Holyrood: Driving a green food recovery

"In Scotland, we have an opportunity to look more closely at our national food strategy and consider indoor agritech more thoroughly" says our CEO, David Farquhar, in the latest edition of Holyrood magazine.

Written by

Georgia Lea

While the temptation is for companies to rush to revert to 'business as normal' post COVID-19, now is our chance to truly commit to a green food recovery and begin to build a greener, far more localised food chain.

Read the full piece on the magazine's website: https://www.holyrood.com/comment/view,associate-feature-driving-a-green-food-recovery_15640.htm#.XueQAds6EWQ.twitter

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Part one. How IGS’ Growth Towers enable sustainable farming and alignment to the circular economy

Recent research by the UN Environment Programme found that ‘countries are missing significant opportunities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions’ and that ‘other actions in the food system, such as reducing food loss and waste, or shifting to more sustainable diets, are widely ignored’.

‍While many of us are aware of the impact of food miles and foodsrity, the UN believes policymakers need to address ‘food waste and a shift more plant-rich diets’.