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Food for Good

Food for Good

Written by: Compassion in World Farming
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Can changing farming systems and our diets improve our own health, and that of animals? How do we feed a growing population without impacting climate change? What are the tangible and actionable solutions?


These are just some of the pressing questions we will be addressing in our new podcast based on our highly readable new book, Regenerative Farming and Sustainable Diets: Human, Animal and Planetary Health published by Routledge.


In a series of monthly ‘long listens’ and ‘weekly ruminations’, Food for Good discusses the urgent need for change. You will hear from academics, change-makers and thought leaders across the world about the need for radical transformation of the food system making a strong case for an urgent move away from industrial agriculture towards regenerative farming and the promotion of more plant-based diets.


You’ll hear in-depth discussions about the role of intensive agriculture along with voices from the front line of farming, food companies, radical thinking and system change.


Currently, more than 92 billion land animals are used for food, most of which are reared industrially in conditions that compromise their welfare. At the same time more than three billion people can’t afford healthy diets, two billion people are overweight or obese and more than 780 million people go hungry whilst nearly one‑third of all food produced is lost or wasted.


There is clearly something wrong with our food system but there is hope. Through joined-up thinking from leading authors, business and thinkers alike, our podcast will explore the art of the possible.


Regenerative Farming and Sustainable Diets: Human, Animal and Planetary Health is published by Routledge. It is available to buy in hardback and paperback. Given the importance of the content, the editors and publishers have agreed to offer an Open Access eBook which you can download on this page


Click here for more information on Compassion in World Farming.

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Episodes
  • United Nations Food Systems Summit: the view from Compassion

    United Nations Food Systems Summit: the view from Compassion
    Aug 11 2025

    In this episode, Laura Strangeway, Head of Food Systems Transition at Compassion in World Farming Food Business, revisits the recent UN Food Systems Summit stock take, jointly hosted by the governments of Ethiopia and Italy.


    Bringing together over 3500 participants in Addis Ababa, the aim of the summit was to assess progress and renew commitments to Food Systems Transformation.


    Compassion’s CEO, Philip Lymbery, who attended the event in his capacity as a member of the UN Food Systems Advisory Group tells her why the stocktake is so important.


    Further links:


    Click here for UNFSS +4 Report of the Secretary-General

    Click here for UNFSS+4 Independent Stakeholders’ Report


    Click below for FMCG CEO magazine

    https://www.fmcgceo.co.uk/nature-at-the-helm/

    https://www.fmcgceo.co.uk/lead-the-change-feed-the-future/

    Click here for UNFSS closing highlights video

    Click here for UNFSS Call to action

    Click here for Food of Good episode with Stefanos Fotiou, Director of the UN Food Systems Coordination hub on the forthcoming UNFSS+4 stocktake


    Click here for Food for Good episode on The Sustainable Development Goals – a view from Compassion on the impact industrial animal agriculture has on the UN's SDGs


    Compassion's latest book, Regenerative Farming and Sustainable Diets: Human, Animal and Planetary Health is published by Routledge. It is available to buy in hardback and paperback. Given the importance of the content, the editors and publishers have agreed to offer an Open Access eBook which you can download on this page

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    27 mins
  • Compassion Goes To Groundswell

    Compassion Goes To Groundswell
    Jul 31 2025

    In this month's episode of Food For Good from Compassion in World Farming Food Business, Laura Strangeway, Head of Food Systems Transition, Food Business, reflects on messages from farmers and food companies at Groundswell.


    We hear thoughts from Alex Cherry, founder of Groundswell and Helen Browning OBE, farmer and Chief Executive of The Soil Association along with other farmers on what regenerative farming means to them and their views on the challenges and drivers for change. We also hear how animal welfare fits within their regenerative journey, while Franco Fubini, founder of Natoora, tells us what regen means to his food business.


    Compassion's latest book, Regenerative Farming and Sustainable Diets: Human, Animal and Planetary Health is published by Routledge. It is available to buy in hardback and paperback. Given the importance of the content, the editors and publishers have agreed to offer an Open Access eBook which you can download on this page

    Click here for more information on Compassion in World Farming.

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    25 mins
  • Stefanos Fotiou on the UN Food Systems Summit Stocktake

    Stefanos Fotiou on the UN Food Systems Summit Stocktake
    Jun 27 2025

    In this episode of Food For Good we explore a pivotal moment in the journey toward sustainable food systems. Laura Strangeway, Head of Food Systems Transition, sits down with Stefanos Fotiou, Director of the UN Food Systems Coordination Hub, to unpack the upcoming UN Food Systems Summit Stocktake.


    What does this global event mean for the future of food? Why should food businesses pay close attention? And could this be the milestone that accelerates real transformation?

    Tune in for an insightful conversation on the challenges, opportunities, and urgent actions needed to reshape our food systems for people, animals, and the planet.

    Stefanos Fotiou is an international expert in sustainable development. He currently serves as Director of the Office of Sustainable Development Goals at the Food and Agriculture Organization, and as Director of the UN Food Systems Coordination Hub. In these roles, he provides strategic leadership and oversees implementation mechanisms that support countries in adopting SDG-based agrifood transformations.


    To access the UN Food System Summit Stocktake live event, click here


    Details of the public consultation and the first draft independent stakeholders report are here


    Link to Stefanos' OP-Ed


    To access Stefanos’ Chapter Accelerating the SDGs: the opportunity of agrifood systems transformation (Chapter 3) in our new book Regenerative Farming and Sustainable diets see details below. Also of interest is Chapter 27, The Role of Food Business in a Food System Fit for the Future


    Compassion's latest book, Regenerative Farming and Sustainable Diets: Human, Animal and Planetary Health is published by Routledge. It is available to buy in hardback and paperback. Given the importance of the content, the editors and publishers have agreed to offer an Open Access eBook which you can download on this page

    Click here for more information on Compassion in World Farming.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    23 mins
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