News And Reports
Industry reports
Farming Industry Marketing Strategy
British Agriculture Marketing was commissioned to conduct a comprehensive review of the UK food and farming industry in order to make recommendations on how farmers could reconnect with consumers. Published in Jan 2005, the review was commissioned by leading farming trade associations; the Tenant Farmers Association (TFA) and National Beef Association (NBA).
This report highlighted the key issues blocking the industry such as supermarket dominance. Two years on, the report still provides practical ways for farmers to overcome the barriers.
The Real Choice
How local foods can survive the supermarket onslaught. Caroline Cranbrook's CPRE report on the importance of local food webs for employment, tourism and the community.
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Big Food
Written by leading investigative journalist Andy Rowell, this report looks at what happened to the Curry Commission's main vision of reconnection.
Clone Town Britain
New Economics Foundation (NEF) report on the loss of a vibrant, diverse, food-retail landscape to chain-store clones. click here
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