Food & Farming

The Food and Farming Group works to achieve their vision of sustainable agricultural systems that produce supplies of safe healthy food, protect natural resources and enhance wildlife, habitats and cultural heritage, and provide jobs in rural areas, contributing to a diverse rural economy.

The Food and Farming Group has a number of active members, a full list is shown below.

Convener

Pete Ritchie

Vice-Convener

David McKay

Staff Liaison

Dan Paris

Alex Morrison

Latest News

Environment charities welcome Agriculture and Rural Communities Bill and call for radical change to farm funding

03 Oct 2023

Environment charities have welcomed the publication on Friday of Scotland’s Agriculture and Rural Communities Bill, and have called on the Scottish government to introduce a radical new farm funding system to help the industry reduce climate emissions and restore biodiversity.   The charities, who launched the Farm for Scotland’s Future campaign in 2022 alongside farmers’ groups, want […]

Campaigners say rise in farm emissions makes case for radical change in Agriculture Bill

26 Jun 2023

The Scottish Government must commit to a radical new system of farm funding to deal with climate change, environmental campaigners have said.   The call comes after new figures, published last week, show that climate emissions from agriculture have risen to become the second largest source of Scottish emissions.   The 2021 Scottish emissions statistics show that […]

New report reveals Scottish farming must adapt to reflect climate change and nature loss

11 May 2023

The way we fund our farms is making climate change worse and risks our food security, according to a significant new report – which campaigners say makes the case for a radical approach to the upcoming Agriculture Bill.  Farm for Scotland’s Future: the case for change sets out how the Scottish government’s forthcoming Agriculture Bill […]

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