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Wales fruit and vegetable deficit and what to do about it Amber Wheeler University of South Wales amber.wheeler@southwales.ac.uk 5 a Day Public Health Campaign Average purchase in 2003 39% Wales is 3.5 portions (Defra 2016).

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Wales’ fruit and vegetable deficit and what to do about it

Amber Wheeler University of South Wales amber.wheeler@southwales.ac.uk

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5 a Day Public Health Campaign

2003 39% 2015 32%

% people eating 5 a day Welsh Health Survey (Welsh Gov 2016)

Average purchase in Wales is 3.5 portions (Defra 2016). Consumption likely to be lower than this due to waste. 2017 National survey for Wales estimates

  • nly 24% of people in

Wales eating 5+ a day (Welsh Government 2017)

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Food System

Farm Inputs Production Processing Wholesale Distribution Retail Distribution Consumer Demand Nutrient Management Public Health message (Wheeler, 2016)

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Food System

Farm Inputs Production Processing Wholesale Distribution Retail Distribution Consumer Demand Nutrient Management Public Health

(Wheeler, 2016)

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Planning for public health nutrition Wales fruit and vegetable production

Only 0.1% of land in Wales is growing fruit and vegetables, 1,599 ha out of 1,842,878 ha of agricultural land (Welsh Government, 2015) Enough to supply an Estimated 5 % of requirement (5 a day).

(Wheeler, 2016)

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2% of land to grow 5 a day in Wales or 10% of Grade 1-3 land

(Wheeler, 2016)

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Our objective

Peas Please brings together farmers, retailers, fast food and restaurant chains, caterers, processors, civil society organisations and government departments with a common goal of making it easier for everyone to eat veg. http://foodfoundation.org.uk/peasplease/ An initiative led by

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Food System Change

Farm Inputs Production Processing Wholesale Distribution Retail Distribution Consumer Demand Nutrient Management Public Health & Sustainability agenda driven by CSOs, Academia, Government & Businesses

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The story so far..1. Veg Retreat

BUILDING A COMMON VISION & KEY COLLABORATORS

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The story so far..2,3,4

  • 4. Workshops across Britain

Jan/Feb 2017

140 people from 92 organisations & businesses and more online

  • 1. Veg in Everything
  • 2. Veg on Show
  • 3. Veg on the Go
  • 4. Urban Veg
  • 5. Veg in Everything
  • 6. Outlook for Veg
  • 7. Clever with Veg
  • 8. Veg Direct
  • 3. Launches

London, Cardiff and Glasgow 7th November 2016

  • 2. Production of Veg Facts

BUILDING PROJECT ENGAGEMENT & EVIDENCE BASE BUILDING BUY IN DEVELOPING POLICY BRIEFINGS AND COMMITMENTS FRAMEWORK

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#PeasPleasePledge

We pledge to play our part to help everyone in Britain eat an extra portion of veg a day

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  • 5. COMMITMENTS FRAMEWORK

PRODUCTION EATING OUT TOWNS AND CITIES CHILDREN SHOPPING AND EATING AT HOME

The commitments framework provides the details of what will be achieved.

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Retailer Toolkit launched last week

  • 1. Retailers commit to re-evaluate the way they sell

vegetables, adopting new measures to drive increased consumption while maintaining their existing commitments to reduce waste

  • 2. Retailers and manufacturers commit to increase the volume
  • f veg in ready meals (whole-meal replacements) and in on-

pack and online recipes for meal ingredients (e.g. cook-in sauces etc.)

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TRACKING Peas Please and partners monitor commitments made at summits and produce annual

  • reports. Monitor sales of veg as a proportion of food sales by weight.
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Veg Swingometer

0% 20% 7.2%

Sales of veg as a proportion of food sales by weight

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How are Welsh producers going to ensure they benefit from increases in consumption? With the current import/ home production ratio, 1.5 million tonnes more veg needs to be grown in Britain for the population to reach dietary guidance (Food Foundation 2016)

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October 24th 2017 Vegetable Summits London, Edinburgh and Cardiff (Senedd) 12-3pm Veg Trailblazers pledging across the nations

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#PeasPleasePledge

We pledge to play our part to help everyone in Britain eat an extra portion of veg a day

Make a pledge for October 24th- become a Veg Trailblazer!

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References

DEFRA (2016) Family Food Pocketbook. DEFRA Food Foundation 2016. Veg Facts: A briefing by the Food Foundation. London: The Food Foundation. Welsh Government (2015) Welsh Agricultural Statistics 2014. Statistical Publications Unit. Cardiff: Welsh Government Welsh Government (2016) The Welsh Health Survey 2015. Cardiff: Welsh Government. Welsh Government. (2017) National Survey for Wales. Available at: http://gov.wales/statistics-and-research/national- survey/?slideId=2&topic=population_health&tab=el_home&lang=en. Wheeler, A. (2016) Beyond 5 a day. Available at: https://foodmanifesto.wales/2015/09/25/beyond-5-a-day/.