The UK Food Group (UKFG) is the leading UK network for non-governmental organisations (NGOs) working on global food and agriculture issues. Our vision is a world in which hunger has been banished by food security.

To this end our work seeks to promote sustainable and equitable food security policies; to balance corporate power by providing a public interest perspective to issues affecting global food security; and to strengthen the capacity of civil society to contribute effectively to international consultations on food security.

We represent more than 30 development, farming, consumer and environment organisations, drawn together by a common concern for food security.

In Europe we also represent BOND (British Overseas NGOs for Development) on global food and farming issues, including representation in CONCORD’s European Food Security Group.

Food Sovereignty and the Right to Food
Keynote Presentation: Michael Windfuhr, author “Food Sovereignty: towards democracy in localised food systems”
 28 January 2010

This seminar will inform, discuss and deepen understanding of the ways in which implementing the food sovereignty framework and realizing the right to food will strengthen our food systems and eradicate hunger, secure livelihoods of food providers and sustain the biosphere. Michael Windfuhr’s presentation will provide insight into the stark choices for the food system in the face of multiple crises. Find out more - download 80kb PDF >>

The European NGOS members of CONCORD common position on the reform of the FAO Committee on Food Security (CFS)
The European NGO members of Concord have been heartened by the steps towards more effective cooperation and coordination that have been taken by international institutions over the past months. Now the reform of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) provides a decisive opportunity to set the global governance of food, agriculture and nutrition on a firm basis. As we move toward the final negotiations of the reform in the coming session of the CFS in Rome on 14-17 October the position of the European Union is crucial since its stance thus far has been generally supportive of the effort to transform the CFS into a strong and authoritative global policy forum. Read more - download 177kb word document

Civil society call to action on food emergency Civil society call to action on food emergency
See the UKabc website for more information

Food crisis update Food crisis update
Highlights about the global food crisis and some actions and events with which the UKFG is involved. Download update as 132kb PDF

Agriculture at a crossroads Agriculture at a crossroads: Implementing the findings of the international agriculture assessment
Read more and download the presentations

Hidden Threats
An analysis of intellectual property rights in EU-ACP EPAs: unveiling the hidden threats to securing food supplies and conserving agricultural biodiversity. Read more and download the report.


More Aid for African Agriculture: policy implications for small-scale farmers More Aid for African Agriculture: policy implications for small-scale farmers
Members of the UK Food Group are calling on governments to increase Aid for small-scale African farmers in ways that will help them to feed their people, improve their livelihoods and sustain the environment. Read more and download the report

europAfrica EuropAfrica
"EuropAfrica: Family Farmed Lands" is an information campaign established from the collaboration between farmers organizations of the North and the South of the world. Visit the europAfrica website

African smallholders in focus – a voice in EU trade policy African smallholders in focus – a voice in EU trade policy
A dialoque– oriented public advocacy project by UK Food Group, Both ENDS, FIAN and Germanwatch. Visit the African smallholders in focus website

address: UKFG, 94 White Lion Street, London, N1 9PF
email: ukfg@ukfg.org.uk