Honor is Head of Policy for the Sustainable Food Trust. Her areas of focus include global development agriculture, immigration in the farming sector, trade policy and agri-tech innovation. She has written briefings on the potential of a transatlantic trade deal, on the unintended consequences of crop insurance programmes, and on soil carbon sequestration. Previously, Honor worked at the Soil Association and was the Legislative and Government Affairs Coordinator in Washington D.C. for the Center For Food Safety.
Resilience in Plant Breeding
We need to de-prioritize yield within plant breeding. It has become an obsession and does little to help prepare our farmers for the future. As global temperatures continue to climb and the frequency of extreme weather events increases, our crops need to be bred for resilience so that they can adapt to the changing environment.
May 15, 2020
What does a Global Pandemic Mean for a Global Food System?
Once we have emerged out of this crisis, governments around the world need to unlock the barriers to change to create an international trade policy that supports farmers who use environmentally sound practices and provides all people with a healthy and nutrient-rich diet.
April 29, 2020
Building Resilience into our Food Systems
As we learn to adapt to live in such uncertain and challenging times, perhaps we will begin to reconsider our relationship with the natural world, developing resilient, local ecosystems, re-connecting with where our food comes from, re-discovering lost skill-sets that can help us thrive in challenging times, and considering how we can all live alongside each other more sustainably.
April 9, 2020
Improving Air Quality with Clover
Greater action to address the root causes of air pollution from the agricultural sector is needed. To face the growing environmental crisis caused by nitrogen pollution there needs to be a fundamental shift in the way that we produce food.
September 20, 2018