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784: Food futures - the new dynamic

This paper is summarised from part of ‘Food Futures: Rethinking UK Strategy’, A Chatham House Report. Briefing 768 covered the executive summary of the report, Briefing 773 looked at the global situation, Briefing 778 looked at implications for the UK and EU and Briefing 782 assessed what the UK response should be.

Year of Publication2009

Government needs to set a clear agenda, support research better and help in developing the private-public partnership frameworks needed for technology transfer. Policies on waste, land utilisation, water and energy conservation and new technologies will need consumer buy-in. New business models which include carbon reduction, resource utilisation and social and environmental impacts will need to be adopted. Retailers will need to build long term relationships with suppliers. There are likely to be tensions over competing goals.

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• Subject Collection > Food & drink

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food security