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ARCHIVE: Indicators for a sustainable food system

Following the recent consultation exercise which finished on 16 October 2009, we have further refined our indicators which will provide a measure of progress in delivering the Food 2030 strategy. Defra’s response to the consultation on the proposed indicators for a sustainable food system is available below.

The indicators will be further developed as new data sources permit. The indicators assessments, in conjunction with the UK Food Security Assessment, will form part of the evidence base and highlight the challenges involved in moving towards our goal.

They are categorised according to the same themes as within the Food 2030 Strategy:

  • Encouraging and enabling people to eat a healthy, sustainable diet
  • Having a resilient and economically sustainable food system
  • Increasing food production sustainably
  • Reducing the food system’s greenhouse gas emissions
  • Reducing, reusing and reprocessing waste
  • Having the appropriate research, skills, knowledge and technology

Page last modified: 26 March 2010
Page published: 10 August 2009