Valeria Shumaylova and Aled Jones Archives

Shocks to the food system: Building a prediction engine for policy

Date: 25 January 2019
Author(s): Valeria Shumaylova and Aled Jones

Valeria Shumaylova (University of Cambridge) and Aled Jones (Anglia Ruskin University) describe the rationale behind their recent project exploring data science techniques to study the link between food production shocks, food prices and food riots.

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Why International Women’s Day is important to the way we think about global food security: a perspective from the Global Challenges Research Fund

Date: 8 March 2019
Author(s): Tahrat Shahid

On a day like International Women’s Day, it is important to talk about how women’s rights and empowerment cut across various parts of our lives – whether we are women, men, or any other gender – across the world.

Speaking Up For Food Security: Results of first ever GFS science communication competition

Date: 19 March 2019

Following an intensive masterclass in science communication, Claire Kanja and Lauren McGale have been named the winner and runner-up of the Global Food Security programme’s first ever ‘Speak Up for Food Security’ science communication competition.

Great opportunity to learn more about turning research into practice and policy twitter.com/BBSRC/status/1…

About 3 weeks ago

🍾🏆🎉Huge congratulations to @KanjaClaire who has been named winner of our first ever Speak Up For Food Security competition! 👏👏👏 We're excited to hear you at #CheltenhamScienceFestival #SUFFS #ECR #PhD ow.ly/8ssN50nv4SU

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NEW article in @TheLancet by our Director @RiazGFS on the need for a food systems approach to policy-making in governments and businesses around the world, underpinned by interdisciplinary food systems research thelancet.com/journals/lance… pic.twitter.com/0KlPQMDVSB

About a month ago

Giving women the same access as men to agricultural resources could increase production on women’s farms in developing countries by 20-30% an increase that would feed 100 to 150m people in the world. 👇 bit.ly/2NRcYyD #IWD2019 #GCRF #BalanceforBetter pic.twitter.com/xMIjp4aOOU

About a month ago

NEW GCRF funding call looking at the intersection of culture, behaviours, history, and society, at all stages of the food system in Lower and Middle Income Countries. Apply now! ahrc.ukri.org/funding/apply-… @ahrcpress @UKRI_News

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Author: Valeria Shumaylova and Aled Jones

Shocks to the food system: Building a prediction engine for policy

Why International Women’s Day is important to the way we think about global food security: a perspective from the Global Challenges Research Fund

Speaking Up For Food Security: Results of first ever GFS science communication competition

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Shocks to the food system: Building a prediction engine for policy

Why International Women’s Day is important to the way we think about global food security: a perspective from the Global Challenges Research Fund

Speaking Up For Food Security: Results of first ever GFS science communication competition

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