If agriculture is Africa’s engine, let’s add fuel
Training female farmers to get the best from their land can reap benefits. IFDC’s former president Amit Roy makes the case for fertilisers and other innovations.
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Academics, policy makers, industrialists, farmers and end-users give their views on food security.
Temperate times: a new research collaboration
Peter Gregory from the University of Reading and Richard McDowell, Principal Scientist at AgResearch, introduce the new GFS-coordinated TempAg network.
How secure is India’s National Food Security Act?
Insights from a public food distribution system in Odisha, by Manoj Kumar Pati of the Institute of Public Health, Bengaluru.
How has the GFS programme made a difference?
What have we achieved so far? Head of the Global Food Security programme Riaz Bhunnoo takes stock of work to date.
Building better crops from the bottom up
Synthetic biology can help us to secure a sustainable food supply. Huw Jones of Rothamsted Research explains all.
Future shocks: how resilient is the UK food system to extreme global weather events?
Global Food Security programme Champion Tim Benton summarises specially commissioned GFS reports on the topic.
What if we grew GM crops in Britain?
It’s time to re-evaluate the impacts of the potential cultivation of GM crops in UK agriculture, says policy researcher at ADAS Carla Turner.
Don’t blame it on the weatherman
What can seasonal forecasts bring to agriculture and food security? Pete Falloon of the Met Office predicts progress.
The challenge of soil
The United Nations has dedicated this year to a well-known substance that has incredible properties. The Soil Association’s Louise Payton digs deep.
Labels or legislation: how do you shift eating habits?
What are the policies and actions needed to change consumption patterns? Tara Garnett of the Food Climate Research Network digests a recent report.
Making sustainable connections
Agricultural scientist Andy Whitmore from Rothamsted Research introduces a new network for scientists working on sustainable intensification.
Is a healthy diet affordable?
Use of food banks is rising, but so are levels of obesity. Has it become impossible to eat cheaply but well? BBSRC Strategy and Policy Officer Valerie Nadeau tucks in.