Against a backdrop of climate change and population growth, how are we going to feed the next generation? Will technology provide the tools to crack the future of food? Innovations in lab-grown meat, AI and robotics hold potential to disrupt our food system. Or do we need to look to the past and reconnect with regenerative approaches? Holistic management of livestock and traditional rotations can help our farms become part of the climate solution while ensuring rural livelihoods. With cities continuing to grow, will urban agriculture take a leading role in delivering food security? We can all recognise the public health crisis that fast and ultra-processed foods has wrought, what needs to be done at a policy level to ensure that all people can afford healthy and nutritious food? In the future of food, there are no easy answers. This session will invite debate and discussion.
Honor May Eldridge is the author of The Avocado Debate (Routledge 2023) and the forthcoming Fork In The Road : The Future of Food (Bloomsbury 2026). She was previously the Senior Legislative Advisor to the Food Standards Agency and also worked as a consultant to advise NGOs and businesses in the agriculture and food retail sectors. Her clients include Sustain, Wilson Wraight, Plantlife International, and Pasture For Life. She is a participatory board-member of both Bristol Food Producers and the Organic Research Center, and was previously Head of Policy for the Sustainable Food Trust and was the Legislative and Government Affairs Coordinator in Washington D.C. for the Center For Food Safety.