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A report of the July 2010 meeting of the FEC’s Business Forum
Farming is the world’s biggest water user and, in some regions, the supply is drying up. Water scarcity will be one of the sharpest environmental, social and economic challenges of coming decades, and the food sector will feel this keenly.
Food Justice: the Report of the Food and Fairness Inquiry is published today. It is the result of a year-long investigation into social justice in food and farming, undertaken by a committee of respected and influential figures from across the food sector. They include Fairtrade Foundation CEO Harriet Lamb, Andrew Opie from the British Retail Consortium, Melanie Leech, Chief Executive of the Food and Drink Federation, Paul Whitehouse, Chair of the Gangmasters Licensing Authority, and Jeanette Longfield, who runs the campaign group Sustain

A report of the May 2010 meeting of the FEC’s Business Forum
Britain has new people in government and a new kind of politics. As in every sector, farming and food businesses wonder what this will mean, even as new ministers and civil servants grapple with that question themselves.