The Food, Farming and Countryside Commission are collecting and documenting all the ways in which people are responding across the UK – to show how the food and farming sectors adapt and the effect the pandemic is having on rural communities. Do you have a story to tell? Find out more and contribute a story here
Author archives: Dawn Burns
The Food Foundation – Online briefing on hunger statistics
April 2020 Today the Food Foundation and Dr Rachel Loopstra discussed the latest results of our YouGov survey on food insecurity research during the Covid-19 crisis. The recording of the webinar can be found HERE and the slide deck HERE. Also, Dr Rachel Loopstra from King’s College London has done an in-depth analysis of …
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Westminster call for evidence
A committee at Westminster is looking for evidence on covid and the food supply. Further details on their website.
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Scotland’s Poverty and Inequalities Commission
Scotland’s Poverty and Inequalities Commission has published a paper on the covid-19 crisis and the impact on food security which is available on the web.
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E-bulletin: 3 April 2020
Please follow the link to our newest e-bulletin here.
Posted in CFHS updates, Covid-19, News
Area of Work: Covid-19 information and resources
Nourish survey
A message from the Nourish team:- The outbreak of coronavirus is having a major impact on different parts of the food system. We want to understand the effect this disruption is having on those within our network in order to inform how we can best support each other in the next stages. Please help us …
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CFHS e-bulletin: 19 March 2020
Please follow the link to our newest e-bulletin here.
Posted in CFHS updates, Publications news
Area of Work: Information provision
Coronavirus guidance
Coronavirus guidance If you are concerned over how you or your food initiative should respond to coronavirus then the best source of information for the public is NHS Inform, with Health Protection Scotland providing the latest advice for professional staff. Information should also be sought from local official sources. Many of you will be trusted …
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Fare Choice 81
Please see the publications library for the March edition of Fare Choice.
Posted in CFHS updates, Publications news
Area of Work: Information provision
Nourish
Nourish have updated their dignity in practice principles as well as produced a blog on the right to food