The British Poultry Council (BPC) has launched its newest report, 2024 and Past, outlining its course in the direction of creating a “new and wholesome context for British meals manufacturing”.
‘2024 and Past’ proposes motion in the direction of options to the enterprise important points which have “formed this period of British meals”. In doing so, the report outlines a imaginative and prescient for British poultry meat and highlights the pivotal that BPC member companies play in a sustainable, equitable and sturdy meals system, underscored by the values that outline the “trade that’s feeding the nation”.
The BPC mentioned that its Nice British Meals Values encapsulate BPC members’ accountability to feed individuals, sort out inequalities with protected and inexpensive meals, and scale back inputs and impacts to advertise a habitable local weather for all.
Richard Griffiths, BPC chief govt mentioned: “If poultry is half the meat the nation eats, then the trail ahead to make sure the sustainability of our meals system have to be clear. ‘2024 and Past’ units out what that path appears to be like like.”
Within the report, the BPC outlined the steps that it believes have to be taken to safeguard the provision, accessibility and affordability of meals, prioritise the viability of poultry meat companies and safe the robustness of our provide chains into the long run:
- Secure, inexpensive, nutritious meals for all
- Easy and honest commerce retains meals shifting
- Managing avian influenza
- A stability between welfare and the surroundings
- A safe and expert workforce.
Griffiths mentioned: “Placing collectively ‘2024 and Past’ was our alternative to maneuver away from firefighting and to put the groundwork for a brand new and wholesome context for British meals manufacturing.
“Tackling the challenges that proceed to form poultry meat manufacturing have to be with the view of setting out the UK’s imaginative and prescient for meals, its place in society and ambitions for a meals system rooted in agility, confidence and foresight. We’re assured this report can present the foundations to encourage such change.”
Entry the BPC’s report right here.
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