Upfarming Uk

What Are The Challenges of Our Food System? Growing Urban Population 80% of all food will be consumed in cities by 2050 There is not enough land or water for our current food production systems to meet the growing demand of urban populations. And Covid-19 has demonstrated the vulnerability of global supply chains, and emphasised the need to be locally resilient. Urban Health and Wellbeing 35% of European children are overweight and rising The developed world is facing a health crisis from diseases of affluence such as type 2 diabetes and obesity, which disproportionately affect the poorest in society. And most people are totally alienated from the health and environmental impacts of their dietary