions, the AFN Network+ Project Showcase will highlight key learnings from our funded projects
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October 30, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Join us next week to hear reports from our Scoping Studies on a range of topics from social prescribing of healthy foods to climate resilience for agroecological horticulture &from Stakeholder Flexfund holders on everything from reducing hospitality food waste to enterprise stacking for small farms👇
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🌱 The new roadmap from the @afnnetwork.bsky.social advocates for a UK food system transformation on a scale not seen since the Second World War.
We agree that the need for change has never been more urgent. When it comes to food and farming, business as usual is no longer an option.
We agree that the need for change has never been more urgent. When it comes to food and farming, business as usual is no longer an option.
October 30, 2025 at 4:33 PM
🌱 The new roadmap from the @afnnetwork.bsky.social advocates for a UK food system transformation on a scale not seen since the Second World War.
We agree that the need for change has never been more urgent. When it comes to food and farming, business as usual is no longer an option.
We agree that the need for change has never been more urgent. When it comes to food and farming, business as usual is no longer an option.
Poor diets cost the UK in health, productivity & quality of life - change is a win–win. Read our latest digest on what our Roadmap for Resilience report says about how we can make healthier diets easier for everyone.
👉 tinyurl.com/37z979x4
#AFNRoadmap
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#AFNRoadmap
October 24, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Poor diets cost the UK in health, productivity & quality of life - change is a win–win. Read our latest digest on what our Roadmap for Resilience report says about how we can make healthier diets easier for everyone.
👉 tinyurl.com/37z979x4
#AFNRoadmap
👉 tinyurl.com/37z979x4
#AFNRoadmap