Many dairy farmers have highlighted the need for more to be done in tackling methane emissions, improving soil health and increasing on-farm biodiversity. However, financial pressures, lack of clarity over future support from Governmnent and lack of conventional funding for agroecological dairy systems have been highlighted as barriers to implementing more climate friendly practices.

In this innovation workshop we will bring dairy farmers together to explore how we can ensure farmers are paid fairly, how to shift away from volume-based strategies towards value-adding strategies and how farmers could be supported to create financially sustainable businesses that support people, animals and planet

The Food Ethics Council Dairy Project

This workshop is organised by the Food Ethics Council Dairy Project. If you would like to be involved in the Dairy Project activities in 2023 please contact Abigail Williams at abi@foodethicscouncil.org.

The Food Ethics Council is a think-tank and charity that provides independent advice on the ethics of food and farming. Our mission is to facilitate a shift towards fair food systems that respect people, animals and the planet.

The Dairy Project is run by the Food Ethics Council and is about working with dairy farmers and other stakeholders across the dairy sector, to identify the barriers and opportunities for enabling fairer and more ethical dairy systems – and helping to overcome them.