30 October 2024
In response to today's budget announcement, The Felix Project and FareShare have released a joint statement. Kris Gibbon Walsh, CEO at FareShare, and Charlotte Hill OBE, CEO at The Felix Project, said:
“While no formal announcement was made about the Farm Gate Food Waste Fund, it was encouraging to hear investment into sustainability and environmental projects.
We welcome the increased funding made available across Government departments including DEFRA. We look forward to working with policy and decision makers to ensure some of this funding can help get good food to people, instead of letting it go to waste.
We were pleased to hear of the investment of £30 million into breakfast clubs in schools, and the help this will give to many families who are struggling to feed their children.
We must continue to address food poverty and the environmental harm of food waste – a goal the charity sector, farmers, and the Government can achieve together.”
