About Us
Sustainability
Three equally important pillars
Society (People)
- Food Quality and Safety
- Farmers Skills
- Rural Social and Economic Conditions
Economy (Profit)
- Food Supply
- Farmers Income
- Sustainable Food Products
Environment (Planet)
- Soil Health
- Soil/Water/Air
- Energy
- Biodiversity
- Climate Change
Our Shared Purpose
Securing a sustainable and profitable farming and food system through educating, inspiring and empowering current and future farmers to work towards reducing emissions, enhancing nature and developing more climate-friendly businesses.
Aims
The SSFF is a community of organisations and people with a desire to see a profitable, productive and sustainable future for the UK agricultural industry. Our aims:
- Equip farmers with skills, knowledge and training needed to become fully sustainable on all parameters: economic, environmental and social.
- Be a trusted source of information to demystify the journey to net zero and sustainable farming - talk a common language about sustainable agricultural systems.
- Work to improve farm practice and the farm data to track progress on greenhouse gas emissions reduction, sequestration, and broader sustainability metrics such as biodiversity, water and soils.
- Encourage new entrants into the farming and food industry, and a diversity of entrepreneurial talent to support the aims.
To realise this, we have created four delivery pillars.
The Pillars of the School
How can you get involved?
PILLAR 1
New Talent
Includes undergraduate curriculum development, student industry placements, and projects aimed at
attracting new and diverse talent into food and farming.
PILLAR 2
Upskill Current Workforce
Education and sharing insight for farmers and food producers via virtual and in person learning.
PILLAR 3
Research
Work collaboratively to find the solutions to key industry challenges through academia and the latest technology. Using exemplar farms to showcase Net Zero transition.
PILLAR 4
Influence
Work collaboratively to speak a common language and support industry and policy development.
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