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Academics, policy makers, industrialists, farmers and end-users give their views on food security.

Policy

Do we need an IPCC-like international body for food?

  • Date: 3 May 2016

A common voice is needed to make the most of the evidence, says Global Food Security programme Champion Tim Benton.

Read more - Do we need an IPCC-like international body for food?

Agriculture

Advancing insects as animal feed

  • Date: 18 April 2016

Insect farms could recover the true value of wasted organic nutrients, improve local food security and assist in environmental protection, says Keiran Olivares Whitaker of Entocycle.

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Policy

Where was food in the COP21 Paris Agreement?

  • Date: 4 April 2016

Failure to tackle food demand could make 1.5°C limit unachievable. Global Food Security programme Champion Tim Benton and Bojana Bajželj from WRAP explain.

Read more - Where was food in the COP21 Paris Agreement?

Agriculture

Priming plants for natural disease control

  • Date: 21 March 2016

Can we tap into ecological defences to better protect crops? The University of Sheffield’s Will Buswell reports.

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Sustainability

Choosing food: consumption and the carbon footprint

  • Date: 7 March 2016

How can we nudge people to eat more healthily and sustainably? University of Cambridge’s Arianna Psichas reports from the Global Food Security programme’s Policy Lab on sustainable nutrition.

Read more - Choosing food: consumption and the carbon footprint

Research and innovation

Game-changing technologies in agriculture

  • Date: 22 February 2016

What innovations really have the potential to transform the food-producing landscape? Head of the Global Food Security programme Riaz Bhunnoo takes a whistle-stop tour.

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Policy

Engaging with our food future

  • Date: 8 February 2016

We need plan for tomorrow today. The Food Standards Agency’s Guy Poppy reports on the upcoming #OurFoodFuture event to do just that.

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Agriculture

Utilising invasive species for food security

  • Date: 25 January 2016

Employing exotic animals and plants can help the fight against hunger and power economic development. UJAT’s Mike Mitchell reports.

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Strategy and impact

Roundup ready: food security from 2015 into 2016

  • Date: 11 January 2016

Global Food Security programme Champion Tim Benton reviews the year and looks ahead to 2016.

Read more - Roundup ready: food security from 2015 into 2016

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