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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. 🍓🐄🌾

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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
illustration of a what a high street could look like in 2050 according to the Roadmap report, UK Food Plan for 2050. Text reads 'UK Food Plan for 2050'.

ALT illustration of a what a high street could look like in 2050 according to the Roadmap report, UK Food Plan for 2050. Text reads 'UK Food Plan for 2050'.

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Today, we’re diving into what our Roadmap for Resilience report says about land. How do we need to transform land use to support a resilient, sustainable food system & healthy diets? Our digest breaks it down. 👉 tinyurl.com/2xtynfs5 #UKFoodPlan2050 #AFNRoadmap
illustration of what a UK landscape could look like in 2050 according the Roadmap report. Text reads ' uk food plan for 2050'.

ALT illustration of what a UK landscape could look like in 2050 according the Roadmap report. Text reads ' uk food plan for 2050'.

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Stronger, more resilient farming - that's one of the three core transformations set out in our Roadmap for Resilience report, published last week. For more on the vision for farming, the co-benefits and the priority actions, read our digest👉 tinyurl.com/mf2zrjby #AFNRoadmap
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8/ To hear more about the key findings, recommendations and implications for policy and practice, sign up to the webinar: tinyurl.com/35c7ntjw Or read our news story: tinyurl.com/8v5edtu5 #UKFoodPlan2050 #AFNRoadmap #FoodSecurity #ClimateAction #SustainableFarming
report front cover, text reads 'Roadmap for Resilience: A UK Food Plan for 2050'

ALT report front cover, text reads 'Roadmap for Resilience: A UK Food Plan for 2050'

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6/ The report calls for decisive and coordinated action, and proposes 10 key recommendations, with a timeline up to 2050. These include: - Placing food security on a par with energy security - Creating a National Food System Transformation Committee - Reform ag subsidies
The title of the image is Proactive planning and coordinated action. The image shows a vision for how land, diet and farming could be transformed by 2050. The infographic shows what we have in 2025 - short term thinking, departmental silos, growing pressure and missed connections, and how these need to be replaced by a 25 year pathway, coordinated governance, resilient communities and virtuous cycles.

ALT The title of the image is Proactive planning and coordinated action. The image shows a vision for how land, diet and farming could be transformed by 2050. The infographic shows what we have in 2025 - short term thinking, departmental silos, growing pressure and missed connections, and how these need to be replaced by a 25 year pathway, coordinated governance, resilient communities and virtuous cycles.

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5/ Healthier diets: Healthy and sustainable eating will be easy, accessible and desirable.
The title of the images is Healthier diets made easier. The image shows a vision for transforming diets in the UK from 2025 where unhealthy is the default, there is health inequality, and an overreliance on meat. To 2050 where healthy food is accessible, choices are balanced and there is food security. The image shows a town scene where people are shopping in a super market, as well as from a market, buying healthy fruit and veg.

ALT The title of the images is Healthier diets made easier. The image shows a vision for transforming diets in the UK from 2025 where unhealthy is the default, there is health inequality, and an overreliance on meat. To 2050 where healthy food is accessible, choices are balanced and there is food security. The image shows a town scene where people are shopping in a super market, as well as from a market, buying healthy fruit and veg.

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4/ Smarter land use: UK landscapes will provide multiple benefits through integrated management – sequestering carbon, producing food, enhancing biodiversity and building climate resilience.
The title of the image is “Smarter, more integrated land use”. The image shows a vision for transforming the land from 2025 where there is single purpose land use, minimal tree cover and degraded peatlands, to 2050 where there are multifunctional landscapes, ecosystem services, expanded woodlands. The image depicts a landscape with farming and livestock more integrated, peatlands restored, rich biodiversity and walkers on a hill.

ALT The title of the image is “Smarter, more integrated land use”. The image shows a vision for transforming the land from 2025 where there is single purpose land use, minimal tree cover and degraded peatlands, to 2050 where there are multifunctional landscapes, ecosystem services, expanded woodlands. The image depicts a landscape with farming and livestock more integrated, peatlands restored, rich biodiversity and walkers on a hill.

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3/ The Roadmap for Resilience report identifies three core transformations: More resilient farming, adapting in a way that supports farmers and rural economies, and builds national resilience.
The title of the image is Stronger, more resilient farming. The image shows a vision for transforming farming from 2025 where there is specialist farming, high emissions and the sector is vulnerable to shock, to 2050 where there is more mixed diverse farming, low carbon tech and the system is more resilient. The image depicts a future farm with mixed farm systems, low carbon tech, livestock mixed with crops and horticulture being grown.

ALT The title of the image is Stronger, more resilient farming. The image shows a vision for transforming farming from 2025 where there is specialist farming, high emissions and the sector is vulnerable to shock, to 2050 where there is more mixed diverse farming, low carbon tech and the system is more resilient. The image depicts a future farm with mixed farm systems, low carbon tech, livestock mixed with crops and horticulture being grown.

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1/ How should the UK respond to mounting pressure from climate change, health problems, and global instability? Our Roadmap for Resilience report calls for rapid and urgent action on food, at a scale not seen since WW2. Full report: tinyurl.com/369s6wuy #AFNRoadmap
The title of the image is A national opportunity for positive transformational change. The image shows a vision for how land, diet and farming could be transformed by 2050, with farming which is more mixed, low carbon tech and more resilient, land where farming and livestock are more integrated, peatlands restored and landscapes are being used for multiple purposes. And diets where people are shopping and fruit and green veg is more accessible. Text on the image shows that if these three transformations can be achieved, then they will result in benefits including billions saved in healthcare, strengthened national resilience, healthy food, improved water quality, new rural jobs and enhanced biodiversity.

ALT The title of the image is A national opportunity for positive transformational change. The image shows a vision for how land, diet and farming could be transformed by 2050, with farming which is more mixed, low carbon tech and more resilient, land where farming and livestock are more integrated, peatlands restored and landscapes are being used for multiple purposes. And diets where people are shopping and fruit and green veg is more accessible. Text on the image shows that if these three transformations can be achieved, then they will result in benefits including billions saved in healthcare, strengthened national resilience, healthy food, improved water quality, new rural jobs and enhanced biodiversity.

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🥸Check out our latest round-up, which includes a host of events, not least our forthcoming webinar, a new slurry prediction tool (who doesn’t need one of those?) and more on the launch of Culture Roots Collective tinyurl.com/yc6w8fzz
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👉WEBINAR: De-risking the farming transition – what can we do? Our first Autumn webinar: Farming businesses face many barriers when trying to change practices; one of them is risk. How can risk be reduced so they can move forward with confidence? tinyurl.com/5n9xevfj
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👉Job vacancy: Chief Scientific Adviser at the Food Standards Agency, “a rare opportunity to bring your scientific expertise to the forefront of protecting public health and ensuring trust in the food we eat”. Application deadline 7th September 2025 civilservicejobs.service.gov…
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What might a food system transition mean for the animals in the farmed system? Find out more in this briefing, based on our recent webinar. 📖tinyurl.com/mrxaru33 🐤
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VIDEO UPDATE: If you missed our fascinating webinar on whether weight-loss jabs help or hinder a sustainable dietary shift, the video is available now 📽️tinyurl.com/2p9txz4c🎬
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🎉 We’ve just hit 3,000 members! 🎂 Thank you to every single person who’s joined our network, shared ideas, made connections, and helped build something special. We’re proud of the community we’re creating together. And if you haven't joined up yet, visit agrifood4netzero.net/join-us…
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👋Have you had chance to complete our survey yet? We want to understand what our members value most about our Network so that we can shape our future structure and approach in a way that works for you. It takes less than 10 minutes 👉tinyurl.com/3u9kpwe2 🙏
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