Benjamin Dent

Sustainable farming & food via @CotswoldsNL, @Glos_FFP, @ValuechainsAg, Queensland University & @soilassociation

[Benjamin Dent @benjamindent]

My new Value Chain Analysis Manual now available as free download: https://t.co/KxUDtX3tbc. Consolidates our experience from 200 analyses in 30 countries. Thanks to @GlobalDevUQ for funding & @CABI_Knowledge for publishing. #valuechain

[Benjamin Dent @benjamindent]

Inspired by listening to @ffinlocostain’s discussions about @em_generation, & how its engaging young regen farmers & others in agricultural transition.

Podcast: https://t.co/WWrnzCfYRX

Further info: https://t.co/ZwH8IkgmWc

[CCRI @CCRI_UK]

More details about our work with @CoolFarmTool and how farmers can be paid £200 by taking part in a research project:

Via @FarmingUK

https://t.co/ITRocUbahZ

[Gloucestershire Food & Farming Partnership @Glos_FFP]

Farmers are invited to join a new paid research programme to help make their practices greener. The 'LUNZ Footprint' programme (co-led by @CCRI_UK) aims to make it simpler for farmers to measure & reduce their carbon footprint.

Details and link to apply: https://t.co/htFFlQ4cvA

[Gloucestershire Food & Farming Partnership @Glos_FFP]

Cotswolds Regenerative Agriculture Conference, Tuesday 4 March at @RoyalAgUni, organised by @CotswoldsNL with a fantastic line-up of speakers and workshops.

Full details & tickets: https://t.co/73O1Hnj6Tf

[Gloucestershire Food & Farming Partnership @Glos_FFP]

There’s growing interest in Gloucestershire about multifunctional land use frameworks, & this @FFC_Commission blog emphasises why they are important: https://t.co/eKWF95mprv

[Gloucestershire Food & Farming Partnership @Glos_FFP]

Delighted to be working with @StroudDC to support local farmers, and to make sustainable food accessible for everyone: https://t.co/GQ8mbmx8fo

[Gloucestershire Food & Farming Partnership @Glos_FFP]

Delighted to see our project with @CCRI_UK and Climate Leadership Gloucestershire reported on the BBC website: https://t.co/idKyJYM7BH

This work will help the county’s agri-food sector transition to #NetZero.

It is being funded by @UKRI_News

[Gloucestershire Food & Farming Partnership @Glos_FFP]

Gloucestershire's Sustainable Food Gathering, 19 Nov at @HawkwoodCFT: Join people from across our county’s food & farming activities to celebrate progress & discuss next steps.

+ stimulating talks by @vickihird, @leticija_p & @changita

For free ticket: https://t.co/jWuUs5Waey

[Gloucestershire Food & Farming Partnership @Glos_FFP]

Delighted to be working with @CCRI_UK & Climate Leadership Gloucestershire on @UKRI_News funded project on how local public policies can best support the transition to net zero food & farming, and our health & wellbeing.

For more details: https://t.co/6CWqf32fE9

[CCRI @CCRI_UK]

New research project with @Glos_FFP & Climate Leadership Gloucestershire @GlosCC will help support agri-food sector's transition to #NetZero
🍎🫑🫓🧅🚜
Read more ⤵️
https://t.co/zaLSCqAPRH

#FoodSecurity #Research #Gloucestershire @UKRI_News

[National Innovation Centre for Rural Enterprise @NICRErural]

How could infrastructure be developed for Short Food Supply Chains?
@DamianMaye drew on research in this area at today's event hosted by @ERC_UK & @CCRI_UK
See our findings:
https://t.co/BD6BfXHedb
@06aims @PolicyNCL

[Nina Pullman @nina_pullman]

Taking a break from pizza eating in Italy to share this write up of mine and @leylakazim's last @BBCFoodProg - new answers to the food waste problem, from fridge redesigns to waste laws 🗑️🚮🥗🍞🚫 https://t.co/JKZKk2ghsn

[Gloucestershire Food & Farming Partnership @Glos_FFP]

Another highly informative @ffinlocostain podcast - especially enjoyed @vickihird on why & how to expand horticulture (at 55 1/2 mins).

What can we do locally? Infrastructure? Public procurement? Support farmers? Encourage demand?
https://t.co/dXAL6797y5

[Damian Maye @DamianMaye]

hi all. see below - very exciting new research post as part of our new UKRI-funded project all about socio-metabolic resilience and food systems led by @EmmaJ_Roe and with a fab team of researchers @FoodGeog @RGRG_Rural @RGS_IBG @ESRSociology @CCRI_UK

[Emergent Generation @em_generation]

Jonty @ConygreeFarm, our co-founder, explains the roots of Emergent Generation in this video - #agroecology & #regenerative thinking.

He explains why agroecology is beautifully complex and diverse, and why regenerative thinking goes beyond #sustainability.

[Gloucestershire Food & Farming Partnership @Glos_FFP]

This is interesting. @PeterboroughCC has become the 17th council to introduce a Healthier Food Advertising Policy.

Should councils in Gloucestershire introduce one?

[Creative Sustainability💙 @cscicorg]

Are you a young person interested in Climate Action (and 15+ years old) from Gloucestershire ? Check out this FREE event coming up at the start of next month -

This has all been planned by a brilliant group of young people we work with. please help spread the word and support 🌎

[Gloucestershire Food & Farming Partnership @Glos_FFP]

Excellent summary by @wickedleeksmag of recent recommendations on increasing UK’s fruit and vegetable production: https://t.co/L9K8mbvkwo

What should we be doing in Gloucestershire?

[Gloucestershire Food & Farming Partnership @Glos_FFP]

Our friends @glosnature are looking for a new chair. It’s an opportunity to make a big contribution to nature recovery across our County: https://t.co/DQktnVphcN.

Closing date 18 May.

[Gloucestershire Food & Farming Partnership @Glos_FFP]

If you enjoyed the excellent @sixinchessoil - or even if you’ve not seen it! - these @ffinlocostain catch-up interviews with the young farmers featured 3 years after it was filmed are really interesting about how they farm regeneratively: https://t.co/OndqDFePdR