The programme will produce a variety of activities and outputs as research projects commence
Author: Adam Staines
The Food Systems SPF Programme is led by the Global Food Security Programme (GFS) and supported by UKRI’s Strategic Priorities Fund (SPF)
This page contains details of the research funded under the Transforming UK Food Systems Programme
The Transforming the UK Food System for Healthy People and a Healthy Environment SPF Programme is a £47.5m interdisciplinary programme of research that will help to transform the UK food system by placing healthy people and a healthy natural environment at its centre.
The GFS-FSR programme produces a variety of activities and outputs, including stakeholder workshops and publications.
Unlocking the potential of multifunctional landscapes in the UK
New GFS policy lab report explores how adopting a multifunctional landscapes approach can optimise the ecosystem services provided by our landscapes and boost food system resilience in the UK.
Policy lab report: Multifunctional landscapes in the UK – tools for policy and practice
This report explores how UK landscapes can be managed to deliver multiple services, synthesising the current state of knowledge to provide a set of recommendations that can be used to inform future UK agricultural policy.
2020 Speak Up for Food Security masterclass
Following a competitive selection process last month, 12 UKRI-funded early career researchers working across the UK food system attended the GFS Speak Up for Food Security masterclass in central London on 26-27th February.
£5M to support a Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in food systems
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) in partnership with government recently launched a £5 million call to support a Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) focused on developing the next generation of interdisciplinary food systems thinkers.
Transforming the UK food system for healthy people and a healthy environment call and workshops
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) in partnership with government are pleased to announce a highly ambitious £25 million call for research to fundamentally transform the UK food system, by placing healthy people and a healthy natural environment at its centre.
Second GFS crop climate working group meeting
This month experts came together for the second meeting of the crop breeding and climate modelling working group. The aim of the working group is to identify ways to protect our food supply in the face of a changing climate and extreme weather.
