What’s the Future of Food?, produced by spiked in association with the UK Food and Drink Federation (FDF), is an online survey of people with strong views about what we eat and how we produce it. From writers, politicians and campaigners to restaurateurs, academics and food producers, the aim is to get a broad range of opinions on a subject that is close to everyone’s heart and spark a debate about how we might change things for the better.
Tuck in to the articles below, let us know what you think, and keep coming back for extra helpings as we serve up new contributions over the next four weeks.
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Why we’re sponsoring this debate
Ross Warburton
president, Food and Drink Federation
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19 November 2009
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Free trade and open minds can feed the world
Tom Standage
business editor, The Economist
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The mystery of famine
Caroline Boin
project director, International Policy Network
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27 October 2009
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We need to make food local and sustainable
Pam Warhurst
co-founder, Incredible Edible Todmorden
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Making ‘The Good Life’ a reality
Christopher Woodward
director, the Garden Museum, London
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14 October 2009
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We need to embrace modern technology - and reject organic
Alex Avery
Centre for Global Food Issues, Hudson Institute
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It's time to reject industrial agriculture
Robin Maynard
food and farming campaigner
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7 October 2009
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Lessons from France and Spain
Jonathan Meades
commentator and novelist
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Supermarkets meet the needs of farmers and consumers
Andrew Opie
food policy director, British Retail Consortium
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The UK has a competitive and innovative food market
Adam Leyland
editor, The Grocer
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1 October 2009
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A diet that's healthy for people - and for the planet
Dame Suzi Leather
chair of the Charities Commission and chair of the government's Council of Food Policy Advisors
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Food security is the big issue
Henry Dimbleby
Co-founder and CEO of the restaurant chain, Leon
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22 September 2009
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We need fair trade for
UK farmers, too
Tim Farron
Liberal Democrat spokesman on environment, food and rural affairs
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Let’s bypass the supermarkets
Ranald Macdonald
founder of Boisdale restaurants and jazz clubs
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The UK has an obligation to produce more food
Tom Hind
head of economics and international affairs, the National Farmers’ Union
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14 September 2009
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It's time to stop exploiting animals for food
Peter Singer
professor of bioethics, Princeton University
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Coping with a growing population
Andrew C Revkin
environment reporter, New York Times
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We can feed the world
Denis Murphy
head of biotechnology, University of Glamorgan and biotechnology adviser, FAO
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A plan for sustainable agriculture
Joanne Denney-Finch
chief executive, IGD
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