An average food shop now costs over 30% more than it did five years ago. Many in the UK are asking what is driving costs and how the government should respond.

This webinar will bring together voices from farming, food policy and across the wider food system to examine what lies behind these rising costs. Our panel of experts will break down and discuss some of the key challenges ranging from climate impacts to global market volatility and supply chain pressures. They will also consider how policymakers and industry can improve affordability and food security while strengthening the food system’s resilience to future shocks.

At the event, Green Alliance will present new research finding that neither England’s farming transition nor environmental regulation has been a significant driver of food price inflation in recent years.

Join us as we discuss all this and more, allowing plenty of time for audience Q&A.

Panellists

• Chair: Lydia Collas, head of natural environment, Green Alliance
• George James, policy analyst, Green Alliance
• Michael Freedman, head of economic and consumer insight, Institute for Grocery Distribution (IGD)
• Tom Scrope, co-founder of Soil Benchmark and 2024 Nuffield Farming Scholar
• Final speaker to be confirmed