✍️ Writing for the SFT newsletter this month, Zeead Yaghi – scholar, writer and editor – explores why Lebanon is at such severe risk of food shortages, how the current war and conflict is targeting farming, and what this reveals about how countries can build genuine food resilience.

From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "Ministers are rewriting planning rules to make it easier to build intensive livestock farms despite concerns about water pollution, air quality and local opposition." – @zdboren.bsky.social | @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/environment/...

🚨 We're recruiting for two new roles! ➡ We're looking for an organised, proactive and mission‑driven Special Assistant to support our CEO, Patrick Holden. ➡ And a Projects Officer to provide day to day coordination and delivery support to the SFT's wide range of projects, campaigns and events.

From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "The supermarket plans to extend its partnership model to more than 2,500 farms by 2027. That would create one of the UK’s largest networks of multi-year supply agreements...". – @farminguk.bsky.social www.farminguk.com/news/sainsbu...

🚨 We're recruiting for two new roles! ➡ We're looking for an organised, proactive and mission‑driven Special Assistant to support our CEO, Patrick Holden. ➡ And a Projects Officer to provide day to day coordination and delivery support to the SFT's wide range of projects, campaigns and events.

📍 Webinar | Thursday 9th April We’re bringing together farmers from across the world to share how they’re building resilience in a changing climate. Each speaker will share real experiences from their farm, followed by open Q&A and discussion. Sign up: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/2e2dc5...

From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "It’s no surprise that more than 70 percent of American adults are concerned about toxic chemical exposure in their food and drinking water." – @amandastarbuck.bsky.social | @counterpunchmedia.bsky.social www.counterpunch.org/2026/03/30/t...

🎙️ Episode 9 of the #SFTPodcast is out – and we're talking food security. In the clip below, our Head of Policy & Campaigns, Megan Perry, talks about the importance of resilient local food and farming networks for strengthening food security. ⬇️⬇️⬇️

From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "The impact on the global food system caused by the Iran war could be even bigger than the crisis triggered by Russia’s 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine, experts say." – @janatausch.bsky.social, @fteva.bsky.social | @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/27e0...

From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "Senior leaders from farming, food and retail met on Wednesday for the inaugural Farming & Food Partnership Board marking a major moment and a clear shift in how British agriculture is led and supported." www.gov.uk/government/n...

From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "The authors warned that environmental policies were insufficient to reverse the decline of the soils, pollinators, water courses and habitats on which farmers depended and that “transformational change” was required to restore them." www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...

From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "Only about 1% of land will be needed for renewable energy generation, according to the government’s new estimate, and much of the land required will still be used for food production." – @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/environment/...

From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "The government’s Land Use Framework, expected on Wednesday, will outline how land across England should be allocated to meet priorities including housebuilding, food production, renewable energy and environmental restoration." www.farminguk.com/news/england...

From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "In its bid to speed up housebuilding and infrastructure delivery, the UK Government is giving new powers and process requirements to regulators Natural England and the Environment Agency." – @edienet.bsky.social www.edie.net/uk-governmen...

Have you listened to our latest episode of the #SFTPodcast yet? Available via... 🔗 Our website: sustainablefoodtrust.org/podcast/sft-... 🔗 Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/4CzT... 🔗 YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_U_R... Or wherever you get your podcasts from!

From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "Dozens of young farmers descended on Parliament to take part in a debate on whether regenerative farming can feed the nation." @farmersweeklyuk.bsky.social www.fwi.co.uk/farm-life/yo...

From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "Jo Riggall, grassland advocacy officer at Plantlife, said: “Many farmers were desperately clinging on to be able to manage their meadows and species-rich pastures for nature, while producing food." @farmersweeklyuk.bsky.social | @joriggall.bsky.social

Join our farming advisors for a comprehensive look at #SFI26 We'll ⛏️ dig into available options 💡 offer practical guidance on planning & preparing applications 🐝 look at how schemes can integrate into different farming systems For #organic & non-organic farmers www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1984133641...

📣WEBINAR📣 Going Organic: Practical Steps for Dairy Farmers Come along if you're 🐄 a dairy farmers looking at organic transition options 🌱 in the early stages of conversion 💡 wanting to learn about organic systems & certification requirements Wed 8 April 1-2:15pm www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/goin...

From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "The European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change also calls on the EU to scrap farm subsidies for climate-damaging practices, arguing sweeping measures are necessary to reduce agriculture's contribution to global warming." www.politico.eu/article/eu-c...

From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "Israel’s bombing of Iran’s oil infrastructure will have major long-term environmental repercussions, experts warn, as monitors admit they were struggling to keep track of the environmental disasters arising from the widening war." www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

🌍 As the global shockwaves of the US-Israel missile attacks on Iran look set to amplify, it raises urgent questions on food security. We share our thoughts on the current situation and imagine what a future food system that's more resilient to global shocks and price volatility might look like ⬇️

From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "Campaigners against the use of nitrites in meat production claimed the fall in sales showed that a “consumer revolt” against the traditional, nitrite-cured form of bacon was gathering pace." www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

🌍 As the global shockwaves of the US-Israel missile attacks on Iran look set to amplify, it raises urgent questions on food security. We share our thoughts on the current situation and imagine what a future food system that's more resilient to global shocks and price volatility might look like ⬇️

From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "In 1980 the average UK household purchased 128g of sheep meat (lamb and mutton) per person, per week. In 2024 that same measure was down to 23g per person, per week." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

‼️ Earlier this month, the Government’s Food in Prions Policy Framework came into force across England and Wales. For years, the guidance available to prison governors and their catering teams on food served in prisons has been practically nonexistent. Until now. #GreenerPrisons #PrisonReform

From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "Michael Okun, chair of neurology at the University of Florida, who has called for a ban on paraquat, called the news a “public health milestone”." – @careygillam.bsky.social | @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/environment/...

From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "A stark 42-point gulf between the world’s most and least resilient food systems has been exposed by a major new global index – with the UK ranking third overall." – @farminguk.bsky.social www.farminguk.com/news/uk-secu...

From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "The potatoes have been grown at a first-of-its kind low carbon concept farm in Lincolnshire. Now thanks to a partnership between Tesco and industry leader Branston this ground-breaking crop of potatoes are available to buy." www.agriland.co.uk/farming-news...

‼️ Earlier this month, the Government’s Food in Prions Policy Framework came into force across England and Wales. For years, the guidance available to prison governors and their catering teams on food served in prisons has been practically nonexistent. Until now. #GreenerPrisons #PrisonReform

There is a need for an immediate market garden support scheme, in time to stop hundreds of small farms and decades of horticultural knowledge disappearing just when it’s most needed. communitysupportedagriculture.org.uk/small-farms-...

From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "CSA UK is extremely disappointed that the Government’s 2026 Sustainable Farm Initiative excludes farmers and growers operating on fewer than three hectares of land." – @csanetworkuk.bsky.social communitysupportedagriculture.org.uk/small-farms-...

From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "Farmers in Wales will be able to apply for funding under the new Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS) from Monday 2 March." – @farmersweeklyuk.bsky.social www.fwi.co.uk/news/farm-po...

From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "Emma Reynolds, the environment secretary, said the new system is “fairer”, adding: “Too much of our most productive land was removed from conventional farming.”" – @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/environment/...

🌱 Continuing our series, taking a closer look at the philosophy of Harmony – as explored in 'Finding Harmony: A King's Vision', which follows His Majesty King Charles III's lifelong commitment to the environment and his concept of Harmony – we're looking at how this intersects with food and farming.

From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "The agroecology movement has a PR problem. As a movement we are locked behind technical jargon and inaccessible language. And that makes us easy to ignore." – @arc2020.bsky.social | @robbbla.bsky.social www.arc2020.eu/agroecology-...

🎙️ In this clip from last week's episode of the #SFTPodcast, our CEO, Patrick Holden, talks about His Majesty King Charles III's Harmony philosophy, which refers to the interconnectedness of all things, more specifically, that people, food and nature are connected. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckG7...

From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "The report evaluated 29 contemporary Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (MRV) systems used globally to assess regenerative agriculture practices." – @8point9.bsky.social 8point9.com/eara-release...

🎙️ In this clip from last week's episode of the #SFTPodcast, our CEO, Patrick Holden, talks about His Majesty King Charles III's Harmony philosophy, which refers to the interconnectedness of all things, more specifically, that people, food and nature are connected. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckG7...

From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "If you ate a corn on the cob, green beans or some spring onions in the UK this winter, chances are it would have come from one of two farms at the edge of the Sahara, in the north of Senegal." – @dansaladino.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

🌱 Continuing our series, taking a closer look at the philosophy of Harmony – as explored in 'Finding Harmony: A King's Vision', which follows His Majesty King Charles III's lifelong commitment to the environment and his concept of Harmony – we're looking at how this intersects with food and farming.

From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "The European Commission has approved a package of just over €1bn for the Danish government, to be used to pay farmers for using their land for nature restoration projects." www.edie.net/denmark-secu...

✍️ The UK Government's recently published security report provides a stark warning for UK food security and ecosystems. But there is a solution: “A shift to sustainable farming systems and diets has never been more critical”, writes the SFT’s Head of Policy and Campaigns, Megan Perry. 🧵⬇️

🐝🌱 What are the seven principles of Harmony? Read on to find out more... 🧵⬇️

From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "The broadcaster and the green energy industrialist signed a letter sent to the Government on Monday claiming that Labour had “lost its way” on environmental policy." – @patrickgalbraith.bsky.social | @telegraph.co.uk www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...

From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "Lack of labelling requirements, the claimants believe, could result in consumers unwittingly purchasing foodstuffs made with gene-edited ingredients, whether they want to or not." wickedleeks.riverford.co.uk/news/the-agt...

Our latest guests on the #SFTPodcast are Sir Julian Rose and his daughter, Miriam Rose, of the Hardwick Estate. In this clip, Miriam talks about their decision to transfer ownership of the Hardwick Estate to the local community, seeking to move away from a history of private aristocratic ownership.

From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "Farmers are already doing lots for sustainability, which is why communication, particularly how we communicate, is key to driving forward conversations around the topic." – @farmersguardian.bsky.social www.farmersguardian.com/news/4525594...

🐝🌱 What are the seven principles of Harmony? Read on to find out more... 🧵⬇️

From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "Well before the advent of spectroscopy and other modern scientific techniques of nutrient profiling, people have understood that different types of foods have different nutritional properties." ambrook.com/offrange/tec...