This government is ambitious for our food system. We are determined to drive a generational change in our relationship to food and the impact that the food system has on our environment, economy and society. The food strategy will set out how we will create a healthier, more affordable, sustainable, resilient food system that restores pride in our British food culture and heritage and supports delivery of our Plan for Change and our national missions.
This document sets out:
The strategy considers the food system of the UK as a whole. It recognises that the UK food system is made up of smaller regional and local food systems and is embedded in the wider European and global food systems, all of which interact in complex ways. The strategy is aligned with and supports the devolved governments approach to food policy, as set out in Northern Ireland Food Strategy Framework, Scotland National Good Food Nation Plan, Food Matters: Wales and A Vision for the Food and Drink Industry. Significant areas of policy related to food are devolved. Unless otherwise stated, the priority outcomes and policies in this document relate to England only.
The food strategy is the process by which we move from the food system we have now, to the food system we want to see in the future. This document is a milestone in a patriotic campaign that will deliver that systems change.
The food system is vast and highly complex. It touches every household and individual in the UK, interacts with many natural and economic systems and industries, and is directly relevant to all 5 national missions and the Plan for Change milestones. Most of the actors, interactions and structures are outside of government. The food system is impacted by policies directly related to food and many ancillary policy issues including trade, health, poverty reduction, wider business and tax policies, and energy, water and environmental policies. A key objective of the food strategy is to deliver a more coordinated and coherent approach to food issues across government in support of the national missions and Plan for Change. This strategy therefore reflects and aligns with a wide range of related government and devolved government strategy and policy documents.
Read the full strategy below.
Source: UK Government: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/a-uk-government-food-strategy-for-england
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