Decision - Greater Brighton Food Scoping

Brighton and Hove Greater Brighton Economic Board Decided 19 Jul 2022 approved GET /api/coverage

Decision maker

Greater Brighton Economic Board

Report author

Angela Blair

Published

21 Jul 2022

Reference

6675

As published

the council's own words, unedited

1) That the Board agrees to the next phase of work which includes: · Identification of a mechanism to co-ordinate action and feed progress into the GB10 pledges · Advice on alignment of policies, metrics and action focused on food system transformation by LA areas · Budget allocation to create investment plans for infrastructure, business support and training (£15,000 allocation from GBEB). This would cover specialist support to properly cost and develop investment plans for the city region food system · A call to business, education and food partnerships to support food system transformation · Seeking partner updates on how food system innovations are being embedded into practice

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The report scopes the Greater Brighton city region’s food system, including its infrastructure, policies, partnerships, skills and opportunities for innovation. It concludes that coordinated city-region action could improve food security, resilience, sustainability and economic growth, and recommends moving to a further phase of planning and costing.

Outcome

approved

Recommendation

That the Board agrees to the next phase of work, including identifying a mechanism to coordinate action and report progress into the GB10 pledges; aligning local authority food policies, metrics and actions; allocating a budget to create investment plans for infrastructure, business support and training; calling on business, education and food partnerships to support transformation; and seeking partner updates on embedding food system innovations into practice.

Financial impact

Budget allocation is recommended for investment plans covering infrastructure, business support and training; no specific amount is stated for the proposed next phase. The report also cites a £5.4 million Local Growth Fund and £1.2 million Plumpton College pig unit.

Ward affected

city-wide

Decision maker

Greater Brighton Economic Board

Date in document

1 Jun 2022

Stakeholders named

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Greater Brighton Economic Boardlocal authorities in the Greater Brighton city regionSouth Downs National Park Authoritybusinesses and food-sector enterprisesfarmers and growersfishing and marine businesseshospitality businesseseducation and research institutionsfood partnershipslocal communities and vulnerable residents

Next steps

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Identify a mechanism to coordinate food-system action and feed progress into the GB10 pledges.
Align food policies, metrics and actions across local authority areas.
Allocate a budget to create investment plans for infrastructure, business support and training.
Call on business, education and food partnerships to support food-system transformation.
Seek partner updates on how food-system innovations are being embedded into practice.
Develop a Greater Brighton Food Plan and associated city-region food-system investment plans.

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