Agroecology has been promoted by the UN as a means to acheive food security and bolster production systems in the face of climate change. A research centre in the UK hopes to provide research which will help realise this goal.
Although surveys have shown that farmers agree with the public that they have an obligation to wildlife and nature, it has emerged that the government may be doing away with environmental regulation after pledging support for 'sustainable intensification.'
The House of Lords EU Committee have written to the EU Commission saying they are "disappointed by the overall lack of ambition shown in the reform package" for the CAP, whilst acknowledging that many positive changes have already been made.






