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GFS-FSR event highlights the need for cross-food system collaboration

Date: 29 October 2019
Author(s): Eleanor O'Kane

Cross-stakeholder collaboration is required for food system transformation; a key message from the GFS Resilience of the UK Food System in a Global Context programme’s recent stakeholder event in Edinburgh.

Defra appoints GFS project lead to bring food systems approach to policy-making

Date: 17 June 2019
Author(s): Eleanor O'Kane

The lead researcher of a GFS-funded project, funded through the Resilience of the UK Food System in a Global Context research programme, has been appointed as the Food Systems Lead in Defra’s new multidisciplinary research programme.

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Unintended consequences of cash crop production in Eastern Uganda demonstrate the need for holistic thinking and multi-pronged action

Date: 22 May 2020
Author(s): Denis Muwanguzi

Sugarcane production is a major industry in Uganda, however growing the cash crop often has negative impacts for local farmers. Denis Muwanguzi explains why holistic thinking and multi-pronged action are needed.

Unlocking the potential of multifunctional landscapes in the UK

Date: 27 April 2020

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.

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Sugarcane production is a major industry in Uganda but growing the cash crop often has negative impacts for local farmers. In a new GFS blog post, Denis Muwanguzi of @Mama_Hope explains why holistic thinking and multi-pronged action are needed foodsecurity.ac.uk/blog/unint… pic.twitter.com/dv50kHbiL0

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Author: Eleanor O'Kane

GFS-FSR event highlights the need for cross-food system collaboration

Defra appoints GFS project lead to bring food systems approach to policy-making

Unintended consequences of cash crop production in Eastern Uganda demonstrate the need for holistic thinking and multi-pronged action

Unlocking the potential of multifunctional landscapes in the UK

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GFS-FSR event highlights the need for cross-food system collaboration

Defra appoints GFS project lead to bring food systems approach to policy-making

Unintended consequences of cash crop production in Eastern Uganda demonstrate the need for holistic thinking and multi-pronged action

Unlocking the potential of multifunctional landscapes in the UK

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