Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 24 June 2014.
Terms of Reference
Summary
1 Introduction
Our inquiry
Report structure
2 The UK food system
UK food strategy
What is food security and who is responsible?
What we produce and what we consume
The EU context
The CAP and food security
The global context
The demand for protein and the price of animal feed
3 The challenge of climate change
Responding to climate change
Extreme weather
Reducing emissions from the agricultural sector
4 Sustainability and sustainable intensification
Sustainable intensification
Increasing yields
Protecting soil quality
Organic food production
Sustainable intensification in practice
5 Supply chain resilience
Length of supply chains
The Grocery Code Adjudicator
6 Harnessing technology
Technology and the food security challenge.
The Agri-Tech Strategy and technological innovation
New and emerging technologies
Protecting and improving crops
Precision farming technology
EU regulation of technological innovation
7 Genetically modified food
What is GM?
Potential benefits
Obstacles to greater uptake
The EU regulatory process
Breaking the deadlock
8 Securing food for the future
The research landscape
Farm-level research
Knowledge transfer
New Farmers
Conclusions and recommendations
Formal Minutes
Witnesses
Published written evidence
List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament