Food, Farming and Countryside Commission

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With your help, we are bringing people together to find practical ways to improve our climate, nature, health and economy.

Bio links here -> https://linktr.ee/ffcc

Check out our website -> https://ffcc.co.uk/

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📢 FFCC Farming Policy Lead Dr Charlie Taverner calls for government to more actively crowd in private finance and nature capital to fund the creative solutions of farmers. The enthusiasm, ideas, and money already exist: government now needs to more boldly pull the pieces together. 🔗 Read in full 👇

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📍We’re excited to be working with leaders in Carmarthenshire to build a more resilient food & farming economy as part of our place-based work. Our work to develop The Nature Service in Wales will also support rural economies and nature recovery by connecting people with good green jobs.

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🍃 Good to hear Wales’ First Minister Rhun ap Iorwerth prioritise preventative health & community wealth in his leader’s speech. 🧩 Food, farming & land are central to these ambitions. Good, local food can nourish current & future generations, ease pressure on the NHS and support rural communities.

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🎉 Great to see a £10 million fund for local communities to help get healthy, affordable food to more people. Earlier this year, the Council published findings from the What Works Here Inquiries, calling on government to give regions the power and the money to act on regional priorities.

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✏️ Ahead of Labour Party Conference, Prof @timjackson.org.uk, FFCC Commissioner, reflects on his analysis updating the true cost of UK's food system at nearly £300bn.

🎤 Whilst there has been progress, leaders need to be ambitious for this country's food, health and prosperity.

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📝 With the new Chancellor giving his first major speech today, our CEO @suepritch.bsky.social asks: what actually creates public value? ⚖️ Sue means that in both senses: What does the public actually value? And what economic activity and government policy actually contribute to it? 👀 Read in full 👇

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💡How farmers adapt to extreme weather are the same ways they can reduce on-farm emissions. 🌱 Liz Bowles, @farmcarbontoolkit.bsky.social CEO, talks about how changing weather presents an opportunity for farmers to help tackle climate change and stay resilient to climate-related drought and flooding.