AFN Network+ will fund a further two workshops to support the setting up of a working group of local agri-food stakeholders to devise a roadmap for the future of food in the region. The workshops will see that plans for net zero are integrated into – and not at odds with – landscape-wide strategic plans, which will also include economic, social and environmental concerns, and long-term adaptation planning.
Through the process of listening, being heard, drawing on “expert input,” and discussion, the stakeholders co-developed a big picture of the interconnectedness and interdependencies of the plurality of concerns, and a locally developed vision for the future of the region, accommodating diverse viewpoints and values.
We recommend working together with this group of stakeholders to complete a strategy to meet their aspirations, and support them to take a robust approach to designing, innovating and experimenting for greater resilience and adaptability in a future of increasing uncertainty in the Fens.
