We are currently recruiting for a Charities Coordination Director, a new role within AFCP, and an Administrator/Company Secretary, as our current appointee is retiring this year. Please contact Elizabeth if you would like more information on these positions.

AFCP Student Forum took place at Cranfield University on 30 March 2022, with nearly 60 attendees. Posters were presented by over 30 students, funded or part-funded by AFCP member charities, with presentations from ten of these who have completed or nearing completion of their research.

AFCP are enormously grateful to Dr Ken Pallett for all his input in organising the day, and to Professor Leon Terry and the staff at Cranfield University for hosting the event. There was also an opportunity to see some of the work being carried out at Cranfield University.

The AFCP National Forum - Growing: Young Minds and New Ideas took place on 15 November 2021; thank you to our speakers and staff at the Agri-Tech Centre at Hartpury, for an excellent day. We heard interesting presentations on the exciting and innovative topic of Vertical Farming, and were impressed by the breadth of activities from LEAF-Education and Social Farms and Gardens on how to engage young people in food, farming and the environment. Some of the presentations from the event are available below:

Improving yield in vertical farming: Insights from plant photobiology  - Matt Jones, University of Glasgow

The importance of experiential learning to motivate young people on food production, farming and the natural environment - Carl Edwards, LEAF-Education

Care farming- using farming, food production and the farmed landscape to benefit young people with a defined need - Rachel Bragg, Social Farms and Gardens