Comments on: Food insecurity and nutrition http://www.foodsecurity.ac.uk/blog/index.php/2012/11/food-insecurity-and-nutrition/ Academics, industrialists and farmers give their views on food security Fri, 10 May 2013 12:56:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Sara Kirk http://www.foodsecurity.ac.uk/blog/index.php/2012/11/food-insecurity-and-nutrition/comment-page-1/#comment-3511 Sara Kirk Mon, 10 Dec 2012 14:34:19 +0000 http://www.foodsecurity.ac.uk/blog/?p=956#comment-3511 Thank you for your comments Oliver and Geoffrey. Oliver, I agree that this is a sensitive issue but we do need to start a conversation not only about the choices we make, but about the choices we have, which are not always those that are health-promoting. it certainly won't be easy, which is why we need multiple perspectives to be engaged. Thank you for your comments Oliver and Geoffrey. Oliver, I agree that this is a sensitive issue but we do need to start a conversation not only about the choices we make, but about the choices we have, which are not always those that are health-promoting. it certainly won’t be easy, which is why we need multiple perspectives to be engaged.

]]> By: geoffrey http://www.foodsecurity.ac.uk/blog/index.php/2012/11/food-insecurity-and-nutrition/comment-page-1/#comment-3498 geoffrey Sat, 08 Dec 2012 12:48:39 +0000 http://www.foodsecurity.ac.uk/blog/?p=956#comment-3498 A good informative writeup on food security. I look forward for direct interaction with Dr Sara Kirk on food security issues. Iam a Phd student in Disaster Management at Masinde muliro University in Kenya researching in food security. A good informative writeup on food security. I look forward for direct interaction with Dr Sara Kirk on food security issues.
Iam a Phd student in Disaster Management at Masinde muliro University in Kenya researching in food security.

]]> By: Oliver Dowding http://www.foodsecurity.ac.uk/blog/index.php/2012/11/food-insecurity-and-nutrition/comment-page-1/#comment-3488 Oliver Dowding Fri, 07 Dec 2012 16:07:45 +0000 http://www.foodsecurity.ac.uk/blog/?p=956#comment-3488 This is a really sensitive subject. Many of the changes involve questioning peoples "rights" in terms of consumption. Meat? Sweets and confectionery? Ready meals versus creating one's own? See what I mean?! Take a look at the shopping trolleys leaving a supermarket anywhere near you – the evidence is on display. Furthermore, changes are definitely required sooner than they will happen through gentle persuasion. The NHS, and indeed many people cannot afford (from a health perspective) to wait for policy-makers to react. Equally, there are some stark implications for farmers if the necessary dietary changes are to occur. This is a really sensitive subject. Many of the changes involve questioning peoples “rights” in terms of consumption. Meat? Sweets and confectionery? Ready meals versus creating one’s own? See what I mean?! Take a look at the shopping trolleys leaving a supermarket anywhere near you – the evidence is on display.

Furthermore, changes are definitely required sooner than they will happen through gentle persuasion. The NHS, and indeed many people cannot afford (from a health perspective) to wait for policy-makers to react. Equally, there are some stark implications for farmers if the necessary dietary changes are to occur.

]]> By: Sara Kirk http://www.foodsecurity.ac.uk/blog/index.php/2012/11/food-insecurity-and-nutrition/comment-page-1/#comment-3377 Sara Kirk Wed, 14 Nov 2012 09:38:57 +0000 http://www.foodsecurity.ac.uk/blog/?p=956#comment-3377 Thank you for your comment Shirley. You are right that food security and sustainability are complex issues. Consequently, the solutions also need to address this complexity. This means that society as a whole needs to be engaged in the conversation to address these complex issues - that includes farmers, supermarkets and consumers. Thank you for your comment Shirley. You are right that food security and sustainability are complex issues. Consequently, the solutions also need to address this complexity. This means that society as a whole needs to be engaged in the conversation to address these complex issues – that includes farmers, supermarkets and consumers.

]]> By: Shirley Phillips http://www.foodsecurity.ac.uk/blog/index.php/2012/11/food-insecurity-and-nutrition/comment-page-1/#comment-3374 Shirley Phillips Tue, 13 Nov 2012 11:56:37 +0000 http://www.foodsecurity.ac.uk/blog/?p=956#comment-3374 An interesting article. Why do you not link up with NFU and other farming organisations concerned with food production and, of course, supermarkets that should be selling British produced food at prices that give farmers a living income and that people can afford to buy? Townswomen's Guilds (of which I am a member) is now campaigning for food security and food sustainability, which are complex issues. An interesting article. Why do you not link up with NFU and other farming organisations concerned with food production and, of course, supermarkets that should be selling British produced food at prices that give farmers a living income and that people can afford to buy?
Townswomen’s Guilds (of which I am a member) is now campaigning for food security and food sustainability, which are complex issues.

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