UK farmers are struggling with rising prices, as the war in Iran and the closure of the strait of Hormuz starts to affect supply.
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What is the future for Britain’s sheep? Farmers are choosing to keep fewer animals.
Farmers around the world are devising sustainable production systems. For agroecological systems to be a solution, they must be highly productive.
In the Fens of eastern England, small-scale farmers fear for their future amid ‘astronomical’ costs and flatlining income.
From Devon to mid-Wales, scientists are finding that UK-grown tea isn’t just possible – it could be good for people and the planet.
More choice and cheaper food sounds like a good deal – but not everyone is convinced.
Dependence on a single crop is risky. When blight strikes vulnerable communities, the consequences can be devastating.
A transition from animal proteins to more plant products could help with the food crisis while offering farmers a more sustainable income.
Until farmers get a fair deal, other groups will seek to exploit the situation.
Establishing a nationwide system of community restaurants could help tackle the current food and farming crisis.
If British farms are less competitive then food production will simply shift elsewhere.
The climate crisis and the need for innovative land-use solutions should be the focus for farmers.
A sense of powerlessness is preventing farmers from adapting to climate change.
Some farmers are bewildered and anxious about changes to the way they work.
The six-year-late UK national action plan for the sustainable use of pesticides is finally due but experts doubt it will be radical enough.
This crucial fertiliser component is mostly found in just five countries.
Many will be tempted to leave their land.
Two profoundly disruptive events combined to make life even more challenging for UK farmers, and now their mental health is suffering. Here’s what can be done.
Soil health is at the heart of new government plans for farm payments with policies to increase soil organic matter and promote winter cover.
British countryside management needs a new co-ordinated approach, a researcher argues.
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Professor of International Relations and International Development, Department of International Relations, University of Sussex
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Head of School, Agriculture, Anglia Ruskin University
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Lecturer in Management, University of Leeds
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Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Reading
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Emeritus Professor of Soil Science/Principal consultant, Lancaster University
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Associate Professor in Enterprise and Entrepreneurship, University of Leeds
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Associate Professor (Reader) in Plant-Animal Interactions, University of Plymouth
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PhD Candidate in Soil Science, Lancaster University
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Research Director, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney
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Senior Research Associate in Entomology, Lancaster University
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PhD Researcher in Sustainable Food Supply Chains, Bangor University
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Professor of Sustainable Agriculture, Lancaster University
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Professor of Biology (Evolution, Behaviour and Environment), University of Sussex
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Professor of Environmental Social Science, University of Lancashire
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Professor, Royal Agricultural University