Michael Barker
Michael Barker is a contributing editor to the Fresh Produce Journal and other Fruitnet titles. He was editor of FPJ from 2010 to 2019, and continues to write and comment regularly on the food and agriculture sectors.
A journalist, editor and writer with broad experience across a wide range of media in the UK and abroad, Michael is also author of sci-fi comedy The Improbable Tale of How I Saved the Universe.
He previously worked as fresh foods editor on esteemed UK retail weekly The Grocer, having previously worked as editor of Commercial Grower and news editor of The Grower.
Contact info
- Tel:
- +44 20 7501 0316
- Fax:
- +44 20 7501 0306
- Email:
- michael@fpj.co.uk
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UK is ‘laughing stock of Europe’, says FPC boss
Nigel Jenney slams government ‘incompetence’ in outspoken tirade
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EFRA Committee asks Defra for answers over import check confusion
Move follows reports in the press suggesting a delay, which Defra refuted
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Most British supermarkets ‘purchasing more domestic topfruit’
BAPL study shows Sainsbury’s and Lidl have upped their purchases of British apples and pears the most
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New water fund encourages farmer collaboration
Government initiative hopes to find solutions for the conservation of water
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IGD study shows potential to boost fruit and veg consumption
IGD is carrying out ongoing work into how to encourage healthier diets
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Grocery inflation falls for 14th straight month
Latest Worldpanel by Kantar data also reveals fruit is increasingly popular as a snack
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Co-op switches to 100 per cent British own-brand strawberries
Retailer says move backs British growers and is a UK retail first
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Ministers to be quizzed over agri-trade policy
Greg Hands and Mark Spencer are set to face the EFRA Committee
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UK farming unions call for retailer support over weather crisis
Heavy rainfall and damaging storms have played havoc with food production
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First British strawberries of the season hit Tesco shelves
New-season crop has been grown by Summer Berry Company and supplied by DPS
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Agriculture sector sees large rise in sick leave
Farming industy has seen sick leave rise 44 per cent since 2019
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British university project offers AI future for Ghanaian growers
Aston University is working with Tropical Growers to help boost domestic production in Ghana
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Tesco adds ‘Best of British’ page to support farmers
Market leader is the latest to launch a page to back domestic producers
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Cold chain body warns of increased food prices due to BTOM
Cold Chain Federation writes to Defra to request delay in new regulations
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Automation drive for Tesco as profits rise
Annual results highlight Tesco’s investment in prices and efficiency
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Defra Farming Recovery Fund offers relief as flooding crisis grows
NFU says ministers have been listening and fund is a welcome step
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£1.5m boost for Vertical Future as space project gets lift off
UK indoor farming technology could eventually feed humans on the Moon and Mars
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2023 results show solid progress for the Co-op
Membership is increased and debts are substantially reduced at convenience chain
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Caroline Drummond Scholarship seeks sustainable innovators
New £25,000 bursary aims to fund projects that boost sustainable farming
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Morrisons opens £1.4m fresh food innovation centre
The new centre at Greenside, Bradford, will allow retailer to develop new food lines