The Community for the Agrifood Value Chain
Rural Policy Group a collective of changemakers across the agrifood industry who believe in the power of working together, and know the greatest impact comes from vertical collaboration, from farm to boardroom.
We bring together brilliant minds and diverse voices with thought-provoking events, exclusive networking opportunities and original briefing papers. Our mission: to spark meaningful conversations between political leaders, businesses, and academia to drive financial and environmental sustainability across the entire agrifood value chain.
We help businesses translate government initiatives into action and reward, and work directly with Parliament to help shape policies and legislation that truly champion British agriculture, food, and farming.
Together with our partners and members, RPG stands as a passionate advocate for fair value in the food supply chain, self-sufficiency as the backbone of food security, green action as both an ethical imperative and an economic asset, and stimulating private investment in farms and other food businesses.
Championing the food supply chain since 2019
In 2020, we began supporting rural businesses through the pandemic with a series of RED Talks which explored the challenges and opportunities facing rural economies and communities. The rural economic development talks kept bringing us back to the vital role of farming and farmland to the health of our population, economy and environment so we decided to turn our attention to this vitally important sector.
In 2021, we crafted the first annual Sustainable Food Report to ask policymakers to give greater consideration to rural businesses and explain the true value of agriculture, food and farming. Each year the reports spotlight a regional powerhouse of agrifood activity and potential, and value it as if it were a FTSE 100 constituent to demonstrate the size, scope and power of the food supply chain.
In 2023, RPG established the APPG on Fair Value in the Food Supply Chain, the first All Party Parliamentary Group dedicated to solving systemic issues affecting fairness in the agrifood value chain, with the now Food Minister Daniel Zeichner in the Chair.
In 2024, RPG went on a tour of England to reach farmers in their own communities and share their concerns in an open letter to the new government. We also held the inaugural Better Farming Conference dedicated to regenerative farming and sustainable food systems.
In 2025, the group continues to advocate for profitability in farming as the most important precursor to unlocking private investment in sustainable agriculture, building resilience into the food value chain and and creating a better food system.
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Rural Policy Group talks to Daniel Zeichner
Rural Policy Group Founder Mark Lumsdon-Taylor sat down with Daniel Zeichner, Shadow Environment Secretary, to discuss why we need change in food policy and how the work of RPG supports agricultural, food and farming businesses.