We are a civil society coalition working on food in Scotland. We are made up of established organisations working on the environment, poverty, health, workers’ rights, food production and animal welfare. We have come together in recognition that the problems in our current food system are interconnected and cannot be changed by focusing on a single issue. 
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We are calling for a just transition to a better food system.
​This coalition wants to see a vibrant and thriving food sector and food culture that puts people and the natural environment at its heart. We believe a successful food system is one that delivers high levels of well-being, social justice and environmental stewardship now and for future generations, in Scotland and abroad.
Read our Core Principles for more information.

Why?
  • Scotland is a signatory to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Article 11 of which recognises the Right to Food.
  • It was also one of the first countries to adopt the Sustainable Development Goals – the second of which is to ‘end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture’.
  • In addition Scotland has a world-leading Climate Change Act, committing to an 80% reduction in emissions by 2050.
  • Scotland’s response to meeting UN and EU 2020 targets to halt the loss of biodiversity is set out in The Scottish Biodiversity Strategy.
Fulfilling these commitments necessitates a fundamental transformation of our food system. 

How?
  1. Building public support for a transformation in our food system by articulating and communicating our shared principles in a range of ways and with a range of audiences.
  2. Campaigning for the policy, regulatory and institutional changes that are necessary to progress us towards a food system that works for all of us.
  3. Helping establish means by which the true value of our food system can be captured and measured so we know how close we are to achieving high wellbeing, social justice and environmental stewardship.

Photo: by Mihaela Bodlovic, for Edible Edinburgh