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An Unsafe Distance – An examination of relations between Governments and Farmers

This booklet reviews farming-government relationships in historical context, with particular reference to the UK but also drawing on international case study material. It argues that these relationships reached an all-time low during the past decade. The urgent issue of climate change and its inter-relationships with farming offers both impetus and wide reasons for striving to [...]

Scapegoats in Agriculture

Susan Atkinson has just produced her new paper: “Bearing all their faults away” Scapegoats in Agriculture

We will be looking at a small number of farming scapegoats – not in order to take our turn in blame games, but because there are important lessons.  The chosen scapegoats are the unjustly blamed and suffer severe consequences, [...]

Are GM crops necessary?

Dr. Martin J. Hodson spoke on “Are GM crops necessary to secure global food supplies at affordable prices?” at the summer conference  on GM Crops and Food Security 2010-2050 put on by the ASSOCIATE PARLIAMENTARY FOOD & HEALTH FORUM at the House of Commons on Wednesday 21 July 2010.

You can download the talk at: [...]

JRI/Redcliffe College Environment day Conference: Food Futures

JRI/Redcliffe College Environment day Conference: Food Futures Organised in partnership with Redcliffe College, CMS and the Agricultural Christian Fellowship

A full report on this meeting is now available in the  June 2010 JRI Newsletter (number 23)