Surf and turf: bringing crop and fish people together
Terrestrial and aquatic food production systems share a range of common problems that need solutions. Rachel Norman from the University of Stirling reports.
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Academics, policy makers, industrialists, farmers and end-users give their views on food security.
Food crime matters
Criminal activity is costing global food and drink industries billions, but what is being done about it? Andy Morling of the FSA’s National Food Crime Unit reports.
Engaging with agriculture on Open Farm Sunday
Delivering more sustainable food and farming has to start with reconnecting people with where their food comes from and how it is produced, says LEAF’s Annabel Shackleton.
Food, business and the Sustainable Development Goals
How can industry and academia collaborate to meet defined 21st century challenges? The Global Food Security programme’s Evangelia Kougioumoutzi reports from a GFS workshop on the topic.
Do we need an IPCC-like international body for food?
A common voice is needed to make the most of the evidence, says Global Food Security programme Champion Tim Benton.
Advancing insects as animal feed
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.
Where was food in the COP21 Paris Agreement?
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.
Priming plants for natural disease control
Can we tap into ecological defences to better protect crops? The University of Sheffield’s Will Buswell reports.
Choosing food: consumption and the carbon footprint
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.
Game-changing technologies in agriculture
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.
Engaging with our food future
We need plan for tomorrow today. The Food Standards Agency’s Guy Poppy reports on the upcoming #OurFoodFuture event to do just that.
Utilising invasive species for food security
Employing exotic animals and plants can help the fight against hunger and power economic development. UJAT’s Mike Mitchell reports.