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Harnessing Private Capital for Regenerative Agriculture

  • Date: 2 October 2020
  • Author(s): Eleanor O'Kane

A new GFS funded report explores the potential of boosting public funding with private investments to encourage sustainable agriculture, conservation, and the delivery of ecosystem services.

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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.

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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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The food system is a vital part of the climate solution

  • Date: 17 November 2022
  • Author(s): Jack Blowers

The UN recently stated that it finds ‘no credible pathway to 1.5C in place’ with current global commitments to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions. In anticipation of the conclusion of COP27, here is a recap from the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, released in April 2022. This looks at possible solutions and mitigation strategies in response to the changing climate, including what role the food system can play in our fight against climate change.

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Covid-19 and the UK Food System: Learning Lessons and Building Back Better

  • Date: 11 November 2022

New report, produced as part of the ‘Transforming UK Food Systems SPF Programme’ to explore the impact of Covid-19 across the UK food system, including food system resilience, lessons learnt and building back better.

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