Media Centre – Agricultural Biotechnology Council

Building a sector for the future: How can we release the potential of Agri-Tech in the UK?

In the autumn we held a virtual roundtable, bringing together stakeholders from across the scientific and farming communities to discuss […]

Statement on gene editing consultation

Commenting on the opening of a Defra consulation on the regulation of organisms produced using genetic technologies such as gene […]

Following the Agriculture Act, it’s time to look to the future of farming

With the Act in place, it is time to look to how we can best ensure that UK farmers have access to all the tools they require to produce the crops we need.

TWO THIRDS OF BRITONS FEAR IMPACT OF SECOND WAVE OF COVID-19 ON UK FOOD SUPPLIES

High numbers also worried food and farming will be hit by climate change or Brexit 22nd September 2020 – More […]

MPs show support for innovation in agriculture and sustainable food production

Parliamentarians and industry experts gathered to discuss decarbonising agriculture and supporting biodiversity in Parliament on Tuesday 10th March.

Global model for post-Brexit food and farming regulation would help UK meet climate challenges

Government urged to liberate innovation from EU and support science-based regulation to help UK food and farming sectors thrive

A third of Brits think insects will form part of future UK diet as food production challenges worsen

32% of British adults believe the consumption of insects will likely become more commonplace, in the wake of challenges in food production

Faces of farming highlight the opportunity for agriculture post-Brexit

Scientists and experts have warned of the “barrier to innovation” facing British farming following the European Court of Justice’s ruling on gene editing

UK urged to ‘bring back’ sound science as the basis for regulating crop genetic innovations post-Brexit

Maintaining strict alignment with current ‘mal-administered’ EU rules risks more trading difficulties and further loss of economic benefits, report warns